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Joshua 15:4-6
New English Translation
Joshua 15:4-6
New English Translation
4 It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt,[a] and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was their[b] southern border.
5 The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth[c] of the Jordan River.[d]
The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan,[e] 6 went up to Beth Hoglah, crossed north of Beth Arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
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- Joshua 15:4 tn Traditionally “the Brook of Egypt,” although a number of recent translations have “the Wadi of Egypt” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV).
- Joshua 15:4 tn The translation follows the LXX at this point. The MT reads, “This will be your southern border.”
- Joshua 15:5 tn Heb “end.”
- Joshua 15:5 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.
- Joshua 15:5 tn Heb “the border on the northern side was from the tongue of the sea, from the end of the Jordan.”
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