Focused Passage

Joshua 15:1-4

Judah’s Inheritance, Caleb’s Possession, and the Unfinished Hold of Jerusalem

Judah receives its allotted territory by boundary and city list, Caleb drives out the Anakim from Hebron, Othniel captures Kiriath Sepher, Achsah receives springs, and the chapter closes by noting that Jerusalem remains unconquered by Judah.

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1Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:

2Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,

3proceeded 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.

4It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Now the allotmentהַגּוֹרָ֗לH1486Article | Noun - masculine singularfor the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םH4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֛הH4294Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructvvvבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֖הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularextendedוַיְהִ֣יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe borderגְּב֨וּלH1366Noun - masculine singular constructof Edomאֱד֧וֹםH123Noun - proper - masculine singularto the Wildernessמִדְבַּר־H4057Noun - masculine singular constructof Zinצִ֛ןH6790Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvנֶ֖גְבָּהH5045Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularat the extremeמִקְצֵ֥הH7097Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructsouthern boundaryתֵימָֽן׃H8486Noun - feminine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Theirלָהֶם֙Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralsouthernנֶ֔גֶבH5045Noun - feminine singularborderגְּב֣וּלH1366Noun - masculine singular constructstartedוַיְהִ֤יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularat the bayהַלָּשֹׁ֖ןH3956Article | Noun - common singular. . .הַפֹּנֶ֥הH6437Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularonמִן־H4480Prepositionthe southernנֶֽגְבָּה׃H5045Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singulartipמִקְצֵ֖הH7097Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Salt Seaיָ֣םH3220Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַמֶּ֑לַחH4417Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • That is, the Dead Sea; also in verse 5
Verse 3

Original words

proceededוְ֠יָצָאH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionsouthמִנֶּ֜גֶבH5045Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularof the Ascentלְמַעֲלֵ֤הH4610Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof Akrabbimעַקְרַבִּים֙H4610Noun - masculine pluralcontinued onוְעָ֣בַרH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularto Zinצִ֔נָהH6790Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularwent overוְעָלָ֥הH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularto the southמִנֶּ֖גֶבH5045Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .לְקָדֵ֣שׁH6947Prepositionof Kadesh-barneaבַּרְנֵ֑עַH6947Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singularran pastוְעָבַ֤רH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularHezronחֶצְרוֹן֙H2696Noun - proper - feminine singularup toוְעָלָ֣הH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularAddarאַדָּ֔רָהH146Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularand curvedוְנָסַ֖בH5437Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulartoward Karkaהַקַּרְקָֽעָה׃H7173Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Or the Ascent of Scorpions or Scorpion Pass
Verse 4

Original words

It proceededוְעָבַ֣רH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularto Azmonעַצְמ֗וֹנָהH6111Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular. . .וְיָצָא֙H3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularjoined the Brookנַ֣חַלH5158Noun - masculine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְהָיָהH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluraland endedתֹּצְא֥וֹתH8444Noun - feminine plural construct. . .הַגְּב֖וּלH1366Article | Noun - masculine singular constructat the Seaיָ֑מָּהH3220Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularThisזֶה־H2088Pronoun - masculine singularwasיִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartheirלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluralsouthernנֶֽגֶב׃H5045Noun - feminine singularborderגְּב֥וּלH1366Noun - masculine singular construct

BSB notes

  • That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea; also in verses 11, 12, and 47
  • LXX; Hebrew your

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