Joshua 15:6 — compare Bible translations

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BrLXX Ἐπιβαίνει τὰ ὅρια ἐπὶ Βαιθαγλαάμ· καὶ παραπορεύεται ἀπὸ Βοῤῥᾶ ἐπὶ Βαιθάραβα, καὶ προσαναβαίνει τὰ ὅρια ἐπὶ λίθον Βαιὼν υἱοῦ Ῥουβήν·
(Epibainei ta horia epi Baithaglaʼam; kai paraporeuetai apo Boɽɽa epi Baitharaba, kai prosanabainei ta horia epi lithon Baiōn huiou Ɽoubaʸn;)

BrTr the borders go up to Bæthaglaam, and they go along from the north to Bætharaba, and the borders go on up to the stone of Bæon the son of Ruben.

ULT And the border went up to Beth Hoglah and passed over from the north to Beth Arabah. Then the border went up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben.

UST The northern border continued from that point and went to Beth Hoglah. From there it went to the north of Beth Arabah until it reached the great stone that Bohan son of Reuben set up.

BSB went up to Beth -hoglah, proceeded north of Beth -arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

OEB up to Beth-hoglah and north of Beth-arabah, on to the Stone of Bohan, who was Reuben’s son,

WEBBE The border went up to Beth Hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

NET went up to Beth Hoglah, crossed north of Beth Arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

LSV and the border has gone up [to] Beth-Hoglah, and passed over on the north of Beth-Arabah, and the border has gone up [to] the stone of Bohan son of Reuben:

FBV up to the border of Beth-hoglath, and then north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan (Reuben's son).

T4T The northern border started where the Jordan River ends at the Dead Sea. It extended north to Beth-Hoglah town, and from there it extended north of Beth-Arabah town to the big stone set up by Reuben’s son Bohan.

LEB the border goes up to Beth-hoglah and passes along north of Beth Arabah; and the border goes up the stone of Bohan son of Reuben;

BBE Then the line goes up to Beth-hoglah, past the north of Beth-arabah, and up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben;

Moff and north of Beth-arabah, on to the Stone of Bohan-ben-Reuben,

JPS And the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the Stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

ASV and the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;

DRA And the border goeth up into Beth-Hagla, and passeth by the north into Beth-Araba: going up to the stone of Boen the son of Ruben.

YLT and the border hath gone up [to] Beth-Hoglah, and passed over on the north of Beth-Arabah, and the border hath gone up [to] the stone of Bohan son of Reuben:

Drby and the border went up toward Beth-hoglah, and passed north of Beth-Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben;

RV and the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

SLT And the bound went up to the house of Hoglah, and passed over from the north of the house of Arabah; and the bound went up to the stone of Bohan, son of Reuben:

Wbstr And the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

KJB-1769 And the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

KJB-1611 And the border went vp to Bethhogla, and passed along by the North of Beth-arabah, and the border went vp to the stone of Bohan the sonne of Reuben.
(And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the North of Beth-arabah, and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.)

Bshps And the same border went vp to Bethhagla, and went along by the northside of Betharabah, and vp from thence to the stone of Bohen ye sonne of Ruben.
(And the same border went up to Bethhagla, and went along by the north_side of Betharabah, and up from thence to the stone of Bohen ye/you_all son of Ruben.)

Gnva And this border goeth vp to Beth-hogla, and goeth along by ye Northside of Beth-arabah: so the border from thence goeth vp to the stone of Bohan the sonne of Reuben.
(And this border goeth/goes up to Beth-hogla, and goeth/goes along by ye/you_all North_side of Beth-arabah: so the border from thence goeth/goes up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.)

Cvdl The border northwarde, is from the see coast which is on ye edge of Iordane, and goeth vp vnto Beth Hagla, and stretcheth out from the north vnto Betharaba, and commeth vp vnto the stone of Bohen the sonne of Ruben,
(The border northward, is from the sea coast which is on ye/you_all edge of Yordan, and goeth/goes up unto Beth Hagla, and stretcheth/stretches out from the north unto Betharaba, and cometh/comes up unto the stone of Bohen the son of Ruben,)

Wycl And the terme stieth in to Bethaegla, and passith fro the north in to Betharaba; and it stieth to the stoon of Boen,
(And the term ascends in to Bethaegla, and passeth/passes from the north in to Betharaba; and it ascends to the stone of Boen,)

Luth und gehet herauf gen Beth-Hagla und zeucht sich von mitternachtwärts gen Beth-Araba und kommt herauf zum Stein Bohen, des Sohns Rubens;
(and goes up to/toward Beth-hoglah and pulls itself/yourself/themselves from midnight to/toward Beth-arabah and comes up for_the stone Bohan, the son Rubens;)

ClVg Ascenditque terminus in Beth Hagla, et transit ab aquilone in Beth Araba, ascendens ad lapidem Boën filii Ruben:
(And_he_ascended terminus in/into/on Beth Hoglah, and transit away north in/into/on Beth Araba, ascending to a_stone Bohan children Ruben:)

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:1–63 The tribe of Judah received their land

This section describes the boundaries of the tribe of Judah and lists the towns that are within those boundaries.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The boundaries of Judah

The land of the tribe of Judah

Paragraph 15:5b-11

The north boundary of Judah started from the north end of the Dead Sea and went west from there to the Mediterranean Sea. This boundary did not go in a straight line. It swung south to avoid Jerusalem, which was part of the territory of Benjamin.

15:6a

went up to Beth-hoglah,

From there the boundary ascends to the town of Beth-hoglah
Then the border goes uphill to Beth-hoglah Town

went up to Beth-hoglah: The location of the town of Beth-hoglah is uncertain.

went up: The Dead Sea is at a low point, so the path from the Dead Sea to Beth-hoglah went uphill.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Then the border went uphill to the town of Beth-hoglah

From there the border ascended to Beth-hoglah

15:6b

proceeded north of Beth-arabah,

and continues north of the town of Beth-arabah.
and goes north of Beth-arabah Town.

proceeded north of Beth-arabah: The location of the town of Beth-arabah is uncertain.15:6 Rasmussen, p. 229.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

and continued north of the town of Beth-arabah

and went on north of Beth-arabah

15:6c

and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

Then the boundary ascends to the large stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben.
The border continues westward, uphill to the stone of Bohan who was Reuben’s son.

and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben: The location of the Stone of Bohan is not known. Probably it was a large rock set up to remember an important event. In some languages it may be helpful to add a qualifier such as “big stone” or “large stone.”

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Then the border ascended to the large stone of Bohan the son of Reuben

The boundary continued west, uphill to the stone of Bohan who was the son of Reuben

BMM BibleMapper.com Maps:

Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land

After the Israelites had conquered portions of the Promised Land and Joshua had grown old, the Lord directed him to divide the rest of the land among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance (Joshua 13-20). The eastern tribes had already been allotted their land under Moses’ leadership (Numbers 32), but they continued to help the other tribes drive out the Canaanites from land west of the Jordan River. The Lord also instructed the Israelites to designate several cities of refuge, where someone could flee for protection from an avenger if they accidentally killed someone (Numbers 35; Joshua 20).

Poster Map of the Tribe of Benjamin, circa 1200 B.C.

The descendants of Jacob’s son Benjamin occupied one of the smallest of the Israelite tribal allotments–measuring a mere 27 miles (43 km) wide by 14 miles (23 km) high–yet the significance of all the biblical events that took place within it is immense. Benjamin was the location of the Israelites’ very first battles to conquer to the Promised Land, beginning with Jericho and moving on to Ai (see “The Israelites Conquer Ai” map). After this, four Gibeonite towns–all located in western Benjaminite territory–deceived the Israelites into forming an alliance with them (see “The Conquest of Canaan: The Southern Campaign” map) in order to avoid being wiped out by them. Two judges (Ehud and Deborah; see “Ehud Rescues Israel” and “Deborah and Barak Defeat Sisera” maps) hailed from Benjamin as did the prophet Samuel (see “The Tribe of Benjamin” map). After the Ark of the Covenant was captured near Aphek and Shiloh was overrun by the Philistines, it appears that the altar was moved to the High Place of Gibeah by the time of Solomon (see “The Ark of the Covenant in the Promised Land” map). In the closing years of the judges, a tragic incident at Gibeah led to a war between Benjamin and the rest of the Israelites tribes (see “Israel Battles Benjamin” map). Saul, the first king of Israel, also hailed from Benjamin (see “Saul Searches for His Father’s Donkeys” map). While King David’s capital was at Hebron, a detachment of his forces attacked those of Saul’s son Ish-bosheth at Gibeon, leading them to flee to the Hill of Ammah (likely the same as Emmaus; see “The Battle at the Pool of Gibeon” map). David later established Jerusalem, technically located within Benjamin’s territory, as his new capital over all Israel (2 Samuel 5:6-9). The borders of Benjamin’s tribal allotment and the adjacent borders of its neighboring tribes are meticulously defined in Joshua 15:1-16:3 and Joshua 18:11-28, demonstrating the biblical writers’ acute awareness of Benjamin’s territory. Several stretches of these borders appear to follow established roads that existed during the settlement era.

Parallel YEHO 15:6

Section 15:1–63 The tribe of Judah received their land

Paragraph 15:5b-11

15:6a

15:6b

15:6c

Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land

Poster Map of the Tribe of Benjamin, circa 1200 B.C.