18:16a
Then it went down to the foot of the hill: This indicates that the border descended to the foot of the mountain.
Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:
Then the border descends to the foot of the mountain (God’s Word)
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The boundary went down to the foot of the hill (New International Version)
18:16b
that faces the Valley of Hinnom: This valley was mentioned in Joshua 15:8. You should translate it the same way that you did there.
Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:
facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom (New International Version)
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that overlooks the Valley of the Son of Hinnom (English Standard Version)
18:16c
at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim: This valley was mentioned in Joshua 15:8e. It is recommended that you translate this part of the verse in the same way as you did there.
Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:
That mountain is on the northern side of the Valley of Rephaim
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It is on the northern edge of Rephaim Valley
18:16d
and ran down the Valley of Hinnom: This indicates that the boundary line of Benjamin’s land continued through the Valley of Hinnom.
Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:
Then the border went along the Valley of Hinnom
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The boundary line passed through the Hinnom Valley
18:16e
toward the southern slope of the Jebusites: The phrase the southern slope of the Jebusites refers to a mountain ridge that was south of Jerusalem.
Jebusites: The Jebusites were people who lived in Jerusalem. Jebus was the name of the town of Jerusalem before David conquered it.
and downward to En-rogel: The name En-rogel refers to a spring in the Kidron valley east of Jerusalem.
Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:
It continued to the mountain ridge that was south of Jerusalem and then descended to the spring of En-rogel
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and went on past the hill that was south of the town of Jerusalem and down to En-rogel Spring
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