Verse Lens · Context pointer
Joshua 15:10 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 10. 10And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
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Role in This Section
Joshua 15:10 contributes this concrete line to the movement: “And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount…”.
Read It With
- Joshua 15:1–12
Read Joshua 15:10 with 15:1–12. Joshua 15:10 advances “Judah's Outer Boundary Is Traced” with the textual step “And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount…”. The complete unit establishes this movement: Judah's clan boundary is traced from the southern wilderness and Salt Sea through named passes, springs, valleys, Jerusalem's slope, western landmarks, and the Mediterranean.
Why It Needs Context
Joshua 15:10 advances “Judah's Outer Boundary Is Traced” with the textual step “And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount…”. Its meaning depends on the complete boundary sequence, neighboring territories, exceptions, and closing notices in Joshua 15:1-12; isolated teaching would turn one location into a claim the list does not make.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Joshua 15:1-12 — Judah's Outer Boundary Is TracedSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Joshua 15:1-12, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Joshua
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, clauses, names, repeated roots, boundary formulas, covenant terms, and the base text behind translation discussion.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Josh.xml, 15:1–12
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