Joshua 13:3

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 was old, near the end of his life. So the Lord said to him, “You are old, near the end of your life, and there is a lot of land left to be conquered. 2The land that is left includes all the districts that belong to the Philistines and Geshur. It extends from the Shihor River, east of Egypt, northward as far as the border of Ekron. This is considered to be Canaanite territory, even though there are five Philistine rulers over Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvim people 4in the south. This territory includes all the land of the Canaanites as well as Mearah which belongs to Sidon as far as Aphek, the Amorite border. 5It also includes the land of the people of Gebal, all Lebanon eastward from Baal Gad at the foot of Mount Hermon to the border of Hamath.

Joshua 13:3 word by word

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 2:18You won’t gain anything by going to Egypt to drink water from the Nile River. You won’t gain anything by going to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates River.
• Genesis 10:15Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, then Heth,
• Numbers 34:2“Give the Israelites these instructions. When you enter Canaan, the land that will be given to you as your inheritance has these borders:
• Judges 3:3He left the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon from Mount Baal Hermon to the border of Hamath.
• 1 Samuel 6:4The Philistines asked, “What kind of guilt offering should we give him?” The priests answered, “Five gold tumors and five gold mice for the ⌞five⌟ Philistine rulers because all of you and your rulers suffer from the same plague.
• Zephaniah 2:4Gaza will be deserted, and Ashkelon will be destroyed. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be torn out by the roots.
• Genesis 10:6Ham’s descendants were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
• Genesis 10:13Egypt was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
• Deuteronomy 2:23The same thing happened to the Avvites who lived in villages as far away as Gaza. The Caphtorites, who came from Crete, wiped them out and took their place.

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

Topics related to Joshua 13:3

• Ashdod
• Ashkelon
• Avites
• Egypt
• Ekron
• Gath
• Gaza
• Gazathites
• Geshur
• Lord
• Philistines
• Sihor

In the dictionaries

• Canaanite
• Egypt
• Ekron
• Philistines
• Cananaean; Canaanite
• Ekron; Ekronite
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Ekron, Ekronites
• Lords of the Philistines

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