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Joshua 16:3

And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer; and the goings out thereof are at the sea.

KJV

et descendit ad occidentem juxta terminum Jephleti, usque ad terminos Beth-horon inferioris, et Gazer : finiunturque regiones ejus mari magno :

Vulgate

καὶ διελεύσεται ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν ἐπὶ τὰ ὅρια Ἁπταλεὶμ ἕως τῶν ὁρίων Βαιθωρὼν τὴν κάτω, καὶ ἔσται ἡ διέξοδος αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν.

LXX

and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea.

ASV

וְ/יָֽרַד יָ֜מָּ/ה אֶל גְּב֣וּל הַ/יַּפְלֵטִ֗י עַ֣ד גְּב֧וּל בֵּית חוֹרֹ֛ן תַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְ/עַד גָּ֑זֶר וְ/הָי֥וּ תצאת/ו תֹצְאֹתָ֖י/ו יָֽמָּ/ה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בֵּ֥ית
byt
proper_noun · 28×
גְּב֣וּל
gbvl
noun · 239×
גֶּ֖זֶר
gzr
proper_noun · 15×
ה
h
noun · 393×
ו
v
noun · 25×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יַּפְלֵטִ֗י
yplty
noun · 1×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
תַּחְתּ֖וֹן
tchtvn
adjective · 13×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 7:24 — (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)
  • 1Kgs 9:17 — And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
  • 1Sam 13:18 — And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
  • 2Chr 8:5 — Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
  • 2Chr 8:5 — Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
  • Josh 10:10 — And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
  • Josh 10:33 — Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
  • Josh 10:33 — Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
  • Josh 18:13 — And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethh