Christian Standard Bible
Joshua 15:2
2Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay
Joshua 15:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
- New International Version (NIV)Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And their south boundary ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And their southern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward.
Context of Joshua 15:2
1Now the allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans was in the southernmost region, south to the Wilderness of Zin and over to the border of Edom. Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay 3and went south of the Scorpions’ Ascent, proceeded to Zin, ascended to the south of Kadesh-barnea, passed Hezron, ascended to Addar, and turned to Karka. 4It proceeded to Azmon and to the Brook of Egypt and so the border ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This is your southern border.
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וַיְהִ֤י לָהֶם֙ גְּב֣וּל נֶ֔גֶב מִקְצֵ֖ה יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֑לַח מִן־הַלָּשֹׁ֖ן הַפֹּנֶ֥ה נֶֽגְבָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Joshua 15:2
- Joshua 3:16and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass that extended as far as Adam, a city next to Zarethan. The water flowing downstream into the Sea of the Arabah — the Dead Sea — was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho.
- Genesis 14:3All of these came as allies to the Siddim Valley (that is, the Dead Sea).
- Numbers 34:3Your southern side will be from the Wilderness of Zin along the boundary of Edom. Your southern border on the east will begin at the east end of the Dead Sea.
- Ezekiel 47:8He said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down to the Arabah. When it enters the sea, the sea of foul water, the water of the sea becomes fresh.
- Isaiah 11:15The Lord will divide the Gulf of Suez. He will wave his hand over the Euphrates with his mighty wind and will split it into seven streams, letting people walk through on foot.
Commentaries on Joshua 15:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2From the bay that looketh southward - These were the southern limits of the tribe of Judah, which commenced at the extremity of the lake Asphaltites or Dead Sea, and terminated at Sihor or the river of Egypt, and Mediterranean Sea; though some think it extended to the Nile.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4Judah’s southern boundary extended well into the desert of the Negev, which had little if any settled population throughout the Old Testament period.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the bay--Hebrew, "tongue." It pushes its waters out in this form to a great distance [Robinson].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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