Joshua 16:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
It went downוְיָֽרַד־
(ve·ya·rad-)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
westwardיָ֜מָּה
(yam·mah)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
to the territoryגְּב֣וּל
(ge·vul)
1366: border, boundary, territoryfrom an unused word
of the Japhletites,הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗י
(hai·yaf·le·ti)
3311: desc. of Japhletfrom Yaphlet
as farעַ֣ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
as the territoryגְּב֧וּל
(ge·vul)
1366: border, boundary, territoryfrom an unused word
of lowerתַּחְתֹּ֖ון
(tach·to·vn)
8481: lower, lowestfrom tachath
Beth-horonחֹורֹ֛ן
(cho·v·ron)
1032: "place of a hollow," two adjoining cities in Pal.from bayith and chor
even to Gezer,גָּ֑זֶר
(ga·zer;)
1507: "portion," a Levitical city on the border of Ephraimfrom gazar
and it endedוְהָי֥וּ
(ve·hai·u)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
at the sea.יָֽמָּה׃
(yam·mah.)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And goeth down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
westward
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
to the coast
gbuwl  (gheb-ool')
a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed -- border, bound, coast, great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
of Japhleti
Yaphletiy  (yaf-lay-tee')
a Japhletite or descendant of Japhlet -- Japhleti.
unto the coast
gbuwl  (gheb-ool')
a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed -- border, bound, coast, great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
of Bethhoron
Beyth Chowrown  (bayth kho-rone')
house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine -- Beth-horon.
the nether
tachtown  (takh-tone')
bottommost -- lower(-est), nether(-most).
and to Gezer
Gezer  (gheh'-zer)
Gezer, a place in Palestine -- Gazer, Gezer.
and the goings out
towtsa'ah  (to-tsaw-aw')
(only in plural collective) exit, i.e. (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively) source -- border(-s), going(-s) forth (out), issues, outgoings.
thereof are at the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
It went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of lower Beth-horon even to Gezer, and it ended at the sea.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It then descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.

International Standard Version
It proceeded westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the territory of lower Beth-horon, then toward Gezer, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.

NET Bible
It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then it descends west to the border of Japhlet and Lower Beth Horon, on to Gezer, and ends at the Mediterranean Sea.

King James 2000 Bible
Then goes down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of lower Bethhoron, to Gezer: and it ends at the sea.
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