15:1 The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south. 1 15:2 Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea, 2 15:3 extended 3 south of the Scorpion Ascent, 4 crossed to Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, crossed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka. 15:4 It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, 5 and ended at the sea. This was their 6 southern border.
15:5 The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth 7 of the Jordan River. 8
The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan, 9
1 tn Heb “The lot was to the tribe of the sons of Judah by their clans to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin toward the south, southward.”
2 tn Heb “Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the tongue that faces to the south.”
3 tn Heb “went out.”
4 tn Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” (עַקְרַבִּים [’aqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).
5 tn Traditionally “the Brook of Egypt,” although a number of recent translations have “the Wadi of Egypt” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV).
6 tn The translation follows the LXX at this point. The MT reads, “This will be your southern border.”
7 tn Heb “end.”
8 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.
9 tn Heb “the border on the northern side was from the tongue of the sea, from the end of the Jordan.”