Joshua 18:16

And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
border	הַגְּב֜וּל ha.ge.Vul	H1366	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
down	וְיָרַ֨ד ve.ya.Rad	H3381	to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
end	קְצֵ֣ה ke.Tzeh	H7097	an extremity · noun, common masculine singular construct
mountain	הָהָ֗ר ha.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
before	פְּנֵי֙ pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
valley	גֵּ֣י gei	H1516	a gorge (from its lofty sides · noun, common both genders singular construct
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · proper noun, a place name
Hinnom	הִנֹּ֔ם hi.Nom	H2011	Hinnom · proper noun, a place name
valley	בְּעֵ֥מֶק be.'E.mek	H6010	a vale (i.e. broad depression) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
giants	רְפָאִ֖ים re.fa.'Im	H7497	a giant · proper noun, a man's name
north	צָפ֑וֹנָה tza.Fo.nah	H6828	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute + directional suffix
descended	וְיָרַד֩ ve.ya.Rad	H3381	to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
valley	גֵּ֨י gei	H1516	a gorge (from its lofty sides · noun, common both genders singular construct
Hinnom	הִנֹּ֜ם hi.Nom	H2011	Hinnom · proper noun, a place name
side	כֶּ֤תֶף Ke.tef	H3802	the shoulder (proper · noun, common feminine singular construct
Jebusi	הַיְבוּסִי֙ hay.vu.Si	H2983	a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
south	נֶ֔גְבָּה Neg.bah	H5045	the south (from its drought) · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
descended	וְיָרַ֖ד ve.ya.Rad	H3381	to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
En-rogel	עֵ֥ין 'ein	H5883	En-Rogel · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Kings 23:10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the…
Joshua 15:7-8 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummi…
Isaiah 30:33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the…
Joshua 15:63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children…
Joshua 18:28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the…
Judges 1:8 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fir…
Judges 1:21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin…
Judges 19:10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with hi…

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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 18:16

To the side of Jebusi - The mountain of Zion, that was near Jerusalem; for Jebusi, or Jebus, was the ancient name of this city.

John Gill on Joshua 18:16

And the border came down,.... In the description of the border of Judah, hereabout, it is said to go up, Joshua 15:5; because there, as Jarchi observes, the measure was from east to west, but here from west to east: to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom; this south border of Benjamin is the same with the north border of Judah; and the same places are mentioned in the description of the one as of the other, see Joshua 15:8. The mountain is Mount Moriah, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north; on the north of the valley of Rephaim: and descended to the valley of Hinnom; the border from the end of Mount Moriah to that valley: to the side…

Dictionary and topics

Enrogel — (fount of the fuller), a spring which formed one of the landmarks on the boundary line between Judah, (Joshua 15:7) and Benjamin. (Joshua 18:16) It may be identified with the present “Fountain of the…
Hinnom — A deep, narrow ravine separating Mount Zion from the so-called “Hill of Evil Counsel.” It took its name from “some ancient hero, the son of Hinnom.” It is first mentioned in Josh. 15:8. It had been…
Jebus — Trodden hard, or fastness, or “the waterless hill”, the name of the Canaanitish city which stood on Mount Zion (Josh. 15:8; 18:16, 28). It is identified with Jerusalem (q.v.) in Judg. 19:10, and with…
Jebusi — (from Jebus), the name employed for the city of Jebus. (Joshua 15:8; 18:16,28)
Rephaim, The Valley Of — (1 Samuel 5:18,22; 23:13; 1 Chronicles 11:15; 14:9; Isaiah 17:5) also in (Joshua 15:8) and Josh 18:16 It is translated in the Authorized Version “the valley of the giants,” a spot which was the scene…
Rephaim, Valley of — (Josh. 15:8; 18:16, R.V.). When David became king over all Israel, the Philistines, judging that he would now become their uncompromising enemy, made a sudden attack upon Hebron, compelling David to…
Benjamin · .Allotment in the land of — .Allotment in the land of
Benjamin, Tribe Of · Cities and bounds of inheritance — Cities and bounds of inheritance
En-Rogel · A spring near — A spring near
Hinnom · A valley west and — A valley west and
Rephaim · Benjamin — Benjamin
Valleys · Mentioned in scripture: Hinnom or Tophet

Joshua 18:16

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 18:16

John Gill on Joshua 18:16

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 18:16

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 18:16

John Gill on Joshua 18:16

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 18:15