Joshua 15:3

Joshua 15:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it went out to the south side to Maaleh–acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh–barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
• New International Version (NIV)crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It goes out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, turns about to Karka,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then it went out to the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, passed along to Zin, ascended on the south side of Kadesh Barnea, passed along to Hezron, went up to Adar, and went around to Karkaa.

Context of Joshua 15:3

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. 2Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay and 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. 5Now the eastern border was along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

Joshua 15:3 word by word

וְ֠יָצָא אֶל־מִנֶּ֜גֶב לְמַעֲלֵ֤ה עַקְרַבִּים֙ וְעָ֣בַר צִ֔נָה וְעָלָ֥ה מִנֶּ֖גֶב לְקָדֵ֣שׁ בַּרְנֵ֑עַ וְעָבַ֤ר חֶצְרוֹן֙ וְעָלָ֣ה אַדָּ֔רָה וְנָסַ֖ב הַקַּרְקָֽעָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: extendsH3318
• to the south sideנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• to Maaleh–acrabbimעַקְרַבִּיםma‛ălêh ‛aqrabbîym · AkrabbimH4610
• and passedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• along to Zinצִןtsin · ZinH6790
• and ascended upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• unto Kadesh–barneaקָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַqâdêsh barnêa‛ · Kadesh-barneaH6947
• along to Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsrôn · HezronH2696
• to Adarאַדָּר'addâr · AddarH146
• and fetched a compassסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• to Karkaaקַרְקַעqarqa‛ · KarkaH7173

Cross-references for Joshua 15:3

• Numbers 34:4Your border will turn south of the Scorpions’ Ascent, proceed to Zin, and end south of Kadesh-barnea. It will go to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon.
• Judges 1:36The territory of the Amorites extended from the Scorpions’ Ascent, that is from Sela upward.
• Genesis 14:7Then they came back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they defeated the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
• Numbers 20:1The entire Israelite community entered the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and they settled in Kadesh. Miriam died and was buried there.
• Numbers 32:8That’s what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.

Commentaries on Joshua 15:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Maaleh-acrabbim - The ascent of the Mount of Scorpions, probably so called from the multitude of those animals found in that place. Kadesh-barnea - This place was called Enmishpat, Genesis 14:7. It was on the edge of the wilderness of Paran, and about twenty-four miles from Hebron. Here Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, died; and here Moses and Aaron rebelled against the Lord; hence the place was called Meribah-Kadesh, or the contention of Kadesh…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. 33. Maaleh-akrabbim--Hebrew, "the ascent of scorpions"; a pass in the "bald mountain" (see on Jos 11:17), probably much infested by these venomous reptiles.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 15:3

• Akrabbim
• Gederah
• Hazar-Addar
• Kadesh
• Karkaa
• Maaleh-Acrabbim
• Zin

In the dictionaries

• Kadesh
• Kadesh-Barnea
• Kadesh, Kadesh Barnea, Meribah Kadesh
• Maaleh-Acrabbim
• Akrabbim
• Hazaraddar
• Hebron
• Hezron
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of

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