Joshua 15:2–3
And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
And their South border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the †bay that looketh Southward.
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- †Hebrew wordingHebr. tongue.
And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
And it went out to the Southside to ‖Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended vp on the Southside vnto Kadesh-Barnea: and passed along to Hezron, and went vp to Adar, and fetched a compasse to Karkaa.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, the going vp to Acrabbim
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- Ezekiel 47:8Rank 1 from verse 2
8Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
8‖Then said he vnto me, These waters issue out toward the East country, and go downe into the desert, and goe into the sea: which being brought foorth into the sea, the waters shalbe healed.
- Genesis 14:3Rank 2 from verse 2
- Isaiah 11:15Rank 3 from verse 2
15And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
15†And the LORD shall vtterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea, and with his mighty wind shall hee shake his hand ouer the riuer, and shall smite it in the seuen streames, and make men goe ouer dry-shod.
- Ezekiel 47:18Rank 4 from verse 2
18And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.
18†And the East side yee shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Iordan, from the border vnto the East sea: & this is the East side.
- Joshua 3:16Rank 5 from verse 2
16That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
16That the waters which came downe from aboue, stood and rose vp vpon an heape very farre, from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came downe toward the sea of the plaine, euen the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed ouer right against Iericho.
- Numbers 34:3Rank 6 from verse 2
3Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
3Then *your South quarter shall be from the wildernesse of Zin, along by the coast of Edom, and your South border shall be the outmost coast of the salt Sea Eastward.
From verse 3
- Numbers 34:4Rank 1 from verse 3
4And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon:
4And your border shal turne from the South to the ascent of Akrabbim, and passe on to Zin: and the going foorth thereof shall be from the South to Kadesh-Barnea, and shall goe on to Hazar-Addar, and passe on to Azmon.
- Judges 1:36Rank 2 from verse 3
- Genesis 14:7Rank 3 from verse 3
7And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.
7And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, & smote all the countrey of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.
- Numbers 20:1Rank 4 from verse 3
1THEN came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
1¶ Then came the children of Israel, euen the whole Congregation, into the desert of Zin, in the first moneth: and the people abode in Kadesh, and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
- Numbers 32:8Rank 5 from verse 3
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Joshua 15:2
The edge, boundary, or limit of a country, region, garment, or object.
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The coast or land adjoining the sea, a large lake, or another large body of water; the edge toward which a vessel may draw.
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A mineral substance used for seasoning or cleansing.
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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.
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Sense 1: An inlet of the sea; a bay tree. Sense 2: A reddish-brown horse.
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Third-person singular present form of look, meaning to direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.
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Joshua 15:3
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: A lateral part, edge, or surface. Sense 2: A party or position in a dispute.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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Onward in a line or course; lengthwise beside or through a place; through the whole way; or extended at full length.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of ascend, meaning to go or rise upward to a higher place.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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Sense 1: Adar, the twelfth month named in Ezra and Esther. Sense 2: The place Adar and the final component of Ataroth-adar in Joshua.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Went for and obtained, brought, summoned, or carried back a person or thing. Sense 2: Turned or travelled around, as in fetching a compass.
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1. To go around, surround, enclose, or encircle. 2. A circuit, circumference, boundary, or roundabout route. 3. An instrument used to mark or draw a circle.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
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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.
1¶ This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Iudah by their families, * euen to the border of Edom; the *wildernesse of Zin Southward, was the vttermost part of the South coast:
2And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
2And their South border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the †bay that looketh Southward.
Selected passage3And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
3And it went out to the Southside to ‖Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended vp on the Southside vnto Kadesh-Barnea: and passed along to Hezron, and went vp to Adar, and fetched a compasse to Karkaa.
Selected passage4From 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.
4 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.