Numbers 13:29

13:29 The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the banks 1  of the Jordan.” 2 

Numbers 31:12

31:12 They brought the captives and the spoils and the plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the Israelite community, to the camp on the plains 3  of Moab, along the Jordan River 4  across from Jericho. 5 

Numbers 32:5

32:5 So they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, 6  let this land be given to your servants for our inheritance. Do not have us cross 7  the Jordan River.” 8 

Numbers 32:32

32:32 We will cross armed in the Lord’s presence into the land of Canaan, and then the possession of our inheritance that we inherit will be ours on this side of the Jordan River.” 9 

Numbers 34:12

34:12 Then the border will continue down the Jordan River 10  and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.’”

Numbers 36:13

36:13 These are the commandments and the decisions that the Lord commanded the Israelites through the authority 11  of Moses, on the plains of Moab by the Jordan River 12  opposite Jericho. 13 

1 tn Heb “by the side [hand] of.”

2 sn For more discussion on these people groups, see D. J. Wiseman, ed., Peoples of Old Testament Times.

3 tn Or “steppes.”

4 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

5 tn Again this expression, “the Jordan of Jericho,” is used. It describes the intended location along the Jordan River, the Jordan next to or across from Jericho.

map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

6 tn Heb “eyes.”

7 tn The verb is the Hiphil jussive from עָבַר (’avar, “to cross over”). The idea of “cause to cross” or “make us cross” might be too harsh, but “take across” with the rest of the nation is what they are trying to avoid.

8 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

9 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

10 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

11 tn Heb “by the hand.”

12 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

13 map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.