John Gill Commentary Joshua 18:15

"And the south quarter was from the uttermost part of Kiriath-jearim; and the border went out westward, and went out to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah;" — Joshua 18:15 (ASV)

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.