19:12a

From Sarid it turned eastward: The description of the border returns to the starting point at the town of Sarid. The southern border is described as it went northeast along the foothills near Nazareth.

it turned eastward: Although the Hebrew phrase is literally “eastward toward the sunrise,” in some languages it may be redundant to include both the term eastward and the phrase “toward the sunrise.” One of these terms may be left as implicit information. For example:

From Sarid it turned eastward to the territory of Kisloth Tabor (NET Bible)

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

From the other side of the town of Sarid it turned east toward the sunrise
-or-
Beginning again at Sarid town the border went toward the sunrise

19:12b

along the border of Chisloth-tabor: The Hebrew word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as border also has the meaning of “territory.” Some English versions translate this term as “territory.” It is recommended that you translate this term as “boundary” or border.

Chisloth-tabor: The term Chisloth-tabor refers to a town. It was southeast of the town of Nazareth.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

up to the border of Chisloth-tabor
-or-
and reached the boundary of the town of Chisloth-tabor

19:12c

and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia: The town of Daberath is northeast of Chisloth-tabor. The town of Japhia is southeast of the town of Nazareth.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

From there the border went on to Daberath town and then on to Japhia town
-or-
Then the boundary line continued to the town of Daberath and up to the town of Japhia

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