Joshua 15:6

Joshua 15:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the border went up to Beth–hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth–arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:
• New International Version (NIV)went up to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the boundary goes up to Beth-hoglah and passes along north of Beth-arabah. And the boundary goes up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The border went up to Beth Hoglah and passed north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

Context of Joshua 15:6

4It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border. 5The eastern border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. Then the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and continued on the north of Beth-arabah, and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. 7And the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and turned northward toward Gilgal which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south of the valley; and the border continued to the waters of En-shemesh and it ended at En-rogel. 8Then the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite on the south (that is, Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain which is opposite the Valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the Valley of Rephaim toward the north.

Joshua 15:6 word by word

וְעָלָ֤ה הַגְּבוּל֙ בֵּ֣ית חָגְלָ֔ה וְעָבַ֕ר מִצְּפ֖וֹן לְבֵ֣ית הָעֲרָבָ֑ה וְעָלָ֣ה הַגְּב֔וּל אֶ֥בֶן בֹּ֖הַן בֶּן־רְאוּבֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

• Then the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• wentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to Beth-hoglahבֵּית חׇגְלָהbêyth choglâh · Beth-hoglahH1031
• and continuedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• on the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• of Beth-arabahבֵּית הָֽעֲרָבָהbêyth hâ‛ărâbâh · Beth-arabahH1026
• to the stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• of Bohanבֹּ֫הַןbôhan · BohanH932
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205

Cross-references for Joshua 15:6

• Genesis 50:10When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they mourned there with a very great and sorrowful lamentation; and he observed seven days of mourning for his father.
• Joshua 18:19Then the border continued to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
• Joshua 18:17Then it turned northward and went to En-shemesh, and went to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

Commentaries on Joshua 15:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Beth-hogla - A place between Jericho and the Dead Sea, belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:21, though here serving as a frontier to the tribe of Judah. Stone of Bohan - This must have been some remarkable place, probably like the stone of Jacob, which afterwards became Bethel; but where it was situated is uncertain.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The stone of Bohan - This stone perhaps commemorated some deed of valor belonging to the wars of Joshua (compare 1 Samuel 7:12). The stone was erected on the slope of a hill (see the marginal reference), no doubt one of the range which hounds the Jordan valley on the west. But its exact site is wholly uncertain.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-11Although Judah’s northern boundary is described in great detail, some sections of this border cannot be determined with certainty.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Beth-hogla--now Ain Hajla, a fine spring of clear and sweet water, at the northern extremity of the Dead Sea, about two miles from the Jordan [Robinson]. Beth-arabah--"the house," or "place of solitude," in the desert of Judah (Jos 15:61). stone of Bohan the son of Reuben--the sepulchral monument of a Reubenite leader, who had been distinguished for his bravery, and had fallen in the Canaanite war.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 15:6

• Beth-Arabah
• Beth-Hogla
• Bohan
• Gederah
• Judea
• Pillar

In the dictionaries

• Arabah
• Reuben
• Beth-Arabah
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Abi-Albon
• Beth-Hoglah
• Bohan
• Criticism
• Joshua (2)

Commentaries on Joshua 15

• 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