KJV King James Version
And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 34:7
And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor,
WEB World English Bible
“‘This shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall mark out for you Mount Hor;
ASV American Standard Version
And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall mark out for you mount Hor;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And this is to you the north border: from the great sea ye mark out for yourselves mount Hor;
Surrounding context — 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:
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:
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:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְזֶֽה־H2088 · zehthisיִהְיֶ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beלָכֶ֖םH9036 · khemyouגְּב֣וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryצָפ֑וֹןH6828 · tsa.phonnorthמִן־H4480 · minfromהַיָּם֙H3220 · yamseaהַגָּדֹ֔לH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeתְּתָא֥וּH8376 · ta.ahto markלָכֶ֖םH9036 · khemyouהֹ֥רH2023 · hor(Mount) Horהָהָֽר׃H2022 · harmountain: mount
Cross-references
Numbers 33:37And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.Numbers 34:9-10And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.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:Numbers 34:6And [as for] the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.Ezekiel 47:15-17And this [shall be] the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
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