Joshua 15:2
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New International Version (©1984)
Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Salt Sea,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Their south border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The southern border starts from the south end of the Dead Sea

King James Bible
And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

American King James Version
And their south border was from the shore 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;

Bible in Basic English
Their south limit was from the farthest part of the Salt Sea, from the inlet looking to the south:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Its beginning was from the top of the most salt sea, and from the bay thereof, that looketh to the south.

Darby Bible Translation
And their southern border was from the end of the salt sea, from the tongue that turns southward;

English Revised Version
And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looked southward:

Webster's Bible Translation
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;

Young's Literal Translation
and to them the south border is at the extremity of the salt sea, from the bay which is looking southward;

Geneva Study Bible

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.

Wesley's Notes

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.

King James Translators' Notes

bay: Heb. tongue

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2. the bay-Hebrew, "tongue." It pushes its waters out in this form to a great distance [Robinson].

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

15:1-12 Joshua allotted to Judah, Ephraim, and the half of Manasseh, their inheritances before they left Gilgal. Afterwards removing to Shiloh, another survey was made, and the other tribes had their portion assigned. In due time all God's people are settled.


Joshua 15:1 Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme south.
Joshua 15:3 Then it proceeded southward to the ascent of Akrabbim and continued to Zin, then went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea and continued to Hezron, and went up to Addar and turned about to Karka. (NASB ©1995)

Bay Border Boundary End Inlet Looks Part Ran Salt Salt-Sea Sea Shore South Southern Southward Started Tongue Turns Uttermost


And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

the salt sea Jos 3:16 Ge 14:3 Nu 34:3 Eze 47:8,18

bay [heb] tongue Isa 11:15

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