And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
And it went down from Janohah. The rapid descent of the valley eastward shows the exactness of the sacred historian's expression, "went down."
And to Naarath, х Na`araataah (H5292), with the affix expressive of motion, so that the name of the place was Naarah] - further down in Wady Suweinit than Ataroth (Atara) (see the note at Joshua 16:2). [Instead of Naarah, the Septuagint has hai koomai autoon.]