Numbers 34:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 34:5

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;

Verse Comparison: Numbers 34:5

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American Standard Version
and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the brook of Egypt, and the goings out thereof shall be at the sea.

Amplified® Bible
Then the boundary shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall terminate at the [Mediterranean] Sea.

Contemporary English Version
It will run along the Egyptian Gorge and end at the Mediterranean Sea.

Darby English Version
And the border shall turn from Azmon unto the torrent of Egypt, and shall end at the sea.

Good News Bible
where it will turn toward the valley at the border of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean.

King James Version
And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

New American Standard Bible
`The border shall turn {direction} from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the sea.

New International Version
where it will turn, join the Wadi of Egypt and end at the Sea.

New King James Version
the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'The border shall turn direction from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall extend to the sea.

Revised Standard Version
and the boundary shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the sea.

Young's Literal Translation
and the border hath turned round from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its outgoings have been at the sea.

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