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Joshua 13:3
3Their land goes from the Shihor river on the east side of Egypt, to the border of Ekron's land. That part belongs to the Canaanites. The land of the Philistine rulers in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron. There is also the land of the Avvites in the south.
Joshua 13:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
- New International Version (NIV)from the Shihor River on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite though held by the five Philistine rulers in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron; the territory of the Avvites
- English Standard Version (ESV)(from the Shihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron, it is counted as Canaanite; there are five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron), and those of the Avvim,
- New King James Version (NKJV)from Sihor, which is east of Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron northward (which is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines—the Gazites, the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites;
Context of Joshua 13:3
1Joshua had become a very old man. The Lord said to him, ‘You are now very old. There is still a lot of land that you have not yet taken. 2This is the land left for you to take: All the land of the Philistines and the Geshurites. Their land goes from the Shihor river on the east side of Egypt, to the border of Ekron's land. That part belongs to the Canaanites. The land of the Philistine rulers in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron. There is also the land of the Avvites in the south. 4You must take all the land of the Canaanites, which goes from Arah in Sidon region, and continues to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites. 5There is also the land of the Gebalites, and all of Lebanon in the east. That land goes from Baal Gad at the side of Hermon mountain, to Lebo-Hamath.
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מִֽן־הַשִּׁיח֞וֹר אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י מִצְרַ֗יִם וְעַ֨ד גְּב֤וּל עֶקְרוֹן֙ צָפ֔וֹנָה לַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י תֵּחָשֵׁ֑ב חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים הָעַזָּתִ֤י וְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִי֙ הָאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִ֣י הַגִּתִּ֔י וְהָעֶקְרוֹנִ֖י וְהָעַוִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- From Sihorשִׁיחוֹרshîychôr shichôr shichôr · ShihorH7883
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
- Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- even unto the bordersגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
- of Ekronעֶקְרוֹן‛eqrôn · EkronH6138
- northwardצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
- is countedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803
- to the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
- fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- lordsסֶ֫רֶןseren · lordH5633
- of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
- the Gazathitesעַזָּתִי‛azzâthîy · GazaH5841
- and the Ashdothitesאַשְׁדּוֹדִי'ashdôdîy · AshdodH796
- the Eshkalonitesאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִי'eshqelônîy · AshkeloniteH832
- the Gittitesגִּתִּיgittîy · GittiteH1663
- and the Ekronitesעֶקְרוֹנִי‛eqrônîy ‛eqrônîy · EkronH6139
- also the Avitesעַוִּים‛avviym · AvvimH5761
Cross-references for Joshua 13:3
- Jeremiah 2:18So what help will you get from Egypt? If you drink water from the Nile river, will that make you strong? No! And what help will you get from Assyria? If you drink water from the Euphrates river, will that make you strong? No!
- Genesis 10:15Canaan was the father of Sidon, who was born first. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,
- Numbers 34:2‘Tell the Israelites this: These are the borders of Canaan, the land that will be yours to live in.
- Judges 3:3The nations who remained were: the Philistines, with their five kings, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, the Hivites who lived in the Lebanon mountains, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo-Hamath.
- 1 Samuel 6:4The people asked, ‘What offering should we send to their God, so that he will forgive us?’ The priests and magicians replied, ‘You must send gold images of five tumours and five mice. You must make five images of each one because the Philistines have five rulers. They have the same disease that all of you have.
- Zephaniah 2:4Then, the people who have lived in Gaza city and Ashkelon city will not be there. Enemies will also send away the people in Ashdod city at midday. And those enemies will destroy Ekron city.
- Genesis 10:6These are the sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
- Genesis 10:13Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
- Deuteronomy 2:23The same thing happened to the Avvites. They had lived in villages as far west as Gaza. But Philistines came from Crete island and they killed the Avvites. The Philistines lived there instead.)
Commentaries on Joshua 13:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3From Sihor, which is before Egypt - Supposed by some to be the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, near to the Arabian Desert; called also the river of Egypt, Numbers 34:5; Jeremiah 2:18. On this subject an intelligent friend favors me with the following opinion: - "The river Sihor is supposed by some to be the Nile, or a branch of it. Others think it the same as what is frequently called the river of Egypt, which lay before or towards the borders of Egypt…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Sihor is derived from a root signifying “to be black,” and is suitable enough as an appellative of the Nile Isaiah 23:3. Here it most probably stands for “the river of Egypt” (Numbers 34:3 note), the modern “Wady el Arish”. Ekron (“Akir”) lay on the northern boundary of Judah Joshua 15:11, and was actually conquered by the men of that tribe Judges 1:18, though assigned in the allotment of the land to Dan Joshua 19:43. It seems to have fallen again into…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The stream of Shihor probably marked the traditional border between Canaan and Egypt, dividing the northern Sinai Peninsula. The Philistine territory had five main cities. Gaza, Ashdod, and Ashkelon were on the Mediterranean coast. Gath and Ekron were a few miles in from the coast. The Philistines replaced the Avvites (Deuteronomy 2:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-62-6. This is the land that yet remaineth--that is, to be acquired. This section forms a parenthesis, in which the historian briefly notices the districts yet unsubdued; namely, first, the whole country of the Philistines--a narrow tract stretching about sixty miles along the Mediterranean coast, and that of the Geshurites to the south of it (1Sa 27:8). Both included that portion of the country "from Sihor, which is before Egypt," a small brook near…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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