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 (A)the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. 18 Then it passed along toward the north side of [a]Arabah, and went down to Arabah. 19 And the border passed along to the north side of Beth Hoglah; then [b]the border ended at the north bay at the (B)Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.

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Footnotes

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

17 It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth,(A) which faces the Pass of Adummim,(B) and ran down to the Stone of Bohan(C) son of Reuben. 18 It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah[a](D) and on down into the Arabah.(E) 19 It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah(F) and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea,(G) 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