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Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 15:4

and passed over [to] Azmon, and gone out [at] the brook of Egypt, and the outgoings of the border have been at the sea; this is to you the south border.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Azmon;   Egypt;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Judah, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Judah, tribe and kingdom;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Brook;   River of Egypt;   South;   Stream of Egypt;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Azmon;   Canaan;   Nile;   Philistia;   River of Egypt;   Shihor of Egypt;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Azmon;   Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Azmon;   Joshua;   Zin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Azmon ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah territory of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Az'mon;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Azmon;   Brook of Egypt, the;   Rehoboth by the River;   Stream;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Brook;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
It proceeded to Azmon and to the Brook of Egypt and so the border ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This is your southern border.
Hebrew Names Version
and it passed along to `Atzmon, and went out at the brook of Mitzrayim; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border.
King James Version
From 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.
Lexham English Bible
it passes on to Azmon, continues by the wadi of Egypt, and it ends at the sea. This will be your southern border.
English Standard Version
passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary.
New Century Version
It continued to Azmon, the brook of Egypt, and then to the Mediterranean Sea. This was the southern border.
New English Translation
It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, and ended at the sea. This was their southern border.
Amplified Bible
It continued along to Azmon and proceeded to the Brook of Egypt (Wadi el-Arish), and the border ended at the [Mediterranean] sea. This was their southern border.
New American Standard Bible
It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border.
Geneva Bible (1587)
From thence went it along to Azmon, and reached vnto the riuer of Egypt, and the end of that coast was on the Westside: this shall be your South coast.
Legacy Standard Bible
And it passed on to Azmon and went out to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.
Contemporary English Version
and ran along to Azmon. After that, it followed the Egyptian Gorge and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was also Israel's southern border.
Complete Jewish Bible
passed toward ‘Atzmon, and went out at the Vadi of Egypt, with the border ending at the sea; this will be your southern border.
Darby Translation
and passed on to Azmon, and went out by the torrent of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. That shall be your border southward.
Easy-to-Read Version
The border continued to Azmon, the brook of Egypt, and then to the Mediterranean Sea. All that land was on their southern border.
George Lamsa Translation
Then it passed along to Azmon, and went out to the river of Egypt; and the limits of the border were at the sea; this shall be your south boundary.
Good News Translation
went on to Azmon, and followed the stream on the border of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, where the border ended. That was the southern border of Judah.
Literal Translation
and passed on to Azmon, and went out by the torrent of Egypt; and the boundary line was at the sea. This shall be your south border.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& goeth thorow Asmona, and commeth forth to the ryuer of Egipte, so that the see is the ende of ye border. Let this be youre border southwarde.
American Standard Version
and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border.
Bible in Basic English
Then on to Azmon, ending at the stream of Egypt: and the end of the limit is at the sea; this will be your limit on the south.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
From thence went it along to Azmon, and reached vnto the riuer of Egypt, & the ende of that coast was on the westside: This is their south coast.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the Brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea; this shall be your south border.
King James Version (1611)
From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out vnto the riuer of Egypt, and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shalbe your South coast.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they go out to Selmona, and issue at the valley of Egypt; and the termination of its boundaries shall be at the sea: these are their boundaries southward.
English Revised Version
and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border.
Berean Standard Bible
It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and fro thennus it passith in to Asemona, and cometh to the stronde of Egipt; and the termes therof schulen be the greet see; this schal be the ende of the south coost.
Update Bible Version
and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border.
Webster's Bible Translation
[From thence] it passed towards Azmon, and went out to the river of Egypt; and the limits of that border were at the sea: this shall be your south limit.
World English Bible
and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border.
New King James Version
From there it passed toward Azmon and went out to the Brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border.
New Living Translation
From there it passed to Azmon until it finally reached the Brook of Egypt, which it followed to the Mediterranean Sea. This was their southern boundary.
New Life Bible
It went on to Azmon and the river of Egypt and ended at the sea. This was the south side of their land.
New Revised Standard
passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Wadi of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and passeth over to Azmon, and goeth forth at the ravine of Egypt, and so the extensions of the boundary are to the sea. This, shall be your south boundary.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And from thence passing along into Asemona, and reaching the torrent of Egypt: and the bounds thereof shall be the great sea, this shall be the limit of the south coast.
Revised Standard Version
passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.

Contextual Overview

1 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; 2 and to them the south border is at the extremity of the salt sea, from the bay which is looking southward; 3 and it hath gone out unto the south to Maaleh-Akrabbim, and passed over to Zin, and gone up on the south to Kadesh-Barnea, and passed over [to] Hezron, and gone up to Adar, and turned round to Karkaa, 4 and passed over [to] Azmon, and gone out [at] the brook of Egypt, and the outgoings of the border have been at the sea; this is to you the south border. 5 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; 6 and the border hath gone up [to] Beth-Hoglah, and passed over on the north of Beth-Arabah, and the border hath gone up [to] the stone of Bohan son of Reuben: 7 and the border hath gone up towards Debir from the valley of Achor, and northward looking unto Gilgal, which [is] over-against the ascent of Adummim, which [is] on the south of the brook, and the border hath passed over unto the waters of En-Shemesh, and its outgoings have been unto En-Rogel; 8 and the border hath gone up the valley of the son of Hinnom, unto the side of the Jebusite on the south (it [is] Jerusalem), and the border hath gone up unto the top of the hill-country which [is] on the front of the valley of Hinnom westward, which [is] in the extremity of the valley of the Rephaim northward; 9 and the border hath been marked out, from the top of the hill-country unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and hath gone out unto the cities of mount Ephron, and the border hath been marked out [to] Baalah, (it [is] Kirjath-Jearim); 10 and the border hath gone round from Baalah westward, unto mount Seir, and passed over unto the side of mount Jearim (it [is] Chesalon), on the north, and gone down [to] Beth-Shemesh, and passed over to Timnah;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Azmon: The last city they possessed towards Egypt; east of the River of Egypt or Rhinocorura. Numbers 34:5

river: Joshua 13:3, Exodus 23:31

Reciprocal: Genesis 15:18 - from Numbers 34:4 - Hazaraddar Joshua 15:47 - the river 1 Samuel 30:10 - the brook Besor 2 Kings 24:7 - from the river

Cross-References

Genesis 17:16
and I have blessed her, and have also given to thee a son from her; and I have blessed her, and she hath become nations -- kings of peoples are from her.'
Genesis 21:12
and God saith unto Abraham, `Let it not be wrong in thine eyes because of the youth, and because of thy handmaid: all that Sarah saith unto thee -- hearken to her voice, for in Isaac is a seed called to thee.
2 Samuel 7:12
`When thy days are full, and thou hast lain with thy fathers, then I have raised up thy seed after thee which goeth out from thy bowels, and have established his kingdom;
2 Samuel 16:11
And David saith unto Abishai, and unto all his servants, `Lo, my son who came out of my bowels is seeking my life, and also surely now the Benjamite; leave him alone, and let him revile, for Jehovah hath said [so] to him;
2 Chronicles 32:21
and Jehovah sendeth a messenger, and cutteth off every mighty one of valour -- both leader and head -- in the camp of the king of Asshur, and he turneth back with shame of face to his land, and entereth the house of his god, and those coming out of his bowels have caused him to fall there by the sword.
Galatians 4:28
And we, brethren, as Isaac, are children of promise,
Philemon 1:12
whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[From thence] it passed towards Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt,.... In like manner is this coast described,

Numbers 34:5; it is called by Jerom x Asemona, and said to be a city in the desert, to the south of Judah, dividing Egypt, and the lot of the tribe of Judah, leading to the sea:

and the outgoings of that coast were at the sea; the Mediterranean sea; or to the west, as the Targum; this was the utmost border of the tribe of Judah this way:

this shall be your south coast; of the lot that fell to the tribe of Judah.

x De loc. Heb. fol. 87. K.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 15:4. Toward Azmon — This was the last city they possessed toward Egypt.

The river of Egypt — The most eastern branch of the river Nile. Joshua 13:3. But there is much reason to doubt whether any branch of the Nile be meant, and whether the promised land extended to that river. On this subject it is impossible to decide either way.


 
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