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Joshua 15:4

AzmonBrook of Egypt

2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

3 And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

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.

5 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:

6 And the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

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BSB
It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern 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.
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.
ASV
and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border.
DARBY
and passed on to Azmon, and went out by the torrent of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. That shall be your border southward.
BLB
And it passed toward Azmon, and went out to the Brook of Egypt, and the outgoings of the border were at the sea. This shall be their southern border.
ÅB
tok så bortetter til Asmon, gikk fram til Egypts bekk og endte ute ved havet. Dette [sa Herren] skal være deres grense mot syd.
OTB
Den fortsatte til Azmon og sluttet seg til Egypts bekk, og endte ved havet. Dette var deres sørlige grense.
B1930
tok så bortefter til Asmon, gikk frem til Egyptens bekk og endte ute ved havet. Dette [sa Herren] skal være eders grense mot syd.

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  • Numbers 34:5

    And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

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  • Joshua 13:3

    From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:

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  • Exodus 23:31

    And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

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  • Genesis 15:18

    In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

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