Joshua 15:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 15:1

The Land of Judah

1 So this was the¹ lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: ^aThe border of Edom at the ^bWilderness of Zin southward was the extreme southern boundary.

2 And their ^asouthern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward.

3 Then it went out to the southern side of ^athe 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.

4 From there it passed ^atoward Azmon and went out to the Brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border.

5 The east border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the ^aborder on the northern quarter began at the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

6 The border went up to ^aBeth Hoglah and passed north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up ^bto the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

7 Then the border went up toward ^aDebir from ^bthe Valley of Achor, and it turned northward toward Gilgal, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. The border continued toward the waters of En Shemesh and ended at ^cEn Rogel.

8 And the border went up ^aby the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the ^bJebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley ^cof Rephaim northward.

9 Then the border went around from the top of the hill to ^athe fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and extended to the cities of Mount Ephron. And the border went around ^bto Baalah (which is ^cKirjath Jearim).

10 Then the border¹ turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (which is Chesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to ^aTimnah.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 15:1

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American Standard Version
And the lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was unto the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.

Amplified® Bible
THE LOT for the tribe of Judah according to its families reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at its most southern part.

Contemporary English Version
The clans of the Judah tribe were given land that went south along the border of Edom, and at its farthest point south it even reached the Zin Desert.

Darby English Version
And the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was: to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin, southward, in the extreme south.

Good News Bible
The families of the tribe of Judah received a part of the land described as follows: The land reached south to the southernmost point of the wilderness of Zin, at the border of Edom.

King James Version
This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

New American Standard Bible
Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme south.

New International Version
The allotment for the tribe of Judah, clan by clan, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south.

New King James Version
So 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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme south.

Revised Standard Version
The lot for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their families reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south.

Young's Literal Translation
And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families, is unto the border of Edom; the wilderness of Zin southward, at the extremity of the south;

New English Translation
The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south.¹

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