Joshua 15:1
The allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah, by their clans, extended to the southern boundary, reaching the Edom border and the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev at its southernmost point.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
This then was the allocation for the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; reaching to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin southward was the farthest part of the southern coast.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
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.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The lot of the trybe of the children of Iuda amonge their kynreds, was ye coaste of Edom by the wyldernesse of Zin, which borderth southwarde on the edge of the south coutrees.
Geneva Bible (1560)
This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Iudah by their families: euen to the border of Edom and the wildernesse of Zin, Southward on the Southcoast.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
This was the lot of the tribe of the children of Iuda by their kinreds, euen to the border of Edom in the wildernesse of Zin southwarde, euen from the vtmost parte of the south coast.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ [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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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;
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Now the part of the land marked out for the children of Judah by families, went up to the edge of Edom, as far as the waste land of Zin to the south, to the farthest point of it on the south.
World English Bible (2000)
The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.
NET Bible® (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.
Referenced Verses
- Num 26:55-56 : 55 But the division of the land is to be determined by lot; they will receive their inheritance based on the names of their ancestral tribes. 56 Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller groups alike.
- Num 33:36-37 : 36 They journeyed from Ezion-geber and camped in the Wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. 37 They departed from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the edge of the land of Edom.
- Num 34:3-5 : 3 Your southern boundary will begin at the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom, and from the eastern end of the Salt Sea. 4 Then the boundary will turn south to the ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and extend southward to Kadesh-barnea. It will then go out to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon. 5 From Azmon, the boundary will turn to the Wadi of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.
- Josh 14:2 : 2 Their inheritance was assigned by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.
- Ezek 47:19 : 19 On the southern side, it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, along the Wadi of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the southern boundary.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Josh 15:2-54 verses86%
2Their southern border began at the edge of the Salt Sea, from the southern bay of the sea.
3The boundary moved southward to the ascent of Akrabbim, passed through Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh-barnea, passed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karkaa.
4It then passed to Azmon and continued to the Brook of Egypt, with its boundary reaching the Mediterranean Sea. This was the southern boundary.
5The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea, up to the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the northern bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
- Josh 15:20-212 verses84%
20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Judah, by their clans.
21The southernmost cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the boundary of Edom in the Negev were Kabzeel, Eder, and Jagur.
- Josh 15:10-123 verses82%
10The boundary turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed by Timnah.
11It continued to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed by Mount Baalah, and went on to Jabneel, ending at the sea.
12The western boundary was the coastline of the Great Sea. This was the boundary around the clans of the descendants of Judah.
- Num 34:3-42 verses78%
3Your southern boundary will begin at the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom, and from the eastern end of the Salt Sea.
4Then the boundary will turn south to the ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and extend southward to Kadesh-barnea. It will then go out to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon.
- Josh 18:11-122 verses75%
11The lot of the tribe of Benjamin, according to their clans, came up. The territory allotted to their lot lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph.
12Their northern boundary began at the Jordan, ascended to the northern slope of Jericho, went up to the hill country westward, and ended at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
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19On the southern side, it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, along the Wadi of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the southern boundary.
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7Next to the territory of Reuben, from the eastern border to the western border: Judah, one portion.
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34The border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor, continued to Hukkok, touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrise.
- Josh 19:9-113 verses74%
9The inheritance of the descendants of Simeon was part of the territory of the descendants of Judah, because the portion for the descendants of Judah was too large for them. So the descendants of Simeon received an inheritance within Judah's territory.
10The third lot came up for the descendants of Zebulun by their families. The border of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid.
11Their border went up westward to Maralah, touched Dabbesheth, and reached the brook that is in front of Jokneam.
- 74%
1The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the descendants of Simeon by their families. Their inheritance was within the inheritance of the descendants of Judah.
- Josh 18:14-152 verses74%
14The boundary turned around on the western side, curving to the south, facing the mountain that lies in front of Beth-horon to the south, and ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town of the sons of Judah. This was the western boundary.
15The southern boundary began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah.
- 74%
5Divide the land into seven portions. Judah will remain in its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory in the north.
- Deut 34:2-32 verses74%
2all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea,
3the Negev and the whole region of the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.
- 74%
9Afterward, the men of Judah went down to fight the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev, and the lowland.
- Josh 18:19-202 verses73%
19The boundary passed along to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and ended at the northern bay of the Salt Sea at the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.
20The Jordan formed its eastern boundary. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to its boundaries and clans.
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65From the tribe of Gad, they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands.
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9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they gave the following cities by name.
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1The lot for the sons of Joseph went out from the Jordan at Jericho, eastward to the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, and ascended from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.
- 71%
12The boundary will then follow down the Jordan River and end at the Salt Sea. This will define the land with its borders on all sides.
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4From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorites.
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16The descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the City of Palms to the wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went and lived among the people there.
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3He also ruled over the Arabah to the east, from the Sea of Kinnereth to the Salt Sea, eastward along the way to Beth Jeshimoth, and to the south at the base of the slopes of the Pisgah.
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15This will be the boundary of the land: On the northern side, it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad.
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26Next to the territory of Issachar, from the eastern boundary to the western boundary: Zebulun, one portion.
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27In the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon—the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, along with the Jordan and its boundary, reaching as far as the edge of the Sea of Kinnereth on the eastern side of the Jordan.
- Josh 19:16-172 verses70%
16This was the inheritance of the descendants of Zebulun by their families—these cities with their villages.
17The fourth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Issachar, according to their families.
- Ezek 48:28-292 verses70%
28Next to the territory of Gad, toward the southern boundary, shall be the area from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh, along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea.
29This is the land you shall divide as an inheritance for the tribes of Israel, and these shall be their portions, declares the Lord GOD.
- Num 1:26-272 verses70%
26The descendants of Judah were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.
27The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.
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4Your territory will stretch from the wilderness and this Lebanon to the great river, the Euphrates River—all the land of the Hittites—and westward to the Great Sea, where the sun sets.
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21You are to divide this land among the tribes of Israel.
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2The LORD answered, "Judah shall go up. I have given the land into his hand."
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5The territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their clans was as follows: The border of their inheritance on the east began at Ataroth-addar and extended to Upper Beth-horon.
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7It descended from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached Jericho, and ended at the Jordan.
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1These are the territories the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the ancestral tribes allotted to the Israelites.