Joshua 15:4

15:4 It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, and ended at the sea. This was their southern border.

Joshua 15:47

15:47 Ashdod with its surrounding towns and settlements, and Gaza with its surrounding towns and settlements, as far as the Stream of Egypt and the border at the Mediterranean Sea.


tn Traditionally “the Brook of Egypt,” although a number of recent translations have “the Wadi of Egypt” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV).

tn The translation follows the LXX at this point. The MT reads, “This will be your southern border.”

tn See the note on this place name in 15:4.

tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.