Joshua 16:3

Joshua 16:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
• New International Version (NIV)descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon and on to Gezer, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to Gezer; and it ended at the sea.

Context of Joshua 16:3

1Then the lot for the sons of Joseph went from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east into the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel. 2It went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to the border of the Archites at Ataroth. It went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of lower Beth-horon even to Gezer, and it ended at the sea. 4The sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. 5Now this was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon.

Joshua 16:3 word by word

וְיָֽרַד־יָ֜מָּה אֶל־גְּב֣וּל הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗י עַ֣ד גְּב֧וּל בֵּית־חוֹרֹ֛ן תַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְעַד־גָּ֑זֶר וְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו יָֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear

• It wentיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• westwardיָםyâm · sea: westH3220
• to the territoryגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of the Japhletitesיַפְלֵטִיyaphlêţîy · JaphletiteH3311
• as farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• of lowerתַּחְתּוֹןtachtôn tachtôn · Lower (Beth Horon)H8481
• Beth-horonבֵּית חוֹרֹןbêyth chôrôn · Beth-horonH1032
• Gezerגֶּ֫זֶרgezer · GezerH1507
• it endedהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• it endedתּוֹצָאָהtôtsâ'âh tôtsâ'âh · outgoingH8444
• at the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Joshua 16:3

• Joshua 18:13From there the border continued to Luz, to the side of Luz (that is, Bethel) southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, near the hill which lies on the south of lower Beth-horon.
• 1 Kings 9:15Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon levied to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
• 1 Chronicles 7:24His daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, also Uzzen-sheerah.
• 2 Chronicles 8:5He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates and bars;
• Numbers 34:6‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea, that is, its coastline; this shall be your west border.

Commentaries on Joshua 16:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Beth-horon the nether - This city was about twelve miles from Jerusalem, on the side of Nicopolis, formerly Emmaus. - Calmet. See the note on Joshua 10:10.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Of Japhleti - Rather “of the Japhletite.” All history of the name is lost.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Ephraim's border went from Lower Beth-horon to upper Beth-horon. This gave this tribe control of one of the two main roads to Jerusalem from the west (see 16:5). Gezer was a large and important town of Canaan at the meeting point of the coastal plain and the hill country. This apparently did not come into Israel's possession until the time of King Solomon (see Judges 1:29; 1 Kings 9:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-41. the lot of the children of Joseph fell--Hebrew, "went forth," referring either to the lot as drawn out of the urn, or to the tract of land thereby assigned. The first four verses describe the territory allotted to the family of Joseph in the rich domains of central Palestine. It was drawn in one lot, that the brethren might be contiguously situated; but it was afterwards divided. The southern boundary only is described here; that on the north being…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 16:3

• Beth-Horon
• Gezer
• Japhleti

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Beth-Horon
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Gezer
• Horonite
• Manasseh
• Ephraim (1)
• Japhleti
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of

Commentaries on Joshua 16

• 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