And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
Parallel translations
- WEB It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel. It went out to Cabul on the left hand,
- BSB then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
- ESV then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to Cabul,
- NKJV It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon; and it reached to Zebulun and to the Valley of Jiphthah El, then northward beyond Beth Emek and Neiel, bypassing Cabul which was on the left,
- NASB It turned toward the east to Beth-dagon and reached Zebulun, and to the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; then it proceeded on north to Cabul,
- NLT then it turned east toward Beth-dagon, and ran as far as Zebulun in the valley of Iphtah-el, going north to Beth-emek and Neiel. It then continued north to Cabul,
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Quick answer
The border turns eastward through Beth Dagon, the valley of Iphtah El, and out to Cabul. These markers trace Asher's inland boundary with Zebulun.
Overview
The detailed turning of the border shows how Asher's land interlocked with Zebulun's to the southeast. Such precise surveying reflects the orderly fulfillment of God's allotment among the tribes. The shared borders also bound the tribes together as one covenant people under one God, a unity ultimately realized in the one body of Christ.
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- 1 Kgs 9:13And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
- 1 Sam 5:2When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
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