Joshua 15:3

15:3 extended ¹  south of the Scorpion Ascent, ²  crossed to Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, crossed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka.

Joshua 18:18

18:18 It crossed to the slope in front of the Arabah to the north and descended into the Arabah.

Joshua 16:2

16:2 The southern border ³  extended from Bethel to Luz, ⁴  and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.

[15:3]  ¹ tn Heb “went out.”

[15:3]  ² tn Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” (עַקְרַבִּים [’aqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).

[16:2]  ³ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the southern border) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:2]  ⁴ tn In the Hebrew text the place name “Luz” has the directive ending, indicating that the border went from Bethel to Luz. Elsewhere Luz and Bethel appear to be names for the same site (cf. Judg 1:23), but here they appear to be distinct. Note that the NIV translates “from Bethel (that is, Luz)” here, following the reading of the LXX, εἰς Βαιθηλ Λουζα (eis Baiqhl Louza, “from Bethel [Luz]”).