KJV King James Version
And 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.
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Joshua 15:12
And 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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.
WEB World English Bible
The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families.
ASV American Standard Version
And the west border was to the great sea, and the border thereof. This is the border of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the west border is to the great sea, and its border; this is the border of the sons of Judah round about for their families.
Surrounding context — Joshua 15
9 And 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:
10 And 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:
11 And 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.
12 And 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.
13 And 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.
14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher.
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וּגְב֣וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryיָ֔םH3220 · yamseaהַיָּ֥מָּהH3220 · yamseaהַגָּד֖וֹלH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeוּגְב֑וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryזֶ֠הH2088 · zehthisגְּב֧וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיְהוּדָ֛הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahסָבִ֖יבH5439 · sa.vivaroundלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃H4940 · mish.pa.chahfamily
Cross-references
Ezekiel 47:20The west side also [shall be] the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This [is] the west side.Joshua 15:47Ashdod 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]:Numbers 34:6-7And [as for] the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.Deuteronomy 11:24Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
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