15 The southern side began at the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim on the west, and the boundary came out at the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.(A) 16 The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim.(B) It continued down the Hinnom Valley(C) along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.(D) 17 It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth,(E) which faces the Pass of Adummim,(F) and ran down to the Stone of Bohan(G) son of Reuben. 18 It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah[a](H) and on down into the Arabah.(I) 19 It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah(J) and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea,(K) at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 18:18 Septuagint; Hebrew slope facing the Arabah

15 And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:

16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,

17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,

18 And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:

19 And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.

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15 The south side began at the end of Kirjath Jearim, and the border extended on the west and went out to (A)the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. 16 Then the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before (B)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is in the Valley of the [a]Rephaim on the north, descended to the Valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite city on the south, and descended to (C)En Rogel. 17 And it went around from the north, went out to En Shemesh, and extended toward Geliloth, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, and descended to (D)the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. 18 Then it passed along toward the north side of [b]Arabah, and went down to Arabah. 19 And the border passed along to the north side of Beth Hoglah; then [c]the border ended at the north bay at the (E)Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 18:16 Lit. Giants
  2. Joshua 18:18 Beth Arabah, Josh. 15:6; 18:22
  3. Joshua 18:19 Lit. the goings out of the border were