Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.
Parallel translations
- WEB The border turned around it on the north to Hannathon; and it ended at the valley of Iphtah El;
- KJV And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:
- ESV then on the north the boundary turns about to Hannathon, and it ends at the Valley of Iphtahel;
- NKJV Then the border went around it on the north side of Hannathon, and it ended in the Valley of Jiphthah El.
- NASB Then the border circled around it on the north to Hannathon, and it ended at the Valley of Iphtahel.
- NLT The northern boundary of Zebulun passed Hannathon and ended at the valley of Iphtah-el.
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Quick answer
The border turned north to Hannathon and ended at the valley of Iphtah El. The northern boundary is described.
Overview
Zebulun's boundary curved northward to Hannathon and concluded at the valley of Iphtah El. The naming of these markers completes another stretch of the tribe's borders. The precise survey continues to testify to the reality of God's gift, framing Zebulun's inheritance within the northern land of promise.
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