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 Living Translation (NLT)ran south of Scorpion Pass into the wilderness of Zin, and then went south of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. Then it went up to Addar, where it turned toward Karka.

Context of Joshua 15:3

1So this was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: The border of Edom at the Wilderness of Zin southward was the extreme southern boundary. 2And their southern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. 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. 4From there it passed toward Azmon and went out to the Brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border. 5The east border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border on the northern quarter began at 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 shall turn from the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and be on the south of Kadesh Barnea; then it shall go on to Hazar Addar, and continue to Azmon;
• Judges 1:36Now the boundary of the Amorites was from the Ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward.
• Genesis 14:7Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and attacked all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Hazezon Tamar.
• Numbers 20:1Then the children of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there.
• Numbers 32:8Thus your fathers did when I sent them away 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
• Maaleh-Acrabbim
• Akrabbim
• Hazaraddar
• Hebron
• Hezron
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Karkaa
• Maalehacrabbim

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