Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then the boundary will go down along the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea. “’This will be your land, with its boundaries on every side.’” New Living Translation and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.” English Standard Version And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its limit shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land as defined by its borders all around.” Berean Standard Bible Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.” King James Bible And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about. New King James Version the border shall go down along the Jordan, and it shall end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with its surrounding boundaries.’ ” New American Standard Bible And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its termination shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders on all sides.’” NASB 1995 ‘And the border shall go down to the Jordan and its termination shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders all around.’” NASB 1977 ‘And the border shall go down to the Jordan and its termination shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders all around.’” Legacy Standard Bible And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its termination shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders all around.’” Amplified Bible and the [eastern] boundary shall go down to the Jordan [River], and its limit shall be at the Salt (Dead) Sea. This shall be your land according to its boundaries all around.’” Christian Standard Bible Then the border will go down to the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea. This will be your land defined by its borders on all sides.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the border will go down to the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea. This will be your land defined by its borders on all sides.” American Standard Version and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to the borders thereof round about. Contemporary English Version then follow the Jordan River down to the north end of the Dead Sea. The land within those four borders will belong to you. English Revised Version and the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Salt Sea: this shall be your land according to the borders thereof round about. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the border goes along the Jordan River so that it ends at the Dead Sea. "This will be your land and the borders around it." Good News Translation then south along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. "These will be the four borders of your land." International Standard Version The border is to continue along the Jordan River all the way to the Dead Sea. This is to be your land, as measured by its boundaries.'" Majority Standard Bible Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.” NET Bible Then the border will continue down the Jordan River and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.'" New Heart English Bible and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders around it.'" Webster's Bible Translation And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the limits of it shall be at the salt sea: This shall be your land with its limits on all sides. World English Bible The border shall go down to the Jordan, and end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders around it.’” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the border has gone down to the Jordan, and its outgoings have been at the Salt Sea; this is the land for you by its borders all around.” Young's Literal Translation and the border hath gone down to the Jordan, and its outgoings have been at the Salt Sea; this is for you the land by its borders round about.' Smith's Literal Translation And the boundary went down to Jordan, and its goings out were to the salt sea. This shall be to you the land according to the boundaries round about. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd shall reach as far as the Jordan, and at the last shall be closed in by the most salt sea. This shall be your land with its borders round about. Catholic Public Domain Version and shall extend as far as the Jordan, and, at the furthest extent, shall be enclosed by the Sea of Salt. You shall have this land, with its borders all around.” New American Bible then the boundary will descend along the Jordan and terminate with the Salt Sea. This will be your land, with the boundaries that surround it. New Revised Standard Version and the boundary shall go down to the Jordan, and its end shall be at the Dead Sea. This shall be your land with its boundaries all around. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its limits shall be at the salt sea; this shall be your land with the borders thereof round about. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the border will be going down to the Jordan and its limits shall be to the Salt Sea; this will be your land with its borders all around.’” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Salt Sea; this shall be your land according to the borders thereof round about.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the termination shall be the salt sea; this shall be your land and its borders round about. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Boundaries of Canaan…11then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth. 12Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.” 13So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.… Cross References Joshua 15:5 The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, Joshua 18:19 The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border. Ezekiel 47:18 On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary. Genesis 15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— Deuteronomy 3:17 The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east. Joshua 13:23 And the border of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the clans of the Reubenites, including the cities and villages. Joshua 13:27 and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth). Joshua 13:32 These were the portions Moses had given them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho. 1 Kings 4:21 And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. 2 Kings 14:25 This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. Ezekiel 48:28 The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea. Matthew 4:15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— Mark 7:31 Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. Luke 4:14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region. John 6:1 After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias). Treasury of Scripture And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about. the salt sea Numbers 34:3 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: Genesis 13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Genesis 14:3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. Jump to Previous Borders Boundaries Boundary Coasts End Jordan Limits Outgoings Round Salt Sea Side Sides Stretching Termination ThereofJump to Next Borders Boundaries Boundary Coasts End Jordan Limits Outgoings Round Salt Sea Side Sides Stretching Termination ThereofNumbers 34 1. The borders of the land16. The names of the men who shall divide the land Then the border The term "border" in this context refers to the demarcation lines that God Himself established for the Israelites. In Hebrew, the word used is "גְּבוּל" (gevul), which signifies a boundary or limit. This is not merely a physical boundary but a divine ordinance, emphasizing God's sovereignty in determining the inheritance of His people. It serves as a reminder that God is the ultimate authority over the lands and nations, and His decrees are to be respected and followed. will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea This will be your land defined by its borders on all sides Hebrew Then the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ (hag·gə·ḇūl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed will go down וְיָרַ֤ד (wə·yā·raḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend along the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָה (hay·yar·dê·nāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine and end וְהָי֥וּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be at the Salt הַמֶּ֑לַח (ham·me·laḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4417: Powder, salt Sea. יָ֣ם (yām) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin This זֹאת֩ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, will be תִּהְיֶ֨ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be your land, הָאָ֛רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land defined by its borders לִגְבֻלֹתֶ֖יהָ (liḡ·ḇu·lō·ṯe·hā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1367: A boundary, region on all sides.” סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around Links Numbers 34:12 NIVNumbers 34:12 NLT Numbers 34:12 ESV Numbers 34:12 NASB Numbers 34:12 KJV Numbers 34:12 BibleApps.com Numbers 34:12 Biblia Paralela Numbers 34:12 Chinese Bible Numbers 34:12 French Bible Numbers 34:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 34:12 And the border shall go down (Nu Num.) |