Joshua 15:3
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New International Version (©1984)
crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
and goes south of the Akrabbim Pass. It then passes Zin and goes up south of Kadesh Barnea. From there it goes to Hezron, up to Addar, around to Karka,

King James Bible
And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

American King James Version
And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side to Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

American Standard Version
and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka;

Bible in Basic English
From there it goes south of the slope up to Akrabbim, and on to Zin, then south past Kadesh-barnea, and on by Hezron and up to Addar, turning in the direction of Karka:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it goeth out towards the ascent of the Scorpion, and passeth on to Sina: and ascendeth into Cadesbarne, and reacheth into Esron, going up to Addar, and compassing Carcaa.

Darby Bible Translation
and it went out south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed on to Zin, and went up on the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed to Hezron, and went up toward Addar, and turned toward Karkaah,

English Revised Version
and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka:

Webster's Bible Translation
And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended on the south side to Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

World English Bible
and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh Barnea, and passed along by Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka;

Young's Literal Translation
and it hath gone out unto the south to Maaleh-Akrabbim, and passed over to Zin, and gone up on the south to Kadesh-Barnea, and passed over to Hezron, and gone up to Adar, and turned round to Karkaa,

Geneva Study Bible

And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

King James Translators' Notes

Maalehacrebbim: or, the going up to Acrabbim

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

3. Maaleh-akrabbim-Hebrew, "the ascent of scorpions"; a pass in the "bald mountain" (see on [193]Jos 11:17), probably much infested by these venomous reptiles.

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 15:2 Their south border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south.
Joshua 15:4 It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border. (NASB ©1995)

Adar Addar Akrabbim Akrab'bim Ascended Ascent Barnea Compass Continued Crossed Curved Direction Hezron Kadesh Kadeshbarnea Kadesh-Barnea Ka'desh-Bar'nea Passed Past Proceeded Ran Round Scorpion Side Slope South Southward Turned Turning Turns Zin


And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

Maaleh-acrabbim. or, the going up to Acrabbim Nu 34:4 Jud 1:36

Zin Ge 14:7 Nu 20:1 32:8

Adar Probably the same as Hazar-addar Nu 34:4

Karkaa Supposed to be the Coracea of Ptolemy, in Arabia Petraea Eusebius places a castle called Cararia at the distance of a day's journey from Petra.

Bible Gateway: Joshua Chapter 15 Verse 3 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

Alphabetical: about Addar Akrabbim and around ascent Barnea by continued crossed curved Hezron it Kadesh Kadesh-barnea Karka of on over Pass past proceeded ran Scorpion south southward the Then to turned up went Zin

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