Joshua 18:18

Douay-Rheims Bible

And It passeth along to the hills that are over against the ascent of Adommim: and it goeth down to Abenboen, that is, the stone of Boen the son of Ruben: and it passeth on the north side to the champaign countries; and goeth down Into the plain,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then it went north to the slope opposite the Arabah and proceeded into the plains.

Hebrew Names Version
and it passed along to the side over against the `Aravah northward, and went down to the `Aravah;

King James Version
And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:

Lexham English Bible
It passes on to the slope opposite the Arabah to the north, and it goes down to the Arabah.

English Standard Version
and passing on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-arabah it goes down to the Arabah.

New Century Version
The border continued to the northern part of Beth Arabah and went down into the Jordan Valley.

New English Translation
It crossed to the slope in front of the Arabah to the north and descended into the Arabah.

Amplified Bible
It continued to the north to the side opposite [Beth-] Arabah and went down to the Arabah.

New American Standard Bible
And it continued to the side in front of the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So it goeth along to the side ouer against the plaine Northward, and goeth downe into the plaine.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then it continued to the side in front of the Arabah northward and went down to the Arabah.

Contemporary English Version
The border ran along the hillside north of Beth-Arabah, then down into the Jordan River valley.

Complete Jewish Bible
passed alongside the ‘Aravah, heading north; and went down to the ‘Aravah.

Darby Translation
and passed along towards the side opposite to Arabah northwards, and went down to Arabah;

Easy-to-Read Version
It continued to the northern part of Beth Arabah. Then the border went down into the Jordan Valley.

George Lamsa Translation
And passed along towards the side which is opposite the plain northward, and went down to the plain;

Good News Translation
and passed north of the ridge overlooking the Jordan Valley. It then went down into the valley,

Literal Translation
and passed on to the side opposite to the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and goeth a longe besyde ye playne felde which lyeth north warde, and commeth downe vnto ye playne felde,

American Standard Version
and it passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down unto the Arabah;

Bible in Basic English
And it goes on to the side facing the Arabah to the north, and down to the Arabah;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And then goeth along toward the side of the plaine northward, and goeth downe into the fieldes.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down unto the Arabah.

King James Version (1611)
And passed along toward the side ouer against Arabah Northward, and went downe vnto Arabah.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and shall proceed to Galiloth, which is in front by the going up of Æthamin; and they shall come down to the stone of Baeon of the sons of Ruben; and shall pass over behind Baetharaba northward, and shall go down to the borders behind the sea northward.

English Revised Version
and it passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down unto the Arabah:

Berean Standard Bible
Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and passith to the litle hillis that ben ayens the stiyng of Adomyn; and it goith doun to Taben Boen, that is, the stoon of Boen, sone of Ruben, and passide bi the side of the north to the feeldi places; and it goith doun in to the pleyn,

Young's Literal Translation
and passed over unto the side over-against Arabah northward, and gone down to Arabah;

Update Bible Version
and it passed along to the side across from the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah;

Webster's Bible Translation
And passed along towards the side over against Arabah northward, and went down to Arabah:

World English Bible
and it passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah;

New King James Version
Then it passed along toward the north side of Arabah, Joshua 15:6 and Joshua 18:22)">[fn] and went down to Arabah.

New Living Translation
From there it passed along the north side of the slope overlooking the Jordan Valley. The border then went down into the valley,

New Life Bible
It went on to the north side of Beth-arabah, and down to the Arabah.

New Revised Standard
and passing on to the north of the slope of Beth-arabah it goes down to the Arabah;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and passeth along unto the side over against the Arabah, northward, - and goeth down toward the Arabah;

Revised Standard Version
and passing on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-arabah it goes down to the Arabah;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
It continued to the side in front of the Arabah northward and went down to the Arabah.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ And first came up the lot of the children of Benjamin by their families, to possess the land between the children of Juda, and the children of Joseph. ¹² And their border northward was from the Jordan: going along by the side of Jericho on the north side, and thence going up westward to the mountains, and reaching to the wilderness of Bethaven, ¹³ And passing along southward by Luza, the same is Bethel, and it goeth down into Ataroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of the nether Beth-horon. ¹⁴ And it bendeth thence going round towards the sea, south of the mountain that looketh towards Beth-horon to the southwest: and the outgoings thereof are into Cariathbaal, which is called also Cariathiarim, a city of the children of Juda This is their coast towards the sea, westward. ¹⁵ But on the south side the border goeth out from part of Cariathiarim towards the sea, and cometh to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoa. ¹⁶ And it goeth down to that part of the mountain that looketh on the valley of the children of Ennom: and is over against the north quarter in the furthermost part of the valley of Raphaim, and it goeth down into Geennom (that is the valley of Ennom) by the side of the Jebusite to the south: and cometh to the fountain of Rogel, ¹⁷ Passing thence to the north, and going out to Ensemes, that is to say, the fountain of the sun: ¹⁸ And It passeth along to the hills that are over against the ascent of Adommim: and it goeth down to Abenboen, that is, the stone of Boen the son of Ruben: and it passeth on the north side to the champaign countries; and goeth down Into the plain, ¹⁹ And it passeth by Bethhagla northward: and the outgoings thereof are towards the north of the most salt sea at the south end of the Jordan. ²⁰ Which is the border of it on the east side. This is the possession of the children of Benjamin by their borders round about, and their families.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Arabah: or, the plain, Joshua 15:6, Joshua 15:61

Reciprocal: Joshua 18:22 - Betharabah 2 Kings 23:34 - Eliakim

Cross-References

Genesis 18:2
And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near to him: and as soon as he saw them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground.

Genesis 18:3
And he said: Lord, if I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away from thy servant.

Genesis 18:17
And the Lord said: Can I hide from Abraham what I am about to do:

Genesis 18:18
Seeing he shall become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth shall be blessed?

Genesis 18:25
Far be it from thee to do this thing, and to slay the just with the wicked, and for the just to be in like case as the wicked; this is not beseeming thee: thou who judgest all the earth, wilt not make this judgment.

Genesis 18:26
And the Lord said to him: If I find in Sodom fifty just within the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.

Genesis 26:4
And I will multiply thy seed like the stars of heaven: and I will give to thy posterity all these countries: and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

Psalms 72:17
(71-17) Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.

Galatians 3:8
And the scripture, foreseeing that God justifieth the Gentiles by faith, told unto Abraham before: In thee shall all nations be blessed.

Galatians 3:14
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus: that we may receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward,.... The same with Betharabah, Joshua 15:6; and so it is called here in the Greek version:

and went down unto Arabah; the same as before, and included it, for it is mentioned among the cities of this tribe, Joshua 18:22.

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.