Discovery BoxJoshua 15:4 
Context15:4 It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, 1 and ended at the sea. This was their 2 southern border.
Joshua 15:47
Context15:47 Ashdod with its surrounding towns and settlements, and Gaza with its surrounding towns and settlements, as far as the Stream of Egypt 3 and the border at the Mediterranean Sea. 4
1 tn Traditionally “the Brook of Egypt,” although a number of recent translations have “the Wadi of Egypt” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV).
2 tn The translation follows the LXX at this point. The MT reads, “This will be your southern border.”
3 tn See the note on this place name in 15:4.
4 tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
