New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 34:2-12

2“Commandצַ֞וtzavH6680the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you enterבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935the landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,thisH2088is the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776that shall fallתִּפֹּ֤לti.PolH5307to you as an inheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָ֔הbe.na.cha.LahH5159, that is, thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667according to its bordersלִגְבֻלֹתֶֽיהָ׃lig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367.

3Your southernנֶ֛גֶבNe.gevH5045regionפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285shallextendוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961from the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057of Zinצִ֖ןtzinH6790alongעַל־'al-H5921the sideיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of EdomH112,and your southernנֶ֔גֶבNe.gevH5045borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366shallextendוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961from the endמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the Saltהַמֶּ֖לַחha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָם־yom-H3220eastwardקֵֽדְמָה׃Ke.de.mahH6924.

4Then your borderהַגְּב֨וּלha.ge.VulH1366shall changeH5437directionH5437from the southמִנֶּ֜גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to the ascentH4610ofH4610AkrabbimH4610andcontinueוְעָ֣בַרve.'A.varH5674to Zinצִ֔נָהTzi.nahH6790, and itsterminationתּֽוֹצְאֹתָ֔יוtotz.'o.TavH8444shall be to the southמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045ofKadesh-barneaH6947; and it shallreachוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318HazaraddarH2692andcontinueוְעָבַ֥רve.'a.VarH5674to Azmonעַצְמֹֽנָה׃'atz.Mo.nahH6111.

5Then the borderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366shall changeH5437directionH5437from Azmonמֵעַצְמ֖וֹןme.'atz.MonH6111to the brookנַ֣חְלָהNach.lahH5158of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and its terminationתוֹצְאֹתָ֖יוtotz.'o.TavH8444shall be atthe seaהַיָּֽמָּה׃hai.Ya.mahH3220.

6‘As for the westernיָ֔םYamH3220borderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366,you shall haveH1961the Greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220, that is, itscoastlineוּגְב֑וּלu.ge.VulH1366;thisזֶֽה־zeh-H2088shall be your westernיָֽם׃YamH3220borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

7‘And thisוְזֶֽה־ve.zeh-H2088shall be your northernצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366:you shall drawH8376your boundaryH8376from the Greatהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220to Mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022Horהֹ֥רhorH2023.

8You shall drawH8376aH8376boundaryH8376from Mountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֣רme.HorH2023to theLebo-hamathלְבֹ֣אle.Vo'H935,and the terminationתּוֹצְאֹ֥תtotz.'OtH8444of the borderהַגְּבֻ֖לha.ge.VulH1366shall be at Zedadצְדָֽדָה׃tze.Da.dahH6657;

9and the borderהַגְּבֻל֙ha.ge.VulH1366shall proceedוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318to Ziphronזִפְרֹ֔נָהzif.Ro.nahH2202,and its terminationתוֹצְאֹתָ֖יוtotz.'o.TavH8444shall be at Hazar-enanH2704.Thisזֶֽה־zeh-H2088shall be your northernצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

10‘For your easternקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924borderלִגְב֣וּלlig.VulH1366you shall also drawH8376aH8376boundaryH8376from Hazar-enanH2704to Shephamשְׁפָֽמָה׃she.Fa.mahH8221,

11and the borderהַגְּבֻ֧לha.ge.VulH1366shall goוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381downH3381from Shephamמִשְּׁפָ֛םmi.she.FamH8221toRiblahהָרִבְלָ֖הha.riv.LahH7247on the eastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924sideof Ainלָעָ֑יִןla.'A.yinH5871;and the borderהַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.VulH1366shall goוְיָרַ֣דve.ya.RadH3381downH3381and reachוּמָחָ֛הu.ma.ChahH4229to the slopeכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802on the eastקֵֽדְמָה׃Ke.de.mahH6924sideH6924of the Seaיָם־yom-H3220ofChinnerethכִּנֶּ֖רֶתki.Ne.retH3672.

12And the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366shall goוְיָרַ֤דve.ya.RadH3381downH3381to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383,and its terminationתוֹצְאֹתָ֖יוtotz.'o.TavH8444shall be at the Saltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָ֣םyamH3220.ThisH2088shall be your landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776according to its bordersלִגְבֻלֹתֶ֖יהָlig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367on allH5439sidesH5439.’”

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