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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries for the clans of the tribe of Judah.

Context of Joshua 15:12

10Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah. 11It went to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea. The western boundary is the coastlpine of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans. 13In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) 14From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, the sons of Anak.

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 15:47Ashdod, 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.
• Numbers 34:6“ ‘Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This will be your boundary on the west.
• Deuteronomy 11:24Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.
• Ezekiel 47:20“On the west side, the Mediterranean Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo Hamath. This will be the western boundary.

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
• Palestine Exploration

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