Joshua 15 · Verse 3

Joshua 15:3

And it went out to the south side to Maaleh–acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh–barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
Joshua 15:3, King James Version

Joshua 15:3 in other translations

BSBproceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.
WEBand 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 toward Karka;
ASVand 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;
YLTand 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,
DARBYand 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,
BBEFrom 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:
WebsterAnd 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:

What does Joshua 15:3 mean?

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

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Maaleh-acrabbim - The ascent of the Mount of Scorpions, probably so called from the multitude of those animals found in that place. Kadesh-barnea - This place was called Enmishpat, Gen 14:7. It was on the edge of the wilderness of Paran, and about twenty-four miles from Hebron. Here Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, died; and here Moses and Aaron rebelled against the Lord; hence the place was called Meribah-Kadesh, or the contention of Kadesh. Karkaa - Supposed to be the Coracea of Ptolemy, in Arabia Petraea. - Calmet.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 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.

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Joshua 15:3 in the original Hebrew

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וְ֠יָצָאVe.ya.tza'and it goes outH3318
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מִנֶּ֜גֶבmi.Ne.gevfrom [the] southH5045
לְמַעֲלֵ֤הle.ma.'a.Lehof [the] ascent ofH4608
עַקְרַבִּים֙'ak.ra.BimscorpionsH4610
וְעָ֣בַרve.'A.varand it passes onH5674
צִ֔נָהTzi.nahZin towardsH6790
וְעָלָ֥הve.'a.Lahand it goes upH5927
מִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevfrom [the] southH5045
לְקָדֵ֣שׁle.ka.Deshof KadeshH6947
בַּרְנֵ֑עַbar.Ne.a'BarneaH6947
וְעָבַ֤רve.'a.Varand it passes onH5674
חֶצְרוֹן֙chetz.rOnHezronH2696
וְעָלָ֣הve.'a.Lahand it goes upH5927
אַדָּ֔רָה'a.Da.rahAddar towardsH146
וְנָסַ֖בve.na.Savand it turnsH5437
הַקַּרְקָֽעָה\׃ha.kar.Ka.'ah<the> Karka towardsH7173

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 15:3

  • Numbers 34:4

    And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh–barnea, and shall go on to Hazar–addar, and pass on to Azmon:

  • Judges 1:36

    And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

  • Genesis 14:7

    And they returned, and came to En–mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon–tamar.

  • Numbers 20:1

    Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

  • Numbers 32:8

    Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh–barnea to see the land.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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 Petræa Eusebius places a castle called Carcaria at the distance of a day's journey from Petra.

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Context

  • Joshua 15:2

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

  • Joshua 15:3

    And it went out to the south side to Maaleh–acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh–barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

  • 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.

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Joshua 15:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y salía hacia el mediodía á la subida de Acrabim, pasando hasta Zin; y subiendo por el mediodía hasta Cades-barnea, pasaba á Hebrón, y subiendo por Addar daba vuelta á Carca;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et elle sortait vers le midi de la montée d’Akrabbim, et passait vers Tsin, et montait au midi de Kadès-Barnéa, et passait à Hetsron, et montait vers Addar, et tournait vers Karkaa,
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sie lief aus südwärts von der Anhöhe Akrabbim und ging hinüber nach Zin, und sie stieg hinauf südlich von Kades-Barnea und ging hinüber nach Hezron, und sie stieg hinauf nach Addar und wandte sich nach Karka,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Egrediturque contra ascensum Scorpionis, et pertransit in Sina: ascenditque in Cadesbarne, et pervenit in Esron, ascendens ad Addar, et circuiens Carcaa,