Joshua 15:2New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Their south border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looked southward:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looketh southward;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And their south border was from the shore of the salt-sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And their southern border was from the end of the salt sea, from the tongue that turns southward;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— so their south boundary beginneth at the end of the Salt Sea,—from the bay that turneth to the south;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and to them the south border is at the extremity of the salt sea, from the bay which is looking southward;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Its beginning was from the top of the most salt sea, and from the bay thereof, that looketh to the south.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And their South border was the salt Sea coast, from the point that looketh Southward.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And their South border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh Southward.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And their south border was from the southern end of the Salt Sea, and from thence went up to the bay that faces southward;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And their borders were from the south as far as a part of the salt sea from the high country that extends southward.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: |
And their south
5045 {5045} Primeנֶגֶבnegeb{neh'-gheb}
From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south (from its drought); specifically the negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine).
border
1366 {1366} Primeגְּבוּלg@buwl{gheb-ool'}
From H1379; properly a cord (as twisted), that is, (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed.
was
x1961 (1961) Complementהָיָהhayah{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
from the shore
7097 {7097} Primeקָצֶהqatseh{kaw-tseh'}
The second form is negative only; from H7096; an extremity (used in a great variety of applications and idioms; compare H7093).
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
of the salt
4417 {4417} Primeמֶּלַחmelach{meh'-lakh}
From H4414; properly powder, that is, (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved).
sea,
3220 {3220} Primeיָםyam{yawm}
From an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article) the Mediterranean; sometimes a large river, or an artificial basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south.
from
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
the bay
3956 {3956} Primeלָשׁוֹןlashown{law-shone'}
From H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water).
that looketh
6437 {6437} Primeפָּנָהpanah{paw-naw'}
A primitive root; to turn; by implication to face, that is, appear, look, etc.
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
southward:
5045 {5045} Primeנֶגֶבnegeb{neh'-gheb}
From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south (from its drought); specifically the negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine). |
Joshua 15:2
_ _ the bay — Hebrew, “tongue.” It pushes its waters out in this form to a great distance [Robinson]. |
Joshua 15:2
The bay — Heb. the tongue: either a creek or arm of that sea; or a promontory, which by learned authors is sometimes called a tongue. Every sea is salt, but this had an extraordinary saltness, the effect of that fire and brimstone which destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah: the ruins of which lie buried at the bottom of this dead water, which never was moved itself by any tides, nor had any living thing in it. |
Joshua 15:2
And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the (a) bay that looketh southward:
(a) The Hebrew word signifies tongue, by which it means either the arm of the sea that comes into the land, or a rock, or cape that goes into the sea. |
- the salt sea:
Joshua 3:16 That 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.
Genesis 14:3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
Numbers 34:3 Then 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:
Ezekiel 47:8 Then 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.
Ezekiel 47:18 And 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.
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- bay:
- Heb. tongue,
Isaiah 11:15 And 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.
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