Numbers 34:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The borderהַגְּב֛וּל
(hag·ge·vul)
1366: border, boundary, territoryfrom an unused word
shall turnוְנָסַ֧ב
(ve·na·sav)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
[direction] from Azmonמֵעַצְמֹ֖ון
(me·'atz·mo·vn)
6111: a place on the S. border of Canaanfrom atsom
to the brookנַ֣חְלָה
(nach·lah)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
of Egypt,מִצְרָ֑יִם
(mitz·ra·yim;)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
and its terminationתֹוצְאֹתָ֖יו
(to·vtz·'o·tav)
8444: an outgoing, extremity, perhaps source, escapefrom yatsa
shall be at the sea.הַיָּֽמָּה׃
(hai·yam·mah.)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And the border
gbuwl  (gheb-ool')
a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed -- border, bound, coast, great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
shall fetch a compass
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
from Azmon
`Atsmown  (ats-mone')
bone-like; Atsmon, a place near Palestine -- Azmon.
unto the river
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
and the goings out
towtsa'ah  (to-tsaw-aw')
(only in plural collective) exit, i.e. (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively) source -- border(-s), going(-s) forth (out), issues, outgoings.
of it shall be at the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The border shall turn direction from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the sea.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, where it will end at the Mediterranean Sea.

International Standard Version
Then the border is to turn from Azmon toward the wadi of Egypt and from there to the Mediterranean Sea.'"

NET Bible
There the border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and then its direction is to the sea.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
From Azmon it turns toward the River of Egypt so that the border ends at the Mediterranean Sea.

King James 2000 Bible
And the border shall turn from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the end of it shall be at the sea.
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