Numbers 34:3-12

34:3 your southern border 1  will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the Edomite border, and your southern border will run eastward to the extremity of the Salt Sea, 34:4 and then the border will turn from the south to the Scorpion Ascent, 2  continue to Zin, and then its direction 3  will be from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon. 34:5 There the border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and then its direction is to the sea. 4 

The Western Border of the Land

34:6 “‘And for a western border 5  you will have the Great Sea. 6  This will be your western border.

The Northern Border of the Land

34:7 “‘And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor; 34:8 from Mount Hor you will draw a line to Lebo Hamath, 7  and the direction of the border will be to Zedad. 34:9 The border will continue to Ziphron, and its direction will be to Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.

The Eastern Border of the Land

34:10 “‘For your eastern border you will draw a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. 34:11 The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth. 8  34:12 Then the border will continue down the Jordan River 9  and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.’”

1 tn The expression refers to the corner or extremity of the Negev, the South.

2 tn Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” (עַקְרַבִּים [’aqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).

3 tn Heb “its going forth,” or the way it runs.

4 sn That is, the Mediterranean.

5 tn The word for west is simply “sea,” because the sea is west of Israel.

6 sn That is, the Mediterranean Sea (also in the following verse).

7 tn Or “to the entrance to Hamath.”

8 tn Or “the Sea of Galilee” (so NLT); NCV, TEV, CEV “Lake Galilee.”

sn The word means “harp.” The lake (or sea) of Galilee was so named because it is shaped somewhat like a harp.

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