Joshua 18:27

Contemporary English Version

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

Hebrew Names Version
and Rekem, and Yirp'el, and Tar'alah,

King James Version
And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

Lexham English Bible
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

English Standard Version
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

New Century Version
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

New English Translation
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

Amplified Bible
and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah,

New American Standard Bible
Rekem, Irpeel, and Taralah,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

Legacy Standard Bible
and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah,

Complete Jewish Bible
Rekem, Yirpe'el, Tar'alah,

Darby Translation
and Rekem, and Jirpeel, and Tharalah,

Easy-to-Read Version
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

George Lamsa Translation
Rakim, Repeel, Taralah,

Good News Translation
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

Literal Translation
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Rekem, Ieerpeel, Thareala,

American Standard Version
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

Bible in Basic English
And Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Recem, Iarephel, and Tharela,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah;

King James Version (1611)
And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Phira, and Caphan, and Nacan, and Selecan, and Thareela,

English Revised Version
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah;

Berean Standard Bible
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Recem, Jarephel, and Tharela,

Young's Literal Translation
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

Update Bible Version
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

World English Bible
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

New King James Version
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

New Living Translation
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

New Life Bible
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

New Revised Standard
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and Rekem and Irpeel, and Taralah,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Recem, Jarephel, and Tharela,

Revised Standard Version
Rekem, Irpeel, Tar'alah,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah,

Contextual Overview

¹¹ Benjamin was the first tribe chosen to receive land. The region for its clans lay between the Judah tribe on the south and the Joseph tribes on the north. ¹² Benjamin's northern border started at the Jordan River and went up the ridge north of Jericho, then on west into the hill country as far as the Beth-Aven Desert. ¹³From there it went to Luz, which is now called Bethel. The border ran along the ridge south of Luz, then went to Ataroth-Orech and on as far as the mountain south of Lower Beth-Horon. At that point it turned south and became the western border. It went as far south as Kiriath-Baal, a town in Judah now called Kiriath-Jearim. ¹⁵ Benjamin's southern border started at the edge of Kiriath-Jearim and went east to the ruins and on to Nephtoah Spring. ¹⁶ From there it went to the bottom of the hill at the northern end of Rephaim Valley. The other side of this hill faces Hinnom Valley, which is on the land that slopes south from Jerusalem. The border went down through Hinnom Valley until it reached Enrogel. ¹⁷ At Enrogel the border curved north and went to Enshemesh and on east to Geliloth, which is across the valley from Adummim Pass. Then it went down to the Monument of Bohan, who belonged to the Reuben tribe. ¹⁸ The border ran along the hillside north of Beth-Arabah, then down into the Jordan River valley. ¹⁹ Inside the valley it went south as far as the northern hillside of Beth-Hoglah. The last section of the border went from there to the northern end of the Dead Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan River. ²⁰ The Jordan River itself was Benjamin's eastern border. These were the borders of Benjamin's tribal land, where the clans of Benjamin lived. ²¹One region of Benjamin's tribal land had twelve towns with their surrounding villages. Those towns were Jericho, Beth-Hoglah, Emek-Keziz, Beth-Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, Chephar-Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba.

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Cross-References

Genesis 2:7
The Lord God took a handful of soil and made a man. God breathed life into the man, and the man started breathing.

Genesis 3:19
You will have to sweat to earn a living; you were made out of soil, and you will once again turn into soil."

Genesis 18:1
One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the Lord appeared to him.

Genesis 18:2
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. He quickly ran to meet them, bowed with his face to the ground,

Genesis 18:6
Abraham quickly went to his tent and said to Sarah, "Hurry! Get a large sack of flour and make some bread."

Genesis 18:8
He then served his guests some yogurt and milk together with the meat. While they were eating, he stood near them under the trees,

Genesis 18:30
Abraham said, "Please don't be angry, Lord , if I ask you what you will do if there are only thirty good people in the city." "If I find thirty," the Lord replied, "I still won't destroy it."

Genesis 18:32
Finally, Abraham said, "Please don't get angry, Lord , if I speak just once more. Suppose you find only ten good people there." "For the sake of ten good people," the Lord told him, "I still won't destroy the city."

Ezra 9:6
and prayed: I am much too ashamed to face you, Lord God. Our sins and our guilt have swept over us like a flood that reaches up to the heavens.

Job 4:19
Humans are formed from clay and are fragile as moths, so what chance do you have?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah. Of these cities there is no mention made elsewhere.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the marginal references. There are many indications found in this and the next chapter that the text is in great disorder, and many of the places are still unknown.

Joshua 18:14

And compassed the corner ... - Render “and turned on the west side southward.” The meaning is, that at lower Beth-horon the northern boundary-line of Benjamin curved round and ran southward - Beth-horon being its extreme westerly point.

Joshua 18:21

The “Valley of Keziz,” or “Emek-Keziz,” is perhaps the “Wady el Kaziz,” at no great distance east of Jerusalem.

Joshua 18:22

Zemaraim, i. e. “two wooded hills,” is supposed to be the ruins called “Es-Sumrah,” on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho.

Joshua 18:23

Ophrah (Joshua 15:9 note), to be distinguished here and in 1 Samuel 13:17 from the Ophrah of Judges 6:11, is probably the Ephrain of 2 Chronicles 13:19, and the Ephraim of John 11:54. It is conjecturally identified with “Et-Taiyibeh,” on the road from Jerusalem to Bethel.

Joshua 18:24

Gaba - This name, like Gibeah, Gibeon, etc. Joshua 9:3, indicates a town placed on a hill, and occurs repeatedly in various forms in the topography of Palestine. Gaba is the Gibeah (if 1 Samuel 13:15-16; 1 Samuel 14:5, where the Hebrew has גבע Geba‛, which is undoubtedly the correct reading throughout. The city was one of those assigned to the Levites Joshua 21:17, and lay on the northern border of Judah. It is identified with the modern “Jeba,” lying on the side of a deep ravine opposite to Michmash (“Mukhmas”). The famous “Gibeah of Saul,” or “Giheah of Benjamin” (the Gibeath of Joshua 18:28) lay at no great distance southwest of Geba, on the high road from Jerusalem to Bethel, and is probably to be looked for in the lofty and isolated “Tulcil-el-Ful.”

Joshua 18:25

Ramah - i. e. “lofty;” probably the native town and abode of Samuel 1Sa 1:19; 1 Samuel 25:1. Its exact site is uncertain.

Joshua 18:26

Mizpeh - See Joshua 11:3. Not the Mizpeh of Joshua 15:38, but the place where Samuel judged the people and called them together for the election of a king 1 Samuel 7:5-16; 1 Samuel 10:17. In the Chaldaean times it was the residence of Gedaliah 2 Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 40:14. Its site is identified with “Neby Samwil,” about five miles northwest of Jerusalem.