and the borderוְ הַגְּבֻלshall go downיָרַדfrom Shephamמִשְּׁפָםto Riblahהָרִבְלָהon the eastמִקֶּדֶםof Ain;לָעָיִןand the borderוְ הַגְּבוּלshall go downיָרַדand reachוּמָחָהthe slopeעַל כֶּתֶףof the Seaיָםof Chinnerethכִּנֶּרֶתon the east;קֵדְמָה
Numbers 34:11
Study it in the app“and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east of Ain; and the border shall go down and reach the slope of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 34:11, word by word
- and the borderגְּבֻלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- shall go downיָרַדyarad
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yarad” appears- from Shephamשְּׁפָםshefam
Shepham
Shepham, a place on the eastern border of Canaan.
Where else “shefam” appears- to Riblahרִבְלָהrivla
Riblah
Riblah, a place on the eastern border of Canaan; also a city in Syria. The name means "fertile."
Where else “rivla” appears- on the eastקֶּדֶםkedem
east
The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.
Where else “kedem” appears- of Ainעָיִןayin
Ain
Ain, a place on the eastern border of Canaan; another place bears the name. The name means "spring."
Where else “ayin” appears- and reachמָחָהmacha
reach
To reach to a boundary.
Where else “macha” appears- the slopeכֶּתֶףketef
side
The side part of something: the flank of a house or hill.
Where else “ketef” appears- of the Seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- of Chinnerethכִּנֶּרֶתkineret
Chinnereth
Chinnereth, a lake in the north of Israel, later called the Sea of Galilee; also a city on its shore.
Where else “kineret” appears
The context
10And for your eastern border you shall draw a line from Hazar-enan to Shepham;
11 · This verse (above)
12and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and it shall end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land by its borders all around.”