Joshua 15:12

Joshua 15:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
• New International Version (NIV)The western boundary is the coastlpine of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The west border was the coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families.

Context of Joshua 15:12

10From Baalah the border turns west to Mount Seir and over to the north slope of Mount Jearim (now called Chesalon). Then it goes down to Beth Shemesh and on to Timnah. 11From there the border goes on the north side of Ekron and turns to Shikkeron, on to Mount Baalah, and comes out at Jabneel. The border ends at the Mediterranean Sea. The western border is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the borders around Judah that belong to their families. 13Joshua gave Caleb, son of Jephunneh, a share of land among the people of Judah as the Lord had told them. It was Kiriath Arba (now called Hebron). Arba was the father of Anak. 14Caleb forced out Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, three descendants of Anak from Hebron.

Joshua 15:12 word by word

וּגְב֣וּל יָ֔ם הַיָּ֥מָּה הַגָּד֖וֹל וּגְב֑וּל זֶ֠ה גְּב֧וּל בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֛ה סָבִ֖יב לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220
• borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• to the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · Great (Sea)H1419
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• according to their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940

Cross-references for Joshua 15:12

• Joshua 15:47Added to this were Ashdod and Gaza with their cities and villages as far as the River of Egypt and the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
• Numbers 34:6“The western border is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
• Deuteronomy 11:24I will give you every place on which you set foot. Your borders will be from the desert to Lebanon, from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.
• Ezekiel 47:20On the west side the Mediterranean Sea is the border up to a point opposite Hamath Pass. This is the west side.

Commentaries on Joshua 15:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The great sea - The Mediterranean.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12These were Judah's boundaries when the settlement process started. Later, the tribes of Simeon and Dan received land from Judah's southern and western territories. Within a few decades, the Philistines arrived from the Greek islands and settled the entire southern coastal plain given to Judah (see study note on 13:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah--In what manner the lot was drawn on this occasion the sacred historian does not say; but it is probable that the method adopted was similar to that described in Jos 18:10. Though the general survey of the country had not been completed, some rough draft or delineation of the first conquered part must have been made, and satisfactory evidence obtained that it was large enough to furnish three…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 15:12

• Mediterranean Sea

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Criticism
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of
• Judah, Territory of
• Mediterranean Sea
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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