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Judges 1:36

1:35 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries. prevailed: Heb. was heavy
And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. the going: or, Maalehakrabbim

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The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

What does Judges 1:36 mean?

Judges 1:36 is a verse in the book of Judges, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גְּבוּל (gᵉbûwl), אֱמֹרִי (ʼĔmôrîy), מַעֲלֶה (maʻăleh). It connects to 12 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
the
coastגְּבוּלgᵉbûwl/gheb-ool'/H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
of
the
AmoritesאֱמֹרִיʼĔmôrîy/em-o-ree'/H567an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
was
from
the
going
upמַעֲלֶהmaʻăleh/mah-al-eh'/H4608an elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priority
to
Akrabbim,מַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּיםMaʻălêh ʻAqrabbîym/mah-al-ay' ak-rabbeem'/H4610Steep of Scorpions, a place in the Desert
from
the
rock,סֶלַעçelaʻ/seh'-lah/H5553a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
and
upward.מַעַלmaʻal/mah'al/H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
the
going:
or,
Maalehakrabbim

Commentary on Judges 1:36

HENRY_FULL · Judges 1:36
en4478" This short chapter is concerning the cities of refuge, which we often read of in the writings of Moses, but this is the last time that we find mention of them, for now that matter was thoroughly settled. Here is, I. The law God gave concerning them, ver. 1-6 . II. The people's designation of the particular cities for that use, ver. 7-9 . And this remedial law was a figure of good things to come.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 21:13

And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

Exodus 21:14

But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

Numbers 35:6

And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. to them: Heb. above them ye shall give

Numbers 35:11

Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. at: Heb. by error

Numbers 35:15

These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

Deuteronomy 4:41

Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;

Deuteronomy 19:2

Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

Romans 8:1

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Romans 8:33

Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

Romans 8:34

Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Hebrews 6:18

That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Hebrews 6:19

Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

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AmoritesCanaanites, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Judges 1:36.

Numbers 34:4

And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:

Numbers 21:13

From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

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What does Judges 1:36 say?

Judges 1:36 (King James Version) reads: "And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. the going: or, Maalehakrabbim"

Is Judges 1:36 in the Old or New Testament?

Judges 1:36 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Judges.

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