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

1The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin. The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea, 3ran 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. 4From there it passed to Azmon until it finally reached the Brook of Egypt, which it followed to the Mediterranean Sea. This was their southern boundary.

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 above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.
• Genesis 14:3This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea).
• Numbers 34:3The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.
• Ezekiel 47:8Then he said to me, “This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea. The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure.
• Isaiah 11:15The Lord will make a dry path through the gulf of the Red Sea. He will wave his hand over the Euphrates River, sending a mighty wind to divide it into seven streams so it can easily be crossed on foot.

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