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Joshua 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:

KJV

Azotus cum vicis et villulis suis. Gaza cum vicis et villulis suis, usque ad torrentem Ægypti, et mare magnum terminus ejus.

Vulgate

Ἀσειεδὼθ καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῆς καὶ αἱ ἐπαύλεις αὐτῆς· Γάζα καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῆς καὶ αἱ ἐπαύλεις αὐτῆς ἕως τοῦ χειμάρρου Αἰγύπτου· καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ἡ μεγάλη διορίζει.

LXX

Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; unto the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof.

ASV

אַשְׁדּ֞וֹד בְּנוֹתֶ֣י/הָ וַ/חֲצֵרֶ֗י/הָ עַזָּ֥ה בְּנוֹתֶ֥י/הָ וַ/חֲצֵרֶ֖י/הָ עַד נַ֣חַל מִצְרָ֑יִם וְ/הַ/יָּ֥ם ה/גבול הַ/גָּד֖וֹל וּ/גְבֽוּל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד
'shdvd
proper_noun · 17×
בַּת
bt
noun · 585×
גְּב֣וּל
gbvl
noun · 239×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
ה
h
noun · 393×
הֶֽן
hn
noun · 190×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
נַ֣חַל
nchl
noun · 140×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
עַזָּ֑ה
'zh
proper_noun · 21×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Josh 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.
  • Josh 15:12 — And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
  • Judg 16:1 — Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
  • 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.