KJV King James Version
And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
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Numbers 34:11
And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
WEB World English Bible
and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
ASV American Standard Version
and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the border hath gone down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east of Ain, and the border hath gone down, and hath smitten against the shoulder of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
Surrounding context — Numbers 34
8 From mount Hor ye shall point out [your border] unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
9 And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
10 And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:
11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
14 For 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 half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
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וְיָרַ֨דH3381 · ya.radto go downהַגְּבֻ֧לH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryמִשְּׁפָ֛םH8221 · she.phamShephamהָרִבְלָ֖הH7247 · riv.lahRiblahמִקֶּ֣דֶםH6924 · qe.demEastלָעָ֑יִןH5871 · a.yinAinוְיָרַ֣דH3381 · ya.radto go downהַגְּב֔וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryוּמָחָ֛הH4229 · ma.chahto wipeעַל־H5921 · aluponכֶּ֥תֶףH3802 · ka.tephshoulderיָם־H3220 · yamseaכִּנֶּ֖רֶתH3672 · kin.n.rot(Sea of) Chinnerethקֵֽדְמָה׃H6924 · qe.demEast
Cross-references
2 Kings 23:33And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.Deuteronomy 3:17The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast [thereof], from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.Joshua 11:2And to the kings that [were] on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,Joshua 19:35And the fenced cities [are] Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,Luke 5:1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,Jeremiah 52:10And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.2 Kings 25:6So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.John 6:1After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is [the sea] of Tiberias.Jeremiah 52:26-27So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.Matthew 14:34And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.Jeremiah 39:5-6But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.Joshua 13:27And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and [his] border, [even] unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
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