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**old and stricken in years.** Figure of speech, *Synonymic.* App-6 . Joshua, now in his 101st year (1544).
**the 8 LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .
**said** . See note on [Joshua 3:7](../../../kjv/joshua/3/7) .

**borders** = circuit. Hebrew. *gelilah,* a rare word.

**Sihor.** Hebrew "the Sihor".
**lords.** Hebrew seren, a prince; first occurrence. Used only of the Philistine princes. [Joshua 13:3](../../../kjv/joshua/13/3) .[Judges 3:3](../../../kjv/judges/3/3) ; [Judges 16:5](../../../kjv/judges/16/5) , [Judges 16:8](../../../kjv/judges/16/8) , [Judges 16:18](../../../kjv/judges/16/18) , [Judges 16:23](../../../kjv/judges/16/23) , [Judges 16:27](../../../kjv/judges/16/27) , Jdg 16:30 ; [1 Samuel 5:8](../../../kjv/1-samuel/5/8) , [1 Samuel 5:11](../../../kjv/1-samuel/5/11) ; 1Sa 6:4 , [1 Samuel 6:12](../../../kjv/1-samuel/6/12) , [1 Samuel 6:16](../../../kjv/1-samuel/6/16) , 1Sa 6:18 ; [1 Samuel 7:7](../../../kjv/1-samuel/7/7) ; [1 Samuel 29:2](../../../kjv/1-samuel/29/2) , 1Sa 29:6 , [1 Samuel 29:7](../../../kjv/1-samuel/29/7) ; [1 Chronicles 12:19](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/12/19) .
**the Gittites.** Some codices, with three early printed editions, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "and the."

**From = on.** The Syriac punctuates [Joshua 13:3](../../../kjv/joshua/13/3) and [Joshua 13:4](../../../kjv/joshua/13/4) , thus: "also the Avites on the south",

**the entering into** = the pass of.

**children** = sons.
**as** according as.

**Manasseh** . The Septuagint adds, "from the Jordan to the Great Sea westward thou shalt give it: the Great Sea shall be the boundary; and to the two tribes, and to the half tribe of Manasseh".

**Moses gave** Compare [Numbers 32:33](../../../kjv/numbers/32/33) [Deuteronomy 3:13](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/3/13) , [Deuteronomy 22:4](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/22/4) .
**even as.** So a special reading called Sevir ( App-34 ). but Hebrew text reads "as".
**Moses the servant of the LORD.** See note on [Deuteronomy 34:5](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/34/5) .

**giants.** Heb *Rephaim.* See note on [Joshua 12:4](../../../kjv/joshua/12/4) ,

**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim* . App-4 .

**Coast** = border.
**by.** A special various reading called *Sevir.* ( App-34 ) reads "as far as", with some codices, and three early printed editions Aramaean, Syriac, and Septuagint.

**Zareth-shahar** = light of the dawn, because it catches the rays of the rising sun. Compare Subscription to [Psalms 22](../../../kjv/psalms/22) .

**dukes** anointed [leaders], called kings in [Numbers 31:8](../../../kjv/numbers/31/8) .

**Balaam.** Compare [Numbers 22:5](../../../kjv/numbers/22/5) ; [Numbers 24:3](../../../kjv/numbers/24/3) , [Numbers 24:15](../../../kjv/numbers/24/15) , [Numbers 31:8](../../../kjv/numbers/31/8) . [Deuteronomy 23:4](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/23/4) .

**And.** This is the middle verse of this book.

**And their.** Some codices in the margin read "and all their".
**all** . Some codices, with one early printed edition, and Septuagint, read "and all".
**towns** = villages. Hebrew Havoth Jair. Compare [Deuteronomy 3:14](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/3/14) , Hebrew daughters. Figure of speech *Prosepopoeia* ( App-6 ).

**Machir.** Compare [Numbers 32:39](../../../kjv/numbers/32/39) .

**was.** Literally "he (was)".
**as** = according as. Compare [Numbers 18:20](../../../kjv/numbers/18/20) .

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