Joshua 15:3

“and it went out south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned to Karka;”

Joshua 15:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 15:3, word by word

and it went outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yatsa” appears
southנֶּגֶבnegev

south

One of the four sides of the land: the south.

Where else “negev” appears
of the Ascentמַעֲלֵהmaale

Akrabbim

The ascent of Akrabbim, a mountain pass on the southern border of Canaan. The name means "ascent of the scorpions."

Where else “maale” appears
and passed alongעָבַרavar

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

Where else “avar” appears
to Zinצִנָtsina

Zin

Zin, a wilderness south of Canaan, where Kadesh lies. It is not the same as the wilderness of Sin (Exodus 16:1).

Where else “tsina” appears
and went upעָלָהala

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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of Kadesh-barneaקָדֵשׁkadesh

Kadesh-barnea

See it on the mapWhere else “kadesh” appears
Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsron

Hezron

Hezron, the name of a son of Reuben and of a grandson of Judah, an ancestor of David; also a place in Judah.

Where else “chetsron” appears
to Addarאַדָּרָadara

Addar

Addar: a place on the southern border of Judah. The name means "wide."

Where else “adara” appears
and turnedנָסַבnasav

turn

To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.

Where else “nasav” appears
to Karkaקַּרְקָעָkarkaa

Karka

Karka: a place on the southern border of Judah.

Where else “karkaa” appears

Places in this verse

Kadesh-barnea?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Kadesh-barnea ?

    Today: possibly Ain Qudeirat, Sinai/Negev border

    An oasis in the desert south of Canaan; its exact site is not certain.

    Moses sent the twelve spies from there (Num 13:26). Because of their unbelief, Israel wandered in the wilderness almost forty years (Deut 2:14).

    Deuteronomy 9:23Numbers 32:8Deuteronomy 1:2Deuteronomy 2:14

The context

2And their south border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces south;

3 · This verse (above)

4and it passed along to Azmon, and went out to the Brook of Egypt, and the ends of the border were at the sea. This shall be your south border.

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