Joshua 15

Joshua · Chapter 15

Joshua 15:3

1This 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.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 up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:4From 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.5And 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: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:7And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:8And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:9And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:10And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:11And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.12And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.13And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.14And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.16And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.18And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?19Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.21And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,22And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,23And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,24Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,25And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,26Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,27And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,28And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,29Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,30And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,31And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,32And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:33And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,34And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,36And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:37Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,38And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,39Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,40And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,41And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:42Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,43And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,44And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:45Ekron, with her towns and her villages:46From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:47Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:48And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,49And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,50And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,51And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:52Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,53And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,54And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:55Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,56And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,57Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:58Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,59And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:60Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:61In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,62And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.63As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

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3And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka;

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and it goes outוְ֠יָצָאVE-ya-tza'H3318I
to come out: come

יָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

toאֶל־'el-H0413
to(wards)

אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

from [the] southמִנֶּ֜גֶבmi-NE-gevH5045H
Negeb

נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) region of southern Judah Also named: ne.gev (נֶ֫גֶב "south" H5045H) This name means south-country

of [the] ascent ofלְמַעֲלֵ֤הle-ma-'a-LEHH4608
ascent

מַעֲלֶה (ma.a.leh) ascent, incline

scorpionsעַקְרַבִּים֙'ak-ra-BIMH4610
Akrabbim

עַקְרַבִּים (ma.a.leh aq.rab.bim) § Maaleh-acrabbim = "ascent of scorpions" a pass on the southern border of Palestine scorpion-pass; ascent of Akrabbim

and it passes onוְעָ֣בַרve-'A-varH5674A
to pass

עָבַר (a.var) 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish …

Zin towardsצִ֔נָהTZI-nahH6790
Zin

צִן (tsin) § Zin = "flat" name given to a portion of the desert tract between the Dead Sea and Arabah on the east in which Kadesh-barnea was located

and it goes upוְעָלָ֥הve-'a-LAHH5927G
to ascend: rise

עָלָה (a.lah) : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away …

from [the] southמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi-NE-gevH5045H
Negeb

נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) region of southern Judah Also named: ne.gev (נֶ֫גֶב "south" H5045H) This name means south-country

of Kadeshלְקָדֵ֣שׁle-ka-DESHH6947
Kadesh-barnea

קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ (qa.desh bar.ne.a) Kadesh-barnea = "holy" a city in the extreme south of Judah same as 'Kedesh' and 'Kadesh' Another name of qa.desh (קָדֵשׁ "Kadesh" H6946G)

Barneaבַּרְנֵ֑עַbar-NE-a'H6947
Kadesh-barnea

קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ (qa.desh bar.ne.a) Kadesh-barnea = "holy" a city in the extreme south of Judah same as 'Kedesh' and 'Kadesh' Another name of qa.desh (קָדֵשׁ "Kadesh" H6946G)

and it passes onוְעָבַ֤רve-'a-VARH5674A
to pass

עָבַר (a.var) 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish …

Hezronחֶצְרוֹן֙chetz-rOnH2696J
Hezron

חֶצְרוֹן (chets.ron) A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.9; son of: Reuben (H7205); brother of: Hanoch (H2585J), Pallu (H6396) and Carmi (H3756) § Hezron = "surrounded by a wall" 1) a son of Reuben 2) a son of Pharez and grandson of Judah 3) a place in the extreme south of Judah

and it goes upוְעָלָ֣הve-'a-LAHH5927G
to ascend: rise

עָלָה (a.lah) : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away …

Addar towardsאַדָּ֔רָה'a-DA-rahH0146G
Addar

אַדָּר (ad.dar) § Addar or Adar = "exceeding glorious" city in Judah near Edom

and it turnsוְנָסַ֖בve-na-SAVH5437G
to turn: turn

סָבַב (sa.vav) : turn/bring_around 1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change 1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round 1b2) to be turned over to 1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform 1d) (Poel) 1d1) to encompass, surround 1d2) to come about, assemble round 1d3) to march, go about 1d4) to enclose, envelop 1e) (Hiphil) …

the Karka towardsהַקַּרְקָֽעָה׃ha-kar-KA-'ahH7173
Karka

קַרְקַע (qar.qa) § Karkaa = "floor" a landmark on the southern boundary of Judah

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.