Joshua Chapter 19 verse 41 Holy Bible

ASV Joshua 19:41

And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
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BBE Joshua 19:41

And the limit of their heritage was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh
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DARBY Joshua 19:41

And the territory of their inheritance was Zoreah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
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KJV Joshua 19:41

And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,
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WBT Joshua 19:41

And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
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WEB Joshua 19:41

The border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,
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YLT Joshua 19:41

and the border of their inheritance is Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-Shemesh,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 41. - Zorah and Eshtaol. On the border between Judah and Dan, but abandoned by the tribe of Judah to the Danites (see Judges 13:2, 25). "The wild and impassable wadies, the steep, hard, rocky hills, their wildernesses of mastic, clear springs, and frequent caves and precipices, are the fastnesses in which Samson was born, and from which he descended into the plain to harry the Philistines (Lieut. Conder in Pal. Expl. Fund, Quart. Paper, Jan., 1874). Robinson identifies Zorah with Surat. Ir-shemesh. Another sign of sun-worship. Ir-shemaesh is "the city of the sun."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(41) And the coast . . .--Zorah and Eshtaol, in the tribe of Dan, had been originally assigned to Judah (Joshua 15:33); so also Ekron. But it is not clear whether they are mentioned here as marking the border of Dan and Judah, or actually in the territory of the former. However, Dan is wedged in, as it were, between the powerful tribes of Judah and Ephraim, the unconquered Philistines, and the sea. It is not surprising that their coast "went out from them" (Joshua 19:47) when it was partly unconquered, partly taken from other tribes in the first instance. Conder says it was carved out of the country of Ephraim.(41-46) All the towns mentioned here are identified by Conder.Zorah--Sur'ahEshtaol--Esh-'aIr-shemesh--Ain Sheme Shaalabbin--SelbitAjalon--YaloJethlah--(Ruin) Beit Tul} . . .