King James Version

Joshua 16:2

And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

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וְיָצָ֥אveyatsaand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, a completed action in a sequenceH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מִבֵּֽיתmibeytfrom Beth-elבֵּית־אֵלpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Beth-el”H1008Beth-El, a place in PalestineBeth-el.אֵ֖לelBeth-elבֵּית־אֵלnoun, proper name — “Beth-el”H1008Beth-El, a place in PalestineBeth-el.ל֑וּזָהluzahLuzלוּזnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Luz”H3870Luz, the name of two places in PalestineLuz.וְעָבַ֛רveavarand alienateעָבַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and alienate”, a completed action in a sequenceH5674to 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…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).גְּב֥וּלgevulborderגְּבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.הָאַרְכִּ֖יhaarkithe Archiאַרְכִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Archi”, the ordinary formH757an Arkite or native of ErekArchi, Archite.עֲטָרֽוֹתatarotAtarothעֲטָרוֹתnoun, proper name — “Ataroth”H5852Ataroth, the name (thus simply) of two places in PalestineAtaroth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it went out from Beth-el-luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth;

Young’s Literal Translation

and hath gone out from Beth-El to Luz, and passed over unto the border of Archi [to] Ataroth,

World English Bible

It went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border of the Archites to Ataroth;

Darby Translation

And [the border] went from Bethel to Luz, and passed to the border of the Archites to Ataroth,

Douay-Rheims

And goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and passeth the border of Archi, to Ataroth,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it went out from Beth-el-luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they will go out to Bæthel, and will proceed to the borders of Achatarothi.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξελεύσεται εἰς Βαιθὴλ, καὶ παρελεύσεται ἐπὶ τὰ ὅρια τοῦ Ἀχαταρωθί.