The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
- BSB And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.
- NKJV The west border was the coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families.
- NASB The western border was at the Great Sea, even its coastline. This is the border around the sons of Judah according to their families.
- NLT The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries for the clans of the tribe of Judah.
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Quick answer
The west border is the Mediterranean coastline; this completes Judah's borders by clans. The full territory has now been outlined.
Overview
The great sea forms the natural western limit of Judah's allotment. With all four borders described, the tribe's inheritance is firmly defined. This careful record assured every family of its rightful place in the land God had sworn to give.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ezek 47:20The west side shall be the great sea, from the south border as far as over against the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.
- Num 34:6–7“‘For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border.
- Josh 15:47Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with its coastline.
- Deut 11:24Every place whereon the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even to the western sea shall be your border.
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