Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 34

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Commandצַ֞וtzavH6680the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935into the landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667; (this isthe landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776that shall fallתִּפֹּ֤לti.PolH5307unto you for an inheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָ֔הbe.na.cha.LahH5159, eventhe landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667with the coastsלִגְבֻלֹתֶֽיהָ׃lig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367thereof:)

3Then your southנֶ֛גֶבNe.gevH5045quarterפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285shall be from the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057of Zinצִ֖ןtzinH6790along by the coastיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of Edomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,and your southנֶ֔גֶבNe.gevH5045borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366shall be the outmost coastמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the saltהַמֶּ֖לַחha.Me.lachH4417seaיָם־yom-H3220eastwardקֵֽדְמָה׃Ke.de.mahH6924:

4And your borderהַגְּב֨וּלha.ge.VulH1366shall turnוְנָסַ֣בve.na.SavH5437from the southמִנֶּ֜גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to the ascentH4608of AkrabbimH4610,and pass onוְעָ֣בַרve.'A.varH5674to Zinצִ֔נָהTzi.nahH6790:and the going forthתּֽוֹצְאֹתָ֔יוtotz.'o.TavH8444thereof shall be from the southמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to Kadesh–barneaH6947,and shall go onוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318to Hazar–addarH2692,and pass onוְעָבַ֥רve.'a.VarH5674to Azmonעַצְמֹֽנָה׃'atz.Mo.nahH6111:

5And the borderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366shall fetch a compassוְנָסַ֧בve.na.SavH5437from Azmonמֵעַצְמ֖וֹןme.'atz.MonH6111unto the riverנַ֣חְלָהNach.lahH5158of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the goings outתוֹצְאֹתָ֖יוtotz.'o.TavH8444of it shall be at the seaהַיָּֽמָּה׃hai.Ya.mahH3220.

6And as forthe westernיָ֔םYamH3220borderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366,ye shall even have the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220for a borderוּגְב֑וּלu.ge.VulH1366:this shall be your westיָֽם׃YamH3220borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

7And this shall be your northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366:from the greatהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220ye shall point outתְּתָא֥וּte.ta.'UH8376for you mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022Horהֹ֥רhorH2023:

8From mountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֣רme.HorH2023ye shall point outתְּתָא֖וּte.ta.'UH8376your borderunto the entranceלְבֹ֣אle.Vo'H935of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574;and the goings forthתּוֹצְאֹ֥תtotz.'OtH8444of the borderהַגְּבֻ֖לha.ge.VulH1366shall be to Zedadצְדָֽדָה׃tze.Da.dahH6657:

9And the borderהַגְּבֻל֙ha.ge.VulH1366shall go onוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318to Ziphronזִפְרֹ֔נָהzif.Ro.nahH2202,and the goings outתוֹצְאֹתָ֖יוtotz.'o.TavH8444of it shall be at Hazar–enanH2704:this shall be your northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

10And ye shall point outוְהִתְאַוִּיתֶ֥םve.hit.'a.vi.TemH184your eastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924borderלִגְב֣וּלlig.VulH1366from Hazar–enanH2704to Shephamשְׁפָֽמָה׃she.Fa.mahH8221:

11And the coastהַגְּבֻ֧לha.ge.VulH1366shall go downוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381from Shephamמִשְּׁפָ֛םmi.she.FamH8221to Riblahהָרִבְלָ֖הha.riv.LahH7247,on the east sideמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of Ainלָעָ֑יִןla.'A.yinH5871;and the borderהַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.VulH1366shall descendוְיָרַ֣דve.ya.RadH3381,and shall reachוּמָחָ֛הu.ma.ChahH4229unto the sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802of the seaיָם־yom-H3220of Chinnerethכִּנֶּ֖רֶתki.Ne.retH3672eastwardקֵֽדְמָה׃Ke.de.mahH6924:

12And the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366shall go downוְיָרַ֤דve.ya.RadH3381to Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383,and the goings outתוֹצְאֹתָ֖יוtotz.'o.TavH8444of it shall be at the saltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417seaיָ֣םyamH3220:this shall be your landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776with the coastsלִגְבֻלֹתֶ֖יהָlig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367thereof round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

13And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, This isthe landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which ye shall inheritתִּתְנַחֲל֤וּtit.na.cha.LuH5157by lotבְּגוֹרָ֔לbe.go.RalH1486,which Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to giveלָתֵ֛תla.TetH5414unto the nineלְתִשְׁעַ֥תle.tish.'AtH8672tribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.TotH4294,and to the halfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677tribeהַמַּטֶּֽה׃ha.ma.TehH4294:

14For the tribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵ֤יve.NeiH1121of Reubenהָראוּבֵנִי֙ha.r.'u.ve.NiH7206according to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,and the tribeוּמַטֵּ֥הu.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Gadהַגָּדִ֖יha.ga.DiH1425according to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,have receivedלָקְח֞וּla.ke.ChuH3947their inheritance;and halfוַחֲצִי֙va.cha.TziH2677the tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519have receivedלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָֽם׃na.cha.la.TamH5159:

15The twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.TotH4294and the halfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677tribeהַמַּטֶּ֑הha.ma.TehH4294have receivedלָקְח֣וּla.ke.ChuH3947their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֗םna.cha.la.TamH5159on this sideמֵעֵ֛בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלְיַרְדֵּ֥ןle.yar.DenH3383nearJerichoיְרֵח֖וֹye.re.ChoH3405eastwardקֵ֥דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,toward the sunrisingמִזְרָֽחָה׃ פmiz.Ra.chahH4217.

16And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17These arethe namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582which shall divideיִנְחֲל֥וּyin.cha.LuH5157the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776unto you: Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.

18And ye shall takeתִּקְח֖וּtik.ChuH3947oneH259princeH5387of every tribeמִמַּטֶּ֑הmi.ma.TehH4294,to divideH5157the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776by inheritanceלִנְחֹ֥לlin.CholH5157.

19And the namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582arethese: Of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּֽה׃ye.fu.NehH3312.

20And of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּה֙u.le.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Shemuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammihudעַמִּיהֽוּד׃'a.mi.HudH5989.

21Of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Elidadאֱלִידָ֖ד'e.li.DadH449the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Chislonכִּסְלֽוֹן׃kis.LonH3692.

22And the princeנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Danדָ֖ןdanH1835,Bukkiבֻּקִּ֖יbu.KiH1231the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jogliיָגְלִֽי׃ya.ge.LiH3020.

23The princeנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,for the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,Hannielחַנִּיאֵ֖לcha.ni.'ElH2592the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ephodאֵפֹֽד׃'e.FodH641.

24And the princeנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Kemuelקְמוּאֵ֖לke.mu.'ElH7055the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shiphtanשִׁפְטָֽן׃shif.TanH8204.

25And the princeנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074,Elizaphanאֱלִיצָפָ֖ן'e.li.tza.FanH469the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Parnachפַּרְנָֽךְ׃par.NakhH6535.

26And the princeנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֖רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Paltielפַּלְטִיאֵ֖לpal.ti.'ElH6409the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azzanעַזָּֽן׃'a.ZanH5821.

27And the princeנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Asherאָשֵׁ֖ר'a.SherH836,Ahihudאֲחִיה֖וּד'a.chi.HudH282the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelomiשְׁלֹמִֽי׃she.lo.MiH8015.

28And the princeנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiH5321,Pedahelפְּדַהְאֵ֖לpe.dah.'ElH6300the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammihudעַמִּיהֽוּד׃'a.mi.HudH5989.

29These are theywhom Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to divide the inheritanceלְנַחֵ֥לle.na.ChelH5157unto the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ פke.Na.'anH3667.

Commentaries on Numbers 34