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Brenton's Septuagint

Joshua 18:27

and Phira, and Caphan, and Nacan, and Selecan, and Thareela,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Benjamin;   Irpeel;   Rekem;   Taralah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Benjamin, Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Kiriath-jearim;   Palestine;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Rekem;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Avim;   Irpeel;   Rekem;   Taralah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Irpeel;   Rekem;   Taralah;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Benjamin;   Irpeel;   Joshua;   Priests and Levites;   Rekem;   Taralah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Irpeel ;   Rekem ;   Taralah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Rekem;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ir'pe-El;   Re'kem,;   Tar'alah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Irpeel;   Joshua, Book of;   Rekem;   Taralah;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Benjamin;  

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,
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 And the lot of the tribe of Benjamin came forth first according to their families: and the borders of their lot came forth between the children of Juda and the children of Joseph. 12 And their borders were northward: the borders shall go up from Jordan behind Jericho northward, and shall go up to the mountain westward, and the issue of it shall be Baethon of Mabdara. 13 And the borders will go forth thence to Luz, behind Luz, from the south of it; this is Baethel: and the borders shall go down to Maatarob Orech, to the hill country, which is southward of Baethoron the lower. 14 And the borders shall pass through and proceed to the part that looks toward the sea, on the south, from the mountain in front of Baethoron southward, and its termination shall be at Cariath-Baal, this is Cariath-Jarin, a city of the children of Juda; this is the part toward the west. 15 And the south side on the part of Cariath-Baal; and the borders shall go across to Gasin, to the fountain of the water of Naphtho. 16 And the borders shall extend down on one side, this is in front of the forest of Sonnam, which is on the side of Emec Raphain northward, and it shall come down to Gaeenna behind Jebusai southward: it shall come down to the fountain of Rogel. 17 And the borders shall go across to the fountain of Baethsamys: 18 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. 19 And the termination of the borders shall be at the creek of the salt sea northward to the side of Jordan southward: these are their southern borders. 20 And Jordan shall be their boundary on the east: this is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, these are their borders round about according to their families.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 2:7
And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.
Genesis 3:19
Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
Genesis 18:1
And God appeared to him by the oak of Mambre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.
Genesis 18:2
And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground.
Genesis 18:6
And Abraam hasted to the tent to Sarrha, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes.
Genesis 18:8
And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed; and he set them before them, and they did eat, and he stood by them under the tree.
Genesis 18:30
And he said, Will there be anything against me, Lord, if I shall speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the thirty’s sake.
Genesis 18:32
And he said, Will there be anything against me, Lord, if I speak yet once? but if there should be found there ten? And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.
Ezra 9:6
and I said, O Lord, I am ashamed and confounded, O my God, to lift up my face to thee: for our transgressions have abounded over our head, and our trespasses have increased even to heaven.
Job 4:19
But as for them that dwell in houses of clay, of whom we also are formed of the same clay, he smites them 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.


 
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