Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Their south border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south.
King James Version
And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
Holman Bible
Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay
International Standard Version
then from the southern end of the Dead Sea, that is, from the bay that orients toward the Negev,
A Conservative Version
And their south border was from the outermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward.
American Standard Version
And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looketh southward;
Amplified
Their southern border was from the lower end of the Salt (Dead) Sea, from the bay that turns southward.
Bible in Basic English
Their south limit was from the farthest part of the Salt Sea, from the inlet looking to the south:
Darby Translation
And their southern border was from the end of the salt sea, from the tongue that turns southward;
Julia Smith Translation
And the south bound shall be to them from the extremity of the salt sea from the tongue turning south.
King James 2000
And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that faces southward:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay facing southward;
Modern King James verseion
And their south border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And their south coasts were from the brink of the salt sea and from a certain point of the sea that leaneth southward.
NET Bible
Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
New Heart English Bible
Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;
The Emphasized Bible
so their south boundary beginneth at the end of the Salt Sea, - from the bay that turneth to the south;
Webster
And their south border was from the shore of the salt-sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
World English Bible
Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;
Youngs Literal Translation
and to them the south border is at the extremity of the salt sea, from the bay which is looking southward;
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 15:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Allotment Of Judah
1 The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south. 2 Their south border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south. 3 It goes out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, turns about to Karka,
Cross References
Genesis 14:3
And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
Numbers 34:3
your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin alongside Edom, and your southern border shall run from the end of the Salt Sea on the east.
Joshua 3:16
the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho.
Isaiah 11:15
And the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt, and will wave his hand over the River with his scorching breath, and strike it into seven channels, and he will lead people across in sandals.
Ezekiel 47:8
And he said to me, "This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, and enters the sea; when the water flows into the sea, the water will become fresh.
Ezekiel 47:18
"On the east side, the boundary shall run between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar. This shall be the east side.