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

1And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, to the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel, 2And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along to the borders of Archi to Ataroth, And goeth down westward to the border of Japhleti, to the border of Bethhoron the lower, and to Gezer: and the ends of it are at the sea. 4So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. 5And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus : even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, to Bethhoron the upper;

Joshua 16:3 word by word

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

• downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• westwardיָםyâm · sea: westH3220
• borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• Japhletiיַפְלֵטִיyaphlêţîy · JaphletiteH3311
• Bethhoronבֵּית חוֹרֹןbêyth chôrôn · Beth-horonH1032
• lowerתַּחְתּוֹןtachtôn tachtôn · Lower (Beth Horon)H8481
• Gezerגֶּ֫זֶרgezer · GezerH1507
• endsתּוֹצָאָהtôtsâ'âh tôtsâ'âh · outgoingH8444
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Joshua 16:3

• Joshua 18:13And the border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the lower Bethhoron.
• 1 Kings 9:15And this is the reason of the forced labour which king Solomon raised; to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
• 1 Chronicles 7:24(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the lower, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)
• 2 Chronicles 8:5Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
• Numbers 34:6And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: 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