Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation The southern boundary began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim. From that western point it ran to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah, English Standard Version And the southern side begins at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim. And the boundary goes from there to Ephron, to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. Berean Standard Bible On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah. King James Bible 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: New King James Version The south side began at the end of Kirjath Jearim, and the border extended on the west and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. New American Standard Bible Then the south side was from the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border went westward and went to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah. NASB 1995 Then the south side was from the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border went westward and went to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah. NASB 1977 Then the south side was from the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border went westward and went to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah. Legacy Standard Bible Then the south side was from the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border went out westward and went out to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah. Amplified Bible The southern side was from the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border went on westward and went to the source of the waters of Nephtoah. Christian Standard Bible The south side began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border extended westward; it went to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah. Holman Christian Standard Bible The south side began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border extended westward; it went to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah. American Standard Version And the south quarter was from the uttermost part of Kiriath-jearim; and the border went out westward, and went out to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah; Contemporary English Version Benjamin's southern border started at the edge of Kiriath-Jearim and went east to the ruins and on to Nephtoah Spring. English Revised Version And the south quarter was from the uttermost part of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out westward, and went out to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah: GOD'S WORD® Translation The southern border begins just outside Kiriath Jearim and goes west, to the springs of Nephtoah. Good News Translation The southern border started on the edge of Kiriath Jearim and went to the Springs of Nephtoah. International Standard Version The southern boundary began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim, proceeding from there to Ephron and then to the spring at the Nephtoah Waters. Majority Standard Bible On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah. NET Bible The southern side started on the edge of Kiriath Jearim and extended westward to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. New Heart English Bible The south quarter was from the farthest part of Kiriath Jearim. The border went out westward, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. Webster's Bible Translation And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjah-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah: World English Bible The south quarter was from the farthest part of Kiriath Jearim. The border went out westward, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the south quarter [is] from the end of Kirjath-Jearim, and the border has gone out westward, and has gone out to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah; Young's Literal Translation And the south quarter is from the end of Kirjath-Jearim, and the border hath gone out westward, and gone out unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah; Smith's Literal Translation And the south side from the extremity of the City of Forests, and the bound went out to the sea, and went out to the fountain of water of Neptitoah: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut on the south side the border goeth out from part of Cariathiarim towards the sea, and cometh to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoa. Catholic Public Domain Version But to the south, the border goes on from the part of Kiriath-jearim toward the sea, and it continues as far as the Fountain of the waters of Nephtoah. New American Bible The southern boundary began at the limits of Kiriath-jearim and projected to the spring at Nephtoah. New Revised Standard Version The southern side begins at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim; and the boundary goes from there to Ephron, to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the southern boundary was from the end of Koriath-narin, and the border went out to the sea, and went out to the fountain of waters of Naphtali: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the side of the south from the end of Quryath Nahrayn, and the border to the sea went out, and it went out into the Spring of waters of Naphtali OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the south side was from the uttermost part of Kiriath-jearim, and the border went out westward, and went out to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the south side on the part of Cariath-Baal; and the borders shall go across to Gasin, to the fountain of the water of Naphtho. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Benjamin's Inheritance…14On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side. 15On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah. 16Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.… Cross References Numbers 34:2-5 “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries: / Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, / 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, ... Deuteronomy 3:12-17 So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities. / To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. ... Joshua 15:1-12 Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary: / Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea, / 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. ... Ezekiel 47:13-20 This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance. / This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, ... Genesis 49:13 Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon. Judges 1:18-19 And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory. / The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron. 1 Kings 4:21 And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. 2 Chronicles 9:26 He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. Isaiah 33:17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar. Jeremiah 31:17 So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land. Matthew 4:13-16 Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, / to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— ... Mark 7:31 Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. Luke 4:14-15 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region. / He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone. John 4:3-5 He left Judea and returned to Galilee. / Now He had to pass through Samaria. / So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Acts 9:31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit. Treasury of Scripture 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: Nephtoah Joshua 15:9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim: Jump to Previous Border Edge End Ephron Extreme Jearim Kiriath Kiriath-Jearim Kir'iath-Je'arim Kirjathjearim Kirjath-Jearim Line Nephtoah Nephto'ah Outskirts Part Point Quarter Side South Southern Spring Uttermost Waters West WestwardJump to Next Border Edge End Ephron Extreme Jearim Kiriath Kiriath-Jearim Kir'iath-Je'arim Kirjathjearim Kirjath-Jearim Line Nephtoah Nephto'ah Outskirts Part Point Quarter Side South Southern Spring Uttermost Waters West WestwardJoshua 18 1. The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh2. The remainder of the land is described, and divided into seven parts 10. Joshua distributes it by lot 11. The lot and border of Benjamin 21. Their cities On the south side This phrase indicates a specific geographical orientation, which is crucial in understanding the territorial boundaries being described. In the context of ancient Israel, directions were often given in relation to the cardinal points, which were significant for tribal allocations. The south side here refers to the southern boundary of the land being described, emphasizing the precision with which God allocated the land to the tribes of Israel. This precision reflects God's order and intentionality in His promises and provisions. the border began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim and extended to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah Hebrew On the southנֶ֕גְבָּה (neḡ·bāh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5045: South country, the Negeb, south side וּפְאַת־ (ū·p̄ə·’aṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremity the border הַגְּבוּל֙ (hag·gə·ḇūl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed began at the outskirts מִקְצֵ֖ה (miq·ṣêh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7097: End, extremity of Kiriath-jearim יְעָרִ֑ים (yə·‘ā·rîm) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7157: Kiriath-jearim -- 'city of forests', a city given to Judah, then to Benjamin and extended וְיָצָ֤א (wə·yā·ṣā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim westward יָ֔מָּה (yām·māh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the spring מַעְיַ֖ן (ma‘·yan) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4599: A fountain, a source at the Waters מֵ֥י (mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen of Nephtoah. נֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃ (nep̄·tō·w·aḥ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5318: Nephtoah -- a place on the border of Judah and Benjamin Links Joshua 18:15 NIVJoshua 18:15 NLT Joshua 18:15 ESV Joshua 18:15 NASB Joshua 18:15 KJV Joshua 18:15 BibleApps.com Joshua 18:15 Biblia Paralela Joshua 18:15 Chinese Bible Joshua 18:15 French Bible Joshua 18:15 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 18:15 The south quarter was from the farthest (Josh. 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