Joshua 15:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 15:5

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.

11 And the border went out to the side of ^aEkron northward. Then the border went around to Shicron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and extended to Jabneel; and the border ended at the sea.

12 The west border was ^athe coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families.

Caleb Occupies Hebron and Debir

13 ^aNow to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the children of ^bJudah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, namely, ^cKirjath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).

14 Caleb drove out ^athe three sons of Anak from there: ^bSheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

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American Standard Version
And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan;

Amplified® Bible
The eastern boundary was the Salt [Dead] Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan;

Contemporary English Version
Judah's eastern border ran the full length of the Dead Sea. The northern border started at the northern end of the Dead Sea.

Darby English Version
-- And the eastern border was the salt sea as far as the end of the Jordan. -- And the border on the north side was from the tongue of the salt sea, at the end of the Jordan;

Good News Bible
The eastern border was the Dead Sea, all the way up to the inlet where the Jordan empties into it. The northern border began there,

King James Version
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 American Standard Bible
The east border {was} the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

New International Version
The eastern boundary is the Salt 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,

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The east border they marked from the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan And the border of the north they marked from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

Revised Standard Version
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;

Young's Literal Translation
And the east border `is' the salt sea, unto the extremity of the Jordan, and the border at the north quarter `is' from the bay of the sea, at the extremity of the Jordan;

New English Translation
The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth¹ of the Jordan River.² The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan,³

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