Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay[a] and went south of the Scorpions’ Ascent, proceeded to Zin, ascended to the south of Kadesh-barnea, passed Hezron, ascended to Addar, and turned to Karka. It proceeded to Azmon and to the Brook of Egypt(A) and so the border ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This is your[b] southern border.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:2 Lit Sea at the tongue that turns southward
  2. 15:4 LXX reads their

Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,(A) crossed south of Scorpion Pass,(B) continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea.(C) Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. It then passed along to Azmon(D) and joined the Wadi of Egypt,(E) ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their[a] southern boundary.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 15:4 Septuagint; Hebrew your