And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looketh southward;
WEB
Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
YLT
and to them the south border is at the extremity of the salt sea, from the bay which is looking southward;
DBT
And their southern border was from the end of the salt sea, from the tongue that turns southward;
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