Joshua 15:3 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 15:3

proceeded 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.

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ASV

and 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;

KJV

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:

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

That the lot did not at this time so unchangeably determine each tribe, that their portion could neither be increased or diminished; as is manifest, because after Judah's lot was fixed, Simeon's lot was taken out of it, chap. xix, 9, though after the land was more distinctly known and surveyed, it is likely the bounds were more certain and fixed.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְ֠יָצָא	Ve.ya.tza'	and it goes out	H3318 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
מִנֶּ֜גֶב	mi.Ne.gev	from [the] south	H5045 →
לְמַעֲלֵ֤ה	le.ma.'a.Leh	of [the] ascent of	H4608 →
עַקְרַבִּים֙	'ak.ra.Bim	scorpions	H4610 →
וְעָ֣בַר	ve.'A.var	and it passes on	H5674 →
צִ֔נָה	Tzi.nah	Zin towards	H6790 →
וְעָלָ֥ה	ve.'a.Lah	and it goes up	H5927 →
מִנֶּ֖גֶב	mi.Ne.gev	from [the] south	H5045 →
לְקָדֵ֣שׁ	le.ka.Desh	of Kadesh	H6947 →
בַּרְנֵ֑עַ	bar.Ne.a'	Barnea	H6947 →
וְעָבַ֤ר	ve.'a.Var	and it passes on	H5674 →
חֶצְרוֹן֙	chetz.rOn	Hezron	H2696 →
וְעָלָ֣ה	ve.'a.Lah	and it goes up	H5927 →
אַדָּ֔רָה	'a.Da.rah	Addar towards	H146 →
וְנָסַ֖ב	ve.na.Sav	and it turns	H5437 →
הַקַּרְקָֽעָה׃	ha.kar.Ka.'ah	<the> Karka towards	H7173 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 14:7
Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 20:2
  Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
- Genesis 20:1
  Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
Through
Numbers 20:1
In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
leads to
- Numbers 13:21
  So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
- Exodus 15:20
  Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
- Numbers 33:36
  They set out from Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.
- Numbers 26:59
  and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
Through
Numbers 34:4
cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,
leads to
- Numbers 32:8
  This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
- Numbers 13:26
  and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit…

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

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06About Joshua

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Joshua