Bible Strands
Joshua 18:15
On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the territorial boundaries as the land is apportioned to the tribes. The narrator outlines the southern limit during the ongoing division process.
The words — פְּאַת (pe'at) means edge or side, and נֶגְבָּה (negevah) means south. These terms locate the border's origin and its initial directional movement.
The thread — Joshua 15:9 cites the Waters of Nephtoah when mapping the Judahite boundary. The same spring appears here to maintain consistent geographic markers across tribal allotments.
Why it lands — The text states a measured boundary line from Kiriath-jearim to a specific spring. It requires the reader to verify inheritance claims against fixed physical landmarks.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath–jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
Cross-references
- Joshua 15:9 From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).