Parallel Verses
Amplified
Their southern border was from the lower end of the Salt (Dead) Sea, from the bay that turns southward.
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;
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 Now the lot (allotment) for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached [southward to] the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at its most southern part. 2 Their southern border was from the lower end of the Salt (Dead) Sea, from the bay that turns southward. 3 Then it proceeded southward to the ascent of Akrabbim and continued along to Zin, and then went by the south of Kadesh-barnea and continued along to Hezron, and went up to Addar and turned about to Karka.
Cross References
Genesis 14:3
All of these [kings] joined together [as allies] in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Sea of Salt).
Numbers 34:3
your southern region shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern boundary from the end of the Salt (Dead) Sea eastward.
Joshua 3:16
the waters which were flowing down from above stopped and rose up in one mass a great distance away at
Isaiah 11:15
And the Lord will utterly destroy
The tongue of the
And with His scorching wind
He will wave His hand over the River;
He will strike and divide it into seven channels
And make [it possible for] people [to] walk over in sandals.
Ezekiel 47:8
Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah (the Jordan Valley); then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the Dead Sea shall be healed and become fresh.
Ezekiel 47:18
“The east side, from between Hauran, Damascus, Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border to the eastern sea you shall measure. This is the east side.