Joshua 15:2

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

1This is the land that Joshua gave to the tribe of Judah, clan by clan. Their land went south along the border of Edom, as far as the wilderness of Zin in the Negev. The south border of Judah's land was from the south end of the Salt Sea. 3It went across the south side of the Scorpion Hill, to Zin. From the south it went up to Kadesh-Barnea, as far as Hebron. Their border continued past Addar, and it turned towards Karka. 4Then it went to Azmon and it continued to the Stream of Egypt. It finished at the sea. That was the south border of Judah's land.

Joshua 15:2 word by word

וַיְהִ֤י לָהֶם֙ גְּב֣וּל נֶ֔גֶב מִקְצֵ֖ה יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֑לַח מִן־הַלָּשֹׁ֖ן הַפֹּנֶ֥ה נֶֽגְבָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And their southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• was from the shoreקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the saltמֶ֫לַחmelach · Salt (Sea)H4417
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• from the bayלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongue: barH3956
• that lookethפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437

Cross-references for Joshua 15:2

• Joshua 3:16the water stopped. It stopped a long way up the river, at a town called Adam. That is near Zarethan. The water going down to the Salt Sea stopped completely. So the people crossed the river near Jericho city.
• Numbers 34:3The south edge will start at the Zin desert and it will go along the border of Edom land. It will continue to the east, and it will reach the south end of the Salt Sea.
• Ezekiel 47:8He said to me, ‘This river of water goes towards the land in the east. It goes into the valley of the Jordan River. Then the water goes into the Salt Sea. When it goes into the sea there, the water becomes pure instead of salty.
• Isaiah 11:15The Lord will make the Sea of Egypt become dry. He will lift up his hand and he will send a strong wind to divide the Euphrates river. The river will become seven small streams. Then people can walk across it easily.

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

Topics related to Joshua 15:2

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In the dictionaries

• Salt Sea
• Salt Sea, or Dead Sea
• Salt Sea, Dead Sea
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Bay (2)
• Criticism
• Dead Sea, the
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book 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