KJV King James Version
And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 34:4
And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,
WEB World English Bible
and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it shall be southward of Kadesh Barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon;
ASV American Standard Version
and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out thereof shall be southward of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the border hath turned round to you from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and hath passed on to Zin, and its outgoings have been from the south to Kadesh-Barnea, and it hath gone out at Hazar-Addar, and hath passed on to Azmon;
Surrounding context — Numbers 34
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this [is] the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, [even] the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)
3 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:
4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
5 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.
6 And [as for] the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
7 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְנָסַ֣בH5437 · sa.vavto turn: turnלָכֶם֩H9036 · khemyouהַגְּב֨וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryמִנֶּ֜גֶבH5045 · ne.gevNegebלְמַעֲלֵ֤הH4610 · ma.a.leh aq.rab.bimAkrabbimעַקְרַבִּים֙H4610 · ma.a.leh aq.rab.bimAkrabbimוְעָ֣בַרH5674 · a.varto passצִ֔נָהH6790 · tsinZinוְהָיוּ֙H1961 · ha.yahto beתּֽוֹצְאֹתָ֔יוH8444 · to.tsa.ahoutgoingמִנֶּ֖גֶבH5045 · ne.gevNegebלְקָדֵ֣שׁH6947 · qa.desh bar.ne.aKadesh-barneaבַּרְנֵ֑עַH6947 · qa.desh bar.ne.aKadesh-barneaוְיָצָ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeחֲצַר־H2692 · cha.tsar ad.darHazar-addarאַדָּ֖רH2692 · cha.tsar ad.darHazar-addarוְעָבַ֥רH5674 · a.varto passעַצְמֹֽנָה׃H6111 · ats.monAzmon
Cross-references
Numbers 32:8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.Numbers 34:3Then 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:Joshua 15:3-4And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:Numbers 20:1Then came the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.Numbers 13:21So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.Numbers 33:36-37And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which [is] Kadesh.Judges 1:36And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.Numbers 13:26And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
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