18 Then it went north to the slope opposite the Arabah[a] and proceeded into the plains.[b] 19 The border continued to the north slope of Beth-hoglah and ended at the northern bay of the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern border.

20 The Jordan formed the border on the east side.

This was the inheritance of Benjamin’s descendants, by their clans, according to its surrounding borders.

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  1. 18:18 LXX reads went northward to Beth-arabah
  2. 18:18 Or the Arabah

18 It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah[a](A) and on down into the Arabah.(B) 19 It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah(C) and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea,(D) at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.

20 The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side.

These were the boundaries that marked out the inheritance of the clans of Benjamin on all sides.(E)

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  1. Joshua 18:18 Septuagint; Hebrew slope facing the Arabah