Joshua 19:46

46 Me Jarkon and Rakkon, with the area facing Joppa.

Joshua 19:46 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
46 And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
English Standard Version (ESV)
46 and Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the territory over against Joppa.
New Living Translation (NLT)
46 Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the territory across from Joppa.
The Message Bible (MSG)
46 Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the region facing Joppa.
American Standard Version (ASV)
46 and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
46 Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border passing in front of Joppa.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
46 Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the territory facing Joppa.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
46 Me Jarkon and Rakkon. Dan's share included the area that faces Joppa.

Joshua 19:46 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 19:46

And Mejarkon, and Rakkon
Of the two first of these we read no where else.

with the border before Japho;
Japho is the same with Joppa, now called at this day Jaffa, a port in the Mediterranean sea, famous for being the place where Jonah took shipping, (See Gill on Jonah 1:3); and where the Apostle Peter resided some time, (See Gill on Acts 9:36); and (See Gill on Acts 9:38). It is not certain whether Joppa itself was in the tribe of Dan, or only on the borders of it; the coast of Dan reached "over against" it, as it may be rendered, and included the villages and little cities that were near it; for such there were, as Josephus F2 testifies.


FOOTNOTES:

F2 De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 8. sect. 4.

Joshua 19:46 In-Context

44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
46 Me Jarkon and Rakkon, with the area facing Joppa.
47 (When the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and attacked Leshem, took it, put it to the sword and occupied it. They settled in Leshem and named it Dan after their ancestor.)
48 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, according to its clans.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 2:16; Ezra 3:7; John 1:3; Acts 9:36
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