Numbers 34:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 34:3

The Appointed Boundaries of Canaan

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Command the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into ^athe land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan to its boundaries.

3 ^aYour southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of ^bthe Salt Sea;

4 your border shall turn from the southern side of ^athe Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and be on the south of ^bKadesh Barnea; then it shall go on to ^cHazar Addar, and continue to Azmon;

5 the border shall turn from Azmon ^ato the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea.

6 ‘As for the ^awestern border, you shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your western border.

7 ‘And this shall be your northern border: From the Great Sea you shall mark out your border line to ^aMount Hor;

8 from Mount Hor you shall mark out your border ^ato the entrance of Hamath; then the direction of the border shall be toward ^bZedad;

9 the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and it shall end at ^aHazar Enan. This shall be your northern border.

10 ‘You shall mark out your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham;

11 the border shall go down from Shepham to ^aRiblah on the east side of Ain; the border shall go down and reach to the eastern¹ side of the Sea ^bof Chinnereth;

12 the border shall go down along the Jordan, and it shall end at ^athe Salt Sea. This shall be your land with its surrounding boundaries.’ ”

13 Then Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: ^a“This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe.

14 ^aFor the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and the half-tribe of Manasseh has received its inheritance.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 34:3

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American Standard Version
then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward;

Amplified® Bible
Your south side shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern boundary from the end of the Salt [Dead] Sea eastward.

Contemporary English Version
The southern border will be the Zin Desert and the northwest part of Edom. This border will begin at the south end of the Dead Sea.

Darby English Version
Then your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin alongside of Edom, and your southern border shall be from the end of the salt sea eastward;

Good News Bible
The southern border will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. It will begin on the east at the southern end of the Dead Sea.

King James Version
Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

New American Standard Bible
`Your southern sector shall extend from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern border shall extend from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.

New International Version
" 'Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern boundary will start from the end of the Salt Sea,

New King James Version
Your southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of the Salt Sea;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' Your southern sector shall extend from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern border shall extend from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.

Revised Standard Version
your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern boundary shall be from the end of the Salt Sea on the east;

Young's Literal Translation
then hath the south quarter been to you from the wilderness of Zin, by the sides of Edom, yea, the south border hath been to you from the extremity of the Salt Sea, eastward;

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The Appointed Boundaries of Canaan

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