From there it passed to Azmon until it finally reached the Brook of Egypt, which it followed to the Mediterranean Sea. This was their southern boundary.
Parallel translations
- WEB and it passed along to Azmon, went out at the brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.
- KJV From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.
- BSB It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
- NKJV From there it passed toward Azmon and went out to the Brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border.
- NASB It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border.
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Quick answer
The southern border continues to Azmon and the brook of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This completes Judah's southern line.
Overview
The brook of Egypt (the Wadi el-Arish) formed the recognized southwestern limit of the promised land (Numbers 34:5). By detailing the boundary's end at the sea, the text shows the fullness of the territory God granted. The precise survey underscores that the Lord's gift was generous and definite.
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- Num 34:5The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.
- Josh 13:3from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,
- Exod 23:31I will set your border from the Red Sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.
- Gen 15:18In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
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