Joshua 18:15

15 The southern border started near Kiriath Jearim and went west to the waters of Nephtoah.

Joshua 18:15 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 18:15

And the south quarter [was] from the end of Kirjathjearim,
&c.] Where the western quarter ended:

and the border went out on the west;
not directly south, but somewhat westerly. It is, in the original, "the sea", and should be rendered, "from the sea", or "from the west" ^F13; and Jarchi confesses his ignorance, and says, I know not what sea it is; and well he might, for there was no sea here; but the Mediterranean sea, being to the west of the land of Israel, it is often used for the west in the Hebrew language, and so here:

and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah;
(See Gill on Joshua 15:9);

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (hmy) "a mari", Masius; "ab occidente", Noldius, No. 1083. p. 239.

Joshua 18:15 In-Context

13 From there it went south to Luz (also called Bethel) and then down to Ataroth Addar, which is on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.

14 At the hill to the south of Beth Horon, the border turned and went south near the western side of the hill. It went to Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), a town where people of Judah lived. This was the western border.

15 The southern border started near Kiriath Jearim and went west to the waters of Nephtoah.

16 Then it went down to the bottom of the hill, which was near the Valley of Ben Hinnom, on the north side of the Valley of Rephaim. The border continued down the Hinnom Valley just south of the Jebusite city to En Rogel.

17 There it turned north and went to En Shemesh. It continued to Geliloth near the Adummim Pass. Then it went down to the great Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.