Joshua 18:14

And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
border	הַגְּבוּל֩ ha.ge.Vul	H1366	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
drawn	וְתָאַ֣ר ve.ta.'Ar	H8388	to delineate · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
compassed	וְנָסַ֨ב ve.na.Sav	H5437	to revolve · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
corner	לִפְאַת lif.'at-	H6285	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
sea	יָ֜ם yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular absolute
southward	נֶ֗גְבָּה Neg.bah	H5045	the south (from its drought) · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
hill	הָהָר֙ ha.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
before	פְּנֵ֥י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Beth-horon	בֵית veit-	H1032	Beth-Choron · proper noun, a place name
southward	נֶגְבָּה֒ neg.Bah	H5045	the south (from its drought) · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
out	תֹֽצְאֹתָ֗יו to.tze.'o.Tav	H8444	(only in plural collective) exit · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Kirjath-baal	קִרְיַת kir.yat-	H7154	Kirjath-Baal · proper noun, a place name
Kirjath-jearim	קִרְיַ֣ת kir.Yat	H7157	Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim · proper noun, a place name
city	עִ֖יר 'ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common feminine singular construct
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
west	יָֽם Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular absolute
quarter	פְּאַת pe.'at-	H6285	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct

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Cross-references

Joshua 15:9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; an…
Joshua 15:60 Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
1 Samuel 7:1-2 And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctifie…
2 Samuel 6:2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is…
1 Chronicles 13:5-6 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:11–end

We have here the lot of the tribe of Benjamin, which Providence cast next to Joseph on the one hand, because Benjamin was own and only brother to Joseph, and was little Benjamin (Psa 68:27), that needed the protection of great Joseph, and yet had a better protector, for the Lord shall cover him all the day long, Deu 33:12. And it was next to Judah on the other hand, that this tribe might hereafter unite with Judah in an adherence to the throne of David and the temple at Jerusalem. Here we have, 1. The exact borders and limits of this tribe, which we need not be exact in the explication of. As it had Judah on the south and Joseph on the north, so it had Jordan on the east and Dan on the west.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:11

the lot of . . . Benjamin came up--It has been supposed that there were two urns or vessels, from which the lots were drawn: one containing the names of the tribes, the other containing those of the seven portions; and that the two were drawn out simultaneously. the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph--Thus the prophecy of Moses respecting the inheritance of Benjamin was remarkably accomplished. (See on Deu 33:12). Next: Joshua Chapter 19

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:12

The wilderness of Beth-aven - This was the same as Beth-el; but this name was not given to it till Jeroboam had fixed one of his golden calves there. Its first name signifies the house of God; its second, the house of iniquity.

John Gill on Joshua 18:14

And the border was drawn thence,.... From Bethhoron: and compassed the corner of the sea southward; it is hard to say what sea is meant, or what by it. Fuller (k) conjectures, that as the Hebrews call any confluence of water a sea, as we call such a "mere", the great waters in Gibeon may be meant, Jeremiah 41:12; for it cannot mean the Mediterranean sea, for Dan lay between Benjamin and that; and yet if a sea is meant, no other can be; wherefore it is best to render it the "west quarter", as it is in the latter part of this verse; and so the same word is translated, Joshua 18:12; the "west", and not the "sea", as it sometimes is; for the border of Benjamin did not reach the sea any where; t…

Dictionary and topics

Bethhoron — (house of caverns), the name of two towns or villages, an “upper” and a “nether,” (Joshua 16:3,5; 1 Chronicles 7:24) on the road from Gibeon to Azekah, (Joshua 10:10,11) and the Philistine plain. 1…
Kirjathjearim — (the city of forests), first mentioned as one of the four cities of the Gibeonites, (Joshua 9:17) it next occurs as one of the landmarks of the northern boundary of Judah, ch (Joshua 15:9) and as the…
Benjamin · .Allotment in the land of — .Allotment in the land of
Benjamin, Tribe Of · Cities and bounds of inheritance — Cities and bounds of inheritance
Kirjath-Jearim · In the territory allotted to — In the territory allotted to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Joshua 18:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:11

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:12

John Gill on Joshua 18:14

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 18:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:11

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:12

John Gill on Joshua 18:14

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 18:11–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 18:11–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 18:11

Rashi on Joshua 18:14