Joshua - 18:20



20 The Jordan was its border on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders around it, according to their families.

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Explanation and meaning of Joshua 18:20.

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And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
Which is the border of it on the east side. This is the possession of the children of Benjamin by their borders round about, and their families.
And the Jordan borders it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its borders round about, according to their families.
And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the limits of it round about, according to their families.
and the Jordan doth border it at the east quarter; this is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, by its borders round about, for their families.
And the limit of the east part is the Jordan. This is the heritage of the children of Benjamin, marked out for their families by these limits on all sides.
And the Jordan was to be the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders thereof round about, according to their families.
which is its border to the east. This is the possession of the sons of Benjamin, with their borders all around, and by their families.
Et Jordanes terminat eum ad latus orientis. Ista est haereditas filiorum Benjamin per terminos suos in circuitu per familias suas.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And Jordan was the border of it on the east side,.... It had Jordan on the east, Daniel on the west, Judah on the south, and Joseph or Ephraim on the north:
this was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families; this is the general description of the limits of this tribe, the particular cities in it follow.

The eastern boundary was the Jordan.

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