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Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom. It went along the south slope of Jerusalem. From there it climbed to the top of the hill that is west of the Hinnom Valley. The hill is also at the north end of the Valley of Rephaim.
Reference
📍 Locations
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: φάραγξ (pháranx)
a gap or chasm, i.e. ravine (winter-torrent)
Hebrew: gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
Hebrew: Bên
Ben, an Israelite
Hebrew: Hinnôm
Hinnom, apparently a Jebusite
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: dârôwm
the south; poet. the south wind
Greek: Ἱεροσολυμίτης (Hierosolymítēs)
a Hierosolymite, i.e. inhabitant of Hierosolyma
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: çâʻaph
to disbranch (a tree)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὄρος (óros)
perhaps akin to G142 (αἴρω); compare G3733 (ὄρνις)); a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
Hebrew: gibʻâh
a hillock
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: δυσμή (dysmḗ)
the sun-set, i.e. (by implication) the western region
Hebrew: maʻărâb
the west (as a region of the evening sun)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: Hinnôm
Hinnom, apparently a Jebusite
Greek: φάραγξ (pháranx)
a gap or chasm, i.e. ravine (winter-torrent)
Hebrew: gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὄρος (óros)
perhaps akin to G142 (αἴρω); compare G3733 (ὄρνις)); a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
Hebrew: gibʻâh
a hillock
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Hebrew: ʼêtsel
a side; (as a preposition) near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βοῤῥᾶς (borrhâs)
the north (properly, wind)
Hebrew: mᵉzâreh
properly, a scatterer, i.e. the north wind (as dispersing clouds; only in plural)
Greek: συντελέω (synteléō)
to complete entirely; generally, to execute (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: gabluth
a twisted chain or lace
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: φάραγξ (pháranx)
a gap or chasm, i.e. ravine (winter-torrent)
Hebrew: gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
Parallel theme
Joshua 18:16
2 Kings 23:10
References Jerusalem
Joshua 15:63
Joshua 18:28
Judges 19:10
Judges 1:21
Verse Explanation
The border went through the Valley of Hinnom near Jerusalem and reached the southern slope of the city. This area later became important in Israel's history because Jerusalem became the capital.
History
The Valley of Hinnom later became associated with judgment imagery in biblical writings.