Joshua 15:4

Joshua 15:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.
• New International Version (NIV)It then passed along to Azmon and joined the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their southern boundary.
• English Standard Version (ESV)passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary.
• New King James Version (NKJV)From 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.

Context of Joshua 15:4

2And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: 3And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended on the south side to Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and turned about to Karkaa: From there it passed toward Azmon, and went out to the river of Egypt; and the ends of that border were at the sea: this shall be your south border. 5And the east border was the salt sea, even to the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan: 6And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

Joshua 15:4 word by word

וְעָבַ֣ר עַצְמ֗וֹנָה וְיָצָא֙ נַ֣חַל מִצְרַ֔יִם וְהָי֛וּ תֹּצְא֥וֹת הַגְּב֖וּל יָ֑מָּה זֶה־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם גְּב֥וּל נֶֽגֶב׃Read the interlinear

• passedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• Azmonעַצְמוֹן‛atsmôn ‛atsmôn · AzmonH6111
• outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: extendsH3318
• riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · BrookH5158
• Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · (Brook of) EgyptH4714
• endsתּוֹצָאָהtôtsâ'âh tôtsâ'âh · outgoingH8444
• borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045

Cross-references for Joshua 15:4

• Numbers 34:5And the border shall form a circuit from Azmon to the river of Egypt, and the border of it shall be at the sea.
• Joshua 13:3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even to the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
• Exodus 23:31And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

Commentaries on Joshua 15:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Toward Azmon - This was the last city they possessed toward Egypt. The river of Egypt - The most eastern branch of the river Nile. See on Joshua 13:3; (note). But there is much reason to doubt whether any branch of the Nile be meant, and whether the promised land extended to that river. On this subject it is impossible to decide either way.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. 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 15:4

• Azmon
• Egypt

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• River of Egypt
• Euphrates River, the River
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Brook
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• South
• Stream of Egypt
• Azmon

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