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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the west border was to the great sea, and the border thereof. This is the border of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.
And the west border is to the great sea, and its border; this is the border of the sons of Judah round about for their families.
— And the west border is the great sea and [its] coast. This is the border of the children of Judah round about, according to their families.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period