Joshua 15:47

Joshua 15:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:
• New International Version (NIV)Ashdod, its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the Brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coastline.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Ashdod with its towns and villages, Gaza with its towns and villages—as far as the Brook of Egypt and the Great Sea with its coastline.

Context of Joshua 15:47

45Ekron, with its towns and its villages; 46from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages. Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages, as far as the brook of Egypt and the Great Sea, even its coastline. 48In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, and Socoh, 49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

Joshua 15:47 word by word

אַשְׁדּ֞וֹד בְּנוֹתֶ֣יהָ וַחֲצֵרֶ֗יהָ עַזָּ֥ה בְּנוֹתֶ֥יהָ וַחֲצֵרֶ֖יהָ עַד־נַ֣חַל מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהַיָּ֥ם הַגָּד֖וֹל וּגְבֽוּל׃ סRead the interlinear

• Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹד'ashdôd · AshdodH795
• its townsבַּתbath · daughter: villageH1323
• and its villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691
• as farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · BrookH5158
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · (Brook of) EgyptH4714
• and the Greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · Great (Sea)H1419
• Seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• coastlineגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366

Cross-references for Joshua 15:47

• Judges 16:1Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and had relations with her.
• Jeremiah 47:1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza.
• Amos 1:6This is what the Lord says: “For three offenses of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they led into exile an entire population To turn them over to Edom.
• Zephaniah 2:4For Gaza will be abandoned, And Ashkelon will become a desolation; The inhabitants of Ashdod will be driven out at noon, And Ekron will be uprooted.
• Acts 8:26But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Get ready and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.)
• Joshua 15:4It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border.
• Joshua 13:3from the Shihor which is east of Egypt, even as far as the border of Ekron to the north (it is counted as Canaanite); the five governors of the Philistines: the Gazite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, the Ekronite; and the Avvite
• Exodus 23:31I will set your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River; for I will hand over the inhabitants of the land to you, and you will drive them out from you.
• Numbers 34:5Then the border shall change direction from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the sea.

Commentaries on Joshua 15:47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47Ashdod - Called also Azotus, Acts 8:40. Unto the river of Egypt - The Pelusiac branch of the Nile, or Sihor. But see on Joshua 15:4; (note). The great sea - The Mediterranean.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-63Verses 21-63 List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely,, those of the Negeb or south country Joshua 15:21-32; of “the valley,” or “the plain” (“Shephelah”, Joshua 15:33-47); of “the mountains” Joshua 15:48-60; and of “the wilderness” Joshua 15:61-62. Many of the identifications are still conjectural only. Joshua 15:21-32. The Negeb was for the most part rocky…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-63Verses 20-63 Here is a list of the cities of Judah. But we do not here find Bethlehem, afterwards the city of David, and ennobled by the birth of our Lord Jesus in it. That city, which, at the best, was but little among the thousands of Judah, Mi 5:2, except that it was thus honoured, was now so little as not to be accounted one of the cities.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45-47The fourth district of the western foothills included most of the territory soon to be occupied by the Philistines. The tribe of Judah held it only briefly.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-6321-63. the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah--There is given a list of cities within the tribal territory of Judah, arranged in four divisions, corresponding to the districts of which it consisted--the cities in the southern part (Jos 15:21-32), those in the lowlands (Jos 15:33-47), those in the highlands (Jos 15:48-60), and those in the desert (Jos 15:61, 62). One gets the best idea of the relative situation of these cities by…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 15:47

• Ashdod
• Egypt
• Gaza
• Mediterranean Sea
• Philistines

In the dictionaries

• Ashdod
• Egypt
• Gaza
• River of Egypt
• Euphrates River, the River
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Brook
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Sea, The

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