Joshua 15:12
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New International Version (©2011)
The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries for the clans of the tribe of Judah.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The west border was at the Great Sea, even its coastline. This is the border around the sons of Judah according to their families.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Now the western border was the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. This was the boundary of the descendants of Judah around their clans.

International Standard Version (©2012)
The western border was at the Mediterranean Sea coastline. This is the border that surrounded the territory of the descendants of Judah, according to their families.

NET Bible (©2006)
The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The western border is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the borders around Judah that belong to their families.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the west border was to the Great Sea, and its coast. This is the boundary round about the children of Judah according to their families.

American King James Version
And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

American Standard Version
And the west border was to the great sea, and the border thereof . This is the border of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

Douay-Rheims Bible
These are the borders round about of the children of Juda in their kindreds.

Darby Bible Translation
And the west border is the great sea and its coast. This is the border of the children of Judah round about, according to their families.

English Revised Version
And the west border was to the great sea, and the border thereof. This is the border of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the west border was to the great sea, and its coast: this is the border of the children of Judah round about, according to their families.

World English Bible
The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families.

Young's Literal Translation
And the west border is to the great sea, and its border; this is the border of the sons of Judah round about for their families.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

15:1-12 Joshua allotted to Judah, Ephraim, and the half of Manasseh, their inheritances before they left Gilgal. Afterwards removing to Shiloh, another survey was made, and the other tribes had their portion assigned. In due time all God's people are settled.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 12. - And the coast thereof See Joshua 13:23.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof,.... The western border of the tribe of Judah went along by the Mediterranean sea, which lay west to the land of Canaan; and this border reached from Jabneel to the river of Egypt, where the southern border ended, Joshua 15:4,

this is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families; but being too large, some part of it was afterwards given to Simeon, and some particular cities of it were given to Dan and Benjamin: it was bounded on the west by the tribes of Simeon and Dan towards the Mediterranean sea, and by the tribe of Benjamin on the north, and by the wilderness of Paran on the south, and by the dead sea and Jordan on the east.

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The Territory of Judah
…10And the border compassed from Baalah westward to mount Seir, and passed along to the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah: 11And the border went out to the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out to Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. 12And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

Numbers 34:6 "'Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This will be your boundary on the west.
Joshua 15:11 It went to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea.