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Joshua 15:4

From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.

KJV

atque inde pertransiens in Asemona, et perveniens ad torrentem Ægypti : eruntque termini ejus mare magnum. Hic erit finis meridianæ plagæ.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐκπορεύεται ἐπὶ Σελμῶναν, καὶ διεκβαλεῖ ἕως φάραγγος Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἔσται αὐτοῦ ἡ διέξοδος τῶν ὁρίων ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν· τοῦτό ἐστιν αὐτῶν ὅρια ἀπὸ λιβός.

LXX

and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border.

ASV

וְ/עָבַ֣ר עַצְמ֗וֹנָ/ה וְ/יָצָא֙ נַ֣חַל מִצְרַ֔יִם ו/היה וְ/הָי֛וּ תֹּצְא֥וֹת הַ/גְּב֖וּל יָ֑מָּ/ה זֶה יִהְיֶ֥ה לָ/כֶ֖ם גְּב֥וּל נֶֽגֶב

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גְּב֣וּל
gbvl
noun · 239×
ה
h
noun · 393×
ה
h
noun · 111×
ה
h
proper_noun · 3×
ו
v
noun · 25×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
נַ֣חַל
nchl
noun · 140×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 15:18 — In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
  • Josh 13:3 — From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, th
  • Josh 15:47 — Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:
  • Num 34:5 — And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.
  • Num 34:5 — And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.