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Joshua 18:18-20
New English Translation
Joshua 18:18-20
New English Translation
18 It crossed to the slope in front of the rift valley to the north and descended into the rift valley.[a] 19 It then crossed to the slope of Beth Hoglah to the north and ended at the northern tip of the Salt Sea[b] at the mouth of the Jordan River.[c] This was the southern border. 20 The Jordan River bordered it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.[d]
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- Joshua 18:18 sn This section of the rift valley is to the north and west of the Dead Sea.
- Joshua 18:19 sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.
- Joshua 18:19 tn Heb “to the tongue of the Salt Sea to the north, to the end of the Jordan to the south.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity (also in the following verse).
- Joshua 18:20 tn Heb “This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin by its borders round about, by their clans.”
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