King James Version

Joshua 15:6

And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

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וְעָלָ֤הvealahand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…הַגְּבוּל֙hagvulthe borderגְּבוּלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the border”, the ordinary formH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.בֵּ֣יתbeytBeth-hoglahבֵּית חׇגְלָהnoun, proper name — “Beth-hoglah”H1031Beth-Choglah, a place in PalestineBeth-hoglah.חָגְלָ֔הchagelahBeth-hoglahבֵּית חׇגְלָהnoun, proper name — “Beth-hoglah”H1031Beth-Choglah, a place in PalestineBeth-hoglah.וְעָבַ֕רveavarand alienateעָבַרconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and alienate”, a completed actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…מִצְּפ֖וֹןmitsfonfrom northצָפוֹןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “from north”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6828properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).לְבֵ֣יתleveytto Beth-arabahבֵּית הָעֲרָבָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Beth-arabah”H1026Beth-ha-Arabah, a place in PalestineBeth-arabah.הָעֲרָבָ֑הhaaravahBeth-arabahבֵּית הָעֲרָבָהnoun, proper name — “Beth-arabah”H1026Beth-ha-Arabah, a place in PalestineBeth-arabah.וְעָלָ֣הvealahand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…הַגְּב֔וּלhagvulthe borderגְּבוּלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the border”, the ordinary formH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.אֶ֥בֶןevenstoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “stone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).בֹּ֖הַןbohanBohanבֹּהַןnoun, proper name — “Bohan”H932thumb, Bohan, an IsraeliteBohan.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […רְאוּבֵֽןreuvenReubenרְאוּבֵןnoun, proper name — “Reuben”H7205Reuben, a son of JacobReuben.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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;

Young’s Literal Translation

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:

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

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;

Douay-Rheims

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.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπιβαίνει τὰ ὅρια ἐπὶ Βαιθαγλαάμ· καὶ παραπορεύεται ἀπὸ Βοῤῥᾶ ἐπὶ Βαιθάραβα, καὶ προσαναβαίνει τὰ ὅρια ἐπὶ λίθον Βαιὼν υἱοῦ Ῥουβήν·