Joshua 18:26

New American Standard Bible (1995)

and Mizpeh and Chephirah and Mozah,

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Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,

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and Mitzpeh, and Kefirah, and Motzah,

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And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

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Mizpeh, Kephirah, Mozah,

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Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,

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Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,

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Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,

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and Mizpeh and Chephirah and Mozah,

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Mizpeh, Chephirah, and Mozah,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Mizpeh, & Chephirah, and Mozah,

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and Mizpeh and Chephirah and Mozah,

Complete Jewish Bible
Mitzpeh, K'firah, Motzah,

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and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

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Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,

George Lamsa Translation
Mizpah, Chepirah, Mozah,

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Mizpah, Chephirah, Mozah,

Literal Translation
and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Mispa, Caphira, Moza,

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and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

Bible in Basic English
And Mizpeh and Chephirah and Mozah

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Mispeh, Chephirah, and Mosah,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah;

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And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Massema, and Miron, and Amoke;

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and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah;

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Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Beroth, and Mesphe, and Caphera, and Ammosa,

Young's Literal Translation
and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

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and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

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And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

World English Bible
and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

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Mizpah, Chephirah, Mozah,

New Living Translation
Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,

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Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,

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Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,

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and Mizpeh and Chephirah, and Mozah,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Mesphe, and Caphara, and Amosa,

Revised Standard Version
Mizpeh, Chephi'rah, Mozah,

Contextual Overview

¹¹ Now the lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot lay between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph. ¹² Their border on the north side was from the Jordan, then the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward, and it ended at the wilderness of Beth-aven. ¹³ From there the border continued to Luz, to the side of Luz (that is, Bethel) southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, near the hill which lies on the south of lower Beth-horon. ¹⁴ The border extended from there and turned round on the west side southward, from the hill which lies before Beth-horon southward; and it ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the west side. ¹⁵ Then the south side was from the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border went westward and went to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah. ¹⁶ The border went down to the edge of the hill which is in the valley of Ben-hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the slope of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En-rogel. ¹⁷ It extended northward and went to En-shemesh and went to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. ¹⁸ It continued to the side in front of the Arabah northward and went down to the Arabah. ¹⁹ The border continued to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border. ²⁰ Moreover, the Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, according to their families and according to its borders all around.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Mizpeh: Situated not far from Rama, forty stadia from Jerusalem. Judges 10:17

Chephirah: Joshua 9:17, Ezra 2:25

Reciprocal: Joshua 11:3 - land Judges 19:13 - Gibeah Judges 20:1 - in Mizpeh 1 Kings 15:22 - Mizpah 2 Chronicles 16:6 - Mizpah

Cross-References

Isaiah 6:13
"Yet there will be a tenth portion in it, And it will again be subject to burning, Like a terebinth or an oak Whose stump remains when it is felled. The holy seed is its stump."

Isaiah 10:22
For though your people, O Israel, may be like the sand of the sea, Only a remnant within them will return; A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.

Isaiah 19:24
In that day Israel will be the third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,

Isaiah 65:8
Thus says the LORD, "As the new wine is found in the cluster, And one says, 'Do not destroy it, for there is benefit in it,' So I will act on behalf of My servants In order not to destroy all of them.

Jeremiah 5:1
"Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, And look now and take note. And seek in her open squares, If you can find a man, If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth, Then I will pardon her.

Ezekiel 22:30
"I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.

Matthew 24:22
"Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Mizpeh,.... Frequent mention is made of Mizpeh in Scripture; according to Fuller t, it was about eight miles from Gibeah; it was near Ramathon, which Josephus says u was forty furlongs from Jerusalem;

and Chephirah was one of the cities subject to Gibeon, Joshua 9:17.

and Mozah; there was a place called Motza, near to Jerusalem, where they used to go to get willows at the feast of tabernacles w.

t Pisgah-Sight, B. 2. c. 12. p. 209. u Antiqu. l. 8. c. 12. sect. 3. w Misn. Succah, c. 4. sect. 5.

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 18:26. And Mizpeh — This place is celebrated in the sacred writings. Here the people were accustomed to assemble often in the presence of the Lord, as in the deliberation concerning the punishment to be inflicted on the men of Gibeah, for the abuse of the Levite's wife. Judges 20:1-3. Samuel assembled the people here to exhort them to renounce their idolatry, 1 Samuel 7:5-6. In this same place Saul was chosen to be king, 1 Samuel 10:17. It was deemed a sacred place among the Israelites; for we find, from 1Mac 3:46, that the Jews assembled here to seek God, when their enemies were in possession of the temple.