Numbers 34:4

“And the border shall turn for you south of the ascent of Akrabbim and pass on to Zin, and it shall end south of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall go out to Hazar-addar and pass on to Azmon.”

Numbers 34:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 34:4, word by word

And the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

Where else “gevul” appears
shall turnנָסַבnasav

turn

To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.

Where else “nasav” appears
southנֶּגֶבnegev

south

One of the four sides of the land: the south.

Where else “negev” appears
of the ascentמַעֲלֵהmaale

Akrabbim

The ascent of Akrabbim, a mountain pass on the southern border of Canaan. The name means "ascent of the scorpions."

Where else “maale” appears
and pass onעָבַרavar

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

Where else “avar” appears
to Zinצִנָtsina

Zin

Zin, a wilderness south of Canaan, where Kadesh lies. It is not the same as the wilderness of Sin (Exodus 16:1).

Where else “tsina” appears
and it shall endהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayu” appears
and it shall endתּוֹצְאֹתָיtotsotay

end

The point where a border stops.

Where else “totsotay” appears
of Kadesh-barneaקָדֵשׁkadesh

Kadesh-barnea

See it on the mapWhere else “kadesh” appears
and it shall go outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yatsa” appears
to Hazar-addarחֲצַרchatsar

Hazar-addar

Hazar-addar, a place on the southern border of Canaan. The name means "village of Addar."

Where else “chatsar” appears
to Azmonעַצְמֹנָatsmona

Azmon

Azmon, a place on the southern border of Canaan.

Where else “atsmona” appears

Places in this verse

Kadesh-barnea?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Kadesh-barnea ?

    Today: possibly Ain Qudeirat, Sinai/Negev border

    An oasis in the desert south of Canaan; its exact site is not certain.

    Moses sent the twelve spies from there (Num 13:26). Because of their unbelief, Israel wandered in the wilderness almost forty years (Deut 2:14).

    Deuteronomy 9:23Numbers 32:8Deuteronomy 1:2Deuteronomy 2:14

The context

3Your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin alongside Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea on the east.

4 · This verse (above)

5And the border shall turn from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.

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