So this border compasseth from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and goeth out to the cities of mount Ephron: and this border draweth to Baalah which is [a]Kirjath Jearim.

10 Then this border compasseth from Baalah Westward unto mount Seir, and goeth along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon on the North side: it cometh down to Beth Shemesh, and goeth to Timnah.

11 Also this border goeth out unto the side of Ekron Northward: and this border draweth to Shicron, and goeth along to mount Baalah, and stretcheth unto Jabneel: and the ends of this coast are unto the [b]Sea.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 15:9 Or, the city of wood.
  2. Joshua 15:11 Meaning, toward Syria.

From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah,(A) came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah(B) (that is, Kiriath Jearim).(C) 10 Then it curved westward from Baalah(D) to Mount Seir,(E) ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh(F) and crossed to Timnah.(G) 11 It went to the northern slope of Ekron,(H) turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah(I) and reached Jabneel.(J) The boundary ended at the sea.

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