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

1Now Joshua was old and advanced in years when the Lord said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and a very large amount of the land remains to be possessed. 2This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and all those of the Geshurites; from the Shihor which is east of Egypt, even as far as the border of Ekron to the north (it is counted as Canaanite); the five governors of the Philistines: the Gazite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, the Ekronite; and the Avvite 4to the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorite; 5and the land of the Gebalite, and all of Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon as far as Lebo-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

• from the Shihorשִׁיחוֹרshîychôr shichôr shichôr · ShihorH7883
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• eastעַל‛al · uponH5921
• eastפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• even as farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• as the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• of Ekronעֶקְרוֹן‛eqrôn · EkronH6138
• to the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• it is countedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803
• as Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• governorsסֶ֫רֶןseren · lordH5633
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• the Gaziteעַזָּתִי‛azzâthîy · GazaH5841
• the Ashdoditeאַשְׁדּוֹדִי'ashdôdîy · AshdodH796
• the Ashkeloniteאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִי'eshqelônîy · AshkeloniteH832
• the Gittiteגִּתִּיgittîy · GittiteH1663
• the Ekroniteעֶקְרוֹנִי‛eqrônîy ‛eqrônîy · EkronH6139
• and the Avviteעַוִּים‛avviym · AvvimH5761

Cross-references for Joshua 13:3

• Jeremiah 2:18But now what are you doing on the road to Egypt, Except to drink the waters of the Nile? Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria, Except to drink the waters of the Euphrates River?
• Genesis 10:15Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
• Numbers 34:2“Command the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance, that is, the land of Canaan according to its borders.
• Judges 3:3These nations are: the five governors of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.
• 1 Samuel 6:4Then they said, “What is to be the guilt offering that we shall return to Him?” And they said, “Five gold tumors and five gold mice corresponding to the number of the governors of the Philistines, since one plague was on all of you and on your governors.
• Zephaniah 2:4For Gaza will be abandoned, And Ashkelon will become a desolation; The inhabitants of Ashdod will be driven out at noon, And Ekron will be uprooted.
• Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• Genesis 10:13Mizraim fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
• Deuteronomy 2:23And as for the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and lived in 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