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

1When Joshua was an old man, the Lord said to him, “You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered. 2This is the territory that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and the Geshurites, and the larger territory of the Canaanites, extending from the stream of Shihor on the border of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron. It includes the territory of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. The land of the Avvites 4in the south also remains to be conquered. In the north, the following area has not yet been conquered: all the land of the Canaanites, including Mearah (which belongs to the Sidonians), stretching northward to Aphek on the border of the Amorites; 5the land of the Gebalites and all of the Lebanon mountain area to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to 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

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 2:18“What have you gained by your alliances with Egypt and your covenants with Assyria? What good to you are the streams of the Nile or the waters of the Euphrates River?
• Genesis 10:15Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,
• Numbers 34:2“Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries.
• Judges 3:3These are the nations: the Philistines (those living under the five Philistine rulers), all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
• 1 Samuel 6:4“What sort of guilt offering should we send?” they asked. And they were told, “Since the plague has struck both you and your five rulers, make five gold tumors and five gold rats, just like those that have ravaged your land.
• Zephaniah 2:4Gaza and Ashkelon will be abandoned, Ashdod and Ekron torn down.
• Genesis 10:6The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• Genesis 10:13Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
• Deuteronomy 2:23A similar thing happened when the Caphtorites from Crete invaded and destroyed the Avvites, who had lived in villages in the area of Gaza.)

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