Joshua 18:27

Christian Standard Bible ®

Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

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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

¹¹The lot came up for the tribe of Benjamin’s descendants by their clans, and their allotted territory lay between Judah’s descendants and Joseph’s descendants. ¹²Their border on the north side began at the Jordan, ascended to the slope of Jericho on the north, through the hill country westward, and ended at the wilderness around Beth-aven. ¹³From there the border went toward Luz, to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel); it then went down by Ataroth-addar, over the hill south of Lower Beth-horon. ¹⁴On the west side, from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south, the border curved, turning southward, and ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the descendants of Judah. This was the west side of their border. ¹⁵The south side began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border extended westward; it went to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah. ¹⁶The border descended to the foot of the hill that faces Ben Hinnom Valley at the northern end of Rephaim Valley. It ran down Hinnom Valley toward the south Jebusite slope and downward to En-rogel. ¹⁷It curved northward and went to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. ¹⁸Then it went north to the slope opposite the Arabah and proceeded into the plains. ¹⁹The border continued to the north slope of Beth-hoglah and ended at the northern bay of the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern border. ²⁰The Jordan formed the border on the east side.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 2:7
Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Genesis 3:19
You will eat bread by the sweat of your browuntil you return to the ground,since you were taken from it.For you are dust,and you will return to dust.”

Genesis 18:1
The Lord appeared to Abraham at the oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the heat of the day.

Genesis 18:2
He looked up, and he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them, bowed to the ground,

Genesis 18:6
So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Knead three measures of fine flour and make bread.”

Genesis 18:8
Then Abraham took curds and milk, as well as the calf that he had prepared, and set them before the men. He served them as they ate under the tree.

Genesis 18:30
Then he said, “Let my lord not be angry, and I will speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?”

Genesis 18:32
Then he said, “Let my lord not be angry, and I will speak one more time. Suppose ten are found there?”

Ezra 9:6
And I said:

Job 4:19
how much more those who dwell in clay houses,whose foundation is in the dust,who are crushed like a moth!

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.