Joshua 18:27

Complete Jewish Bible

Rekem, Yirpe'el, Tar'alah,

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Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

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and Rekem, and Yirp'el, and Tar'alah,

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And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

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Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

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Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

New English Translation
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

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and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah,

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Rekem, Irpeel, and Taralah,

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

Legacy Standard Bible
and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah,

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 The lot for the tribe of the descendants of Binyamin came up according to their families. The border of their territory chosen by lot was between the descendants of Y'hudah and the descendants of Yosef. ¹² On the north side, their border began at the Yarden, went up alongside Yericho on the north, continued up through the hills westward and arrived at the Beit-Aven Desert. ¹³ From there the border passed on to Luz, to the south side of Luz (that is, Beit-El); then the border went down to ‘Atrot-Adar, by the hill on the south side of Lower Beit-Horon. ¹⁴ The border was delineated as turning at the western corner and heading southward, from the hill located in front of Beit-Horon on the south; and it ended at Kiryat-Ba‘al (that is, Kiryat-Ye‘arim), a city belonging to the descendants of Y'hudah; this was the west side. ¹⁵ On the south the border extended westward from the most distant part of Kiryat-Ye‘arim, going out to the source of the Neftoach Spring. ¹⁶ Then the border went down to the farthest part of the hill located in front of the Ben-Hinnom Valley, north of the Refa'im Valley, south of the Y'vusi; and continued down to ‘Ein-Rogel, ¹⁷ where it was drawn to the north; then it went on to ‘Ein-Shemesh; continued to G'lilot, which is across from Ma‘alei-Adumim; went down to the Stone of Bohan the son of Re'uven; ¹⁸ passed alongside the ‘Aravah, heading north; and went down to the ‘Aravah. ¹⁹ Then the border passed alongside Beit-Hoglah, heading north; and the border ended at the north bay of the Dead Sea, at the south end of the Yarden; this was the south border. ²⁰ The Yarden was to be its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the descendants of Binyamin, defined by its surrounding borders, according to their families.

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Cross-References

Genesis 2:7
Then Adonai , God, formed a person from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, so that he became a living being.

Genesis 3:19
You will eat bread by the sweat of your forehead till you return to the ground — for you were taken out of it: you are dust, and you will return to dust."

Genesis 18:1
Adonai appeared to Avraham by the oaks of Mamre as he sat at the entrance to the tent during the heat of the day.

Genesis 18:2
He raised his eyes and looked, and there in front of him stood three men. On seeing them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, prostrated himself on the ground,

Genesis 18:6
Avraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, "Quickly, three measures of the best flour! Knead it and make cakes."

Genesis 18:8
Then he took curds, milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it all before the men; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate.

Genesis 18:30
He said, "I hope A donai won't be angry if I speak. What if thirty are found there?" He said, "I won't do it if I find thirty there."

Genesis 18:32
He said, "I hope A donai won't be angry if I speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He said, "For the sake of the ten I won't destroy it."

Ezra 9:6
and said, "My God, I am ashamed. I blush to lift my face to you, my God! For our sins tower over our heads; our guilt reaches up to heaven.

Job 4:19
much more those living in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust. They are crushed more easily than a worm;

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.