Joshua 15 · Verse 4

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.

Joshua 15:4, King James Version

Joshua 15:4 in other translations

BSB	It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
WEB	and it passed along to Azmon, went out at the brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.
ASV	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.
YLT	and passed over to Azmon, and gone out at the brook of Egypt, and the outgoings of the border have been at the sea; this is to you the south border.
DARBY	and passed on to Azmon, and went out by the torrent of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. That shall be your border southward.
BBE	Then on to Azmon, ending at the stream of Egypt: and the end of the limit is at the sea; this will be your limit on the south.
Webster	From thence it passed towards Azmon, and went out to the river of Egypt; and the limits of that border were at the sea: this shall be your south limit.

What does Joshua 15:4 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 4 Toward Azmon - This was the last city they possessed toward Egypt. The river of Egypt - The most eastern branch of the river Nile. See on Jos 13:3 (note). But there is much reason to doubt whether any branch of the Nile be meant, and whether the promised land extended to that river. On this subject it is impossible to decide either way.

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 15:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעָבַ֣רve.'a.Varand it passes onH5674

עַצְמ֗וֹנָהatz.Mo.nahAzmon towardsH6111

וְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'and it goes outH3318

נַ֣חַלNa.chal[the] wadi ofH5158

מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

וְהָי֛וּve.ha.yahand they areH1961

תֹּצְא֥וֹתto.tze.'ot[the] extremities ofH8444

הַגְּב֖וּלha.ge.Vulthe territoryH1366

יָ֑מָּהYa.mahwest -wardH3220

זֶה\־zeh-thisH2088

יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961

לָכֶ֖םla.Khemof you

גְּב֥וּלge.Vulborder ofH1366

נֶֽגֶב\׃Ne.gev[the] southH5045

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

Cross references for Joshua 15:4

Numbers 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.
Joshua 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, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
Exodus 23:31
And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
Genesis 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:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Azmon.The last city they possessed towards Egypt; east of the River of Egypt or Rhinocorura.
Nu 34:5
river.
13:3; Ex 23:31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

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.
Joshua 15:5
And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:

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Joshua 15:4 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	De allí pasaba á Azmón, y salía al arroyo de Egipto; y sale este término al occidente. Este pues os será el término del mediodía.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	et passait vers Atsmon, et sortait au torrent d’Égypte; et la frontière aboutissait à la mer. Telle sera votre frontière au midi.
German Elberfelder 1871	und sie ging hinüber nach Azmon und lief aus an dem Bache Ägyptens; und der Ausgang der Grenze war nach dem Meere hin. Das soll eure Südgrenze sein. -
Latin Clementine Vulgate	atque inde pertransiens in Asemona, et perveniens ad torrentem Ægypti: eruntque termini ejus mare magnum. Hic erit finis meridianæ plagæ.