Joshua 15:5

Joshua 15:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:
• New International Version (NIV)The eastern boundary is the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the east boundary is the Salt Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The 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.

Context of Joshua 15:5

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. The eastern boundary extended along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern boundary began at the bay where the Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea, 6went up from there to Beth-hoglah, then proceeded north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben’s son.) 7From that point it went through the valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the boundary extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to En-rogel.

Joshua 15:5 word by word

וּגְב֥וּל קֵ֙דְמָה֙ יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לַח עַד־קְצֵ֖ה הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וּגְב֞וּל לִפְאַ֤ת צָפ֙וֹנָה֙ מִלְּשׁ֣וֹן הַיָּ֔ם מִקְצֵ֖ה הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the eastקֵ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · eastH6924
• borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• the saltמֶ֫לַחmelach · Salt (Sea)H4417
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• unto the endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• in the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• quarterפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• from the bayלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongue: barH3956

Cross-references for Joshua 15:5

• Numbers 34:12and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.”

Commentaries on Joshua 15:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The east border was the Salt Sea - The Salt Sea is the same as the Dead Sea, lake Asphaltites, etc. And here it is intimated that the eastern border of the tribe of Judah extended along the Dead Sea, from its lowest extremity to the end of Jordan, i.e., to the place where Jordan falls into this sea.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-11Although Judah’s northern boundary is described in great detail, some sections of this border cannot be determined with certainty.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. the end--that is, the mouth of the Jordan.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 15:5

• Jordan

In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Salt Sea
• Salt Sea, or Dead Sea
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Salt Sea, Dead Sea
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Bay
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Bay (2)

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