Numbers 34:10

Numbers 34:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye shall point out your east border from Hazar–enan to Shepham:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘For your eastern boundary, run a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall draw a line for your eastern border from Hazar-enan to Shepham.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘You shall mark out your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham;

Context of Numbers 34:10

8from mount Hor ye shall mark out the entrance to Hamath, and the end of the border shall be toward Zedad; 9and the border shall go to Ziphron, and shall end at Hazar-enan. This shall be your north border. And ye shall mark out for you as eastern border from Hazar-enan to Shepham: 11and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall strike upon the extremity of the sea of Chinnereth eastward; 12and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and shall end at the salt sea. This shall be your land according to the borders thereof round about.

Numbers 34:10 word by word

וְהִתְאַוִּיתֶ֥ם לָכֶ֖ם לִגְב֣וּל קֵ֑דְמָה מֵחֲצַ֥ר עֵינָ֖ן שְׁפָֽמָה׃Read the interlinear

• borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• Hazar-enanחֲצַר עֵינוֹןchătsar ‛êynân · Hazar-enanH2704
• Shephamשְׁפָםshephâm · ShephamH8221

Commentaries on Numbers 34:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-12Verses 10-12 Shepham, the first point after Hazar-enan, is unknown. The name Riblah is by some read Har-bel, i. e., “the Mountain of Bel;” the Har-baal-Hermon of Judges 3:3. No more striking landmark could be set forth than the summit of Hermon, the southernmost and by far the loftiest peak of the whole Antilibanus range, rising to a height of 10,000 feet, and overtopping every other mountain in the Holy land. Ain, i. e. the fountain, is understood to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29Chapter 34 describes the borders of Canaan. This is where God commanded Israel to settle, following the guidelines in 26:52–56. Since Abraham's call, the promised land of Canaan has been central to the Old Testament story (Genesis 12:1–7). A generation of Hebrews died in the wilderness for not believing what the faithful spies reported (Numbers 13). Yet, God reaffirmed his promise of land (33:53). Here, God reviews the plan and outlines the promised…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. east border--This is very clearly defined. Shepham and Riblah, which were in the valley of Lebanon, are mentioned as the boundary line, which commenced a little higher than the sources of the Jordan. Ain is supposed to be the source of that river; and thence the eastern boundary extended along the Jordan, the sea of Chinnereth (Lake of Tiberias), the Jordan; and again terminated at the Dead Sea. The line being drawn on the east of the river and the…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 34:10

• Canaanites
• Hazar-Enan
• Riblah
• Shepham

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• Hazarenan
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Commentaries on Numbers 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary