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Then the boundary will go to Zedad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />From Mount Hor you shall draw a line to Lebo-hamath, and the limit of the border shall be at Zedad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />From mount Hor ye shall point out <i>your border</i> unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />from Mount Hor you shall mark out <i>your border</i> to the entrance of Hamath; then the direction of the border shall be toward Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall draw a boundary from Mount Hor to the Lebo-hamath, and the termination of the border shall be at Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You shall draw a line from Mount Hor to the Lebo-hamath, and the termination of the border shall be at Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘You shall draw a line from Mount Hor to the Lebo-hamath, and the termination of the border shall be at Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall draw a line from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, and the termination of the border shall be at Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />from Mount Hor you shall mark out your boundary to the entrance of Hamath, and the limit of the border shall be at Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />from Mount Hor draw a line to the entrance of Hamath, and the border will reach Zedad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />from Mount Hor draw a line to the entrance of Hamath, and the border will reach Zedad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />from mount Hor ye shall mark out unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After that, it will run to Lebo-Hamath and across to Zedad, which is the northern edge of your land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />from mount Hor ye shall mark out unto the entering in of Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and from Mount Hor to the border of Hamath so that it ends at Zedad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and from there to Hamath Pass. It will continue to Zedad <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From Mount Hor, you are to mark out the entrance to Hammath, with the border running through Zedad, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />from Mount Hor you will draw a line to Lebo Hamath, and the direction of the border will be to Zedad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />from Mount Hor you shall mark out to Lebo Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />From mount Hor ye shall designate your border to the entrance of Hamath; and the limits of the border shall be at Zedad:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />from Mount Hor you mark out to go to Hamath, and the outgoings of the border have been to Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> from mount Hor ye mark out to go in to Hamath, and the outgoings of the border have been to Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />From mount Hor ye shall mark out to you to the going in of Hamath: and the goings out were to Zedad.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />From which they shall come to Emath, as far as the borders of Sedada: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />From there, it limits shall advance into Hamath, as far as the limits of Zedad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and draw it from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, with the boundary terminating at Zedad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />from Mount Hor you shall mark it out to Lebo-hamath, and the outer limit of the boundary shall be at Zedad;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />From mount Hor you shall mark out the boundary to the entrance of Hamath; and the limits of the border shall be at Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And from Hur Mountain you shall mark out to the entrance of Khamath and they shall be the limits of the borders to Tsadad:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />from mount Hor ye shall mark out a line unto the entrance to Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall measure to yourselves the mountain from mount <i>Hor</i> at the entering in to Emath, and the termination of it shall be the coasts of Saradac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/34-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10573" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">The Boundaries of Canaan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor, <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">and from Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/2023.htm" title="2023: mê·hōr (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Two mountains in Pal. Another form of har; mountain; Hor, the name of a peak in Idumaea and of one in Syria.">Hor</a> <a href="/hebrew/8376.htm" title="8376: tə·ṯā·’ū (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp) -- Probably to mark out. A primitive root; to mark off, i.e. designate."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lə·ḇō (Prep:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2574.htm" title="2574: ḥă·māṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A place N. of Damascus. From the same as chowmah; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria.">to Lebo-hamath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: hag·gə·ḇul (Art:: N-ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">then</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">extend</a> <a href="/hebrew/8444.htm" title="8444: tō·wṣ·’ōṯ (N-fpc) -- An outgoing, extremity, perhaps source, escape. Or totsaah; from yatsa'; exit, i.e. boundary, or deliverance, source."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6657.htm" title="6657: ṣə·ḏā·ḏāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- A place on the N. border of Canaan. From the same as tsad; a siding; Tsedad, a place near Palestine.">to Zedad,</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>continue to Ziphron, and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5</a></span><br />the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15-17</a></span><br />This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, / Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. / So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65</a></span><br />So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a></span><br />This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Amos 6:14</a></span><br />For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-8.htm">Deuteronomy 3:8-9</a></span><br />At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon— / which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Joshua 11:17</a></span><br />from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a></span><br />the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-26.htm">1 Chronicles 5:26</a></span><br />So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a></span><br />Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Matthew 4:13-15</a></span><br />Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, / to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Acts 9:31</a></span><br />Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-14.htm">Luke 4:14-15</a></span><br />Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region. / He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-3.htm">John 4:3-4</a></span><br />He left Judea and returned to Galilee. / Now He had to pass through Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-31.htm">Mark 7:31</a></span><br />Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">From mount Hor you shall point out your border to the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:</p><p class="hdg">the entrance</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21</a></b></br> So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5,6</a></b></br> And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm">2 Samuel 8:9</a></b></br> When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Designate</a> <a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">End</a> <a href="/numbers/27-2.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Hor</a> <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Lebo</a> <a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Outgoings</a> <a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Point</a> <a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Termination</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-16.htm">Zedad</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/34-10.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/34-9.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/numbers/34-10.htm">Designate</a> <a href="/numbers/36-5.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/numbers/34-10.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/numbers/34-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-15.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-50.htm">Hor</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Lebo</a> <a href="/numbers/34-9.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/numbers/34-9.htm">Outgoings</a> <a href="/numbers/34-9.htm">Point</a> <a href="/numbers/34-9.htm">Termination</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Zedad</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/34-1.htm">The borders of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/34-16.htm">The names of the men who shall divide the land</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/numbers/34.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>from Mount Hor</b><br />Mount Hor is a significant landmark in the biblical narrative, marking the boundary of the land allotted to the Israelites. In Hebrew, "Hor" (הֹר) can mean "mountain" or "hill." This mountain is traditionally identified with the modern Jebel Harun in Jordan, believed to be the burial place of Aaron, Moses' brother. The mention of Mount Hor serves as a reminder of the journey and trials of the Israelites in the wilderness, symbolizing both a physical and spiritual boundary. It represents a point of transition from wandering to the promise of settlement, echoing the faithfulness of God in leading His people.<p><b>to Lebo-hamath</b><br />Lebo-hamath, often translated as "entrance to Hamath," refers to a northern boundary of the Promised Land. The Hebrew root "Lebo" (לְבוֹא) means "to enter" or "entrance," and "Hamath" (חֲמָת) was a significant city-state in ancient Syria. This phrase indicates the extent of the land God promised to the Israelites, stretching to the northern territories. Historically, Hamath was a center of commerce and culture, and its inclusion in the boundary signifies the vastness and richness of the land God was giving to His people. It underscores the fulfillment of God's covenant promises, extending the borders of Israel to encompass a land of abundance and strategic importance.<p><b>then the border shall proceed to Zedad</b><br />Zedad is a location mentioned as part of the northern boundary of the land. The Hebrew root "Zedad" (צְדָד) is less clear, but it is thought to be a place of significance in defining the territorial limits. The progression of the border to Zedad illustrates the precision and care with which God delineates the inheritance of His people. It reflects the divine order and structure in the allocation of the land, ensuring that each tribe receives its rightful portion. This meticulous detailing of boundaries serves as a metaphor for God's attention to detail in His plans for His people, emphasizing His sovereignty and the importance of obedience to His commands.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">From Mount Hor . . . --</span>From Mount Hor the boundary line was to pass the unknown Ziphron to the village of Enan, or Hazar-enan, which is likewise unknown. (Comp. <a href="/context/ezekiel/47-16.htm" title="Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.">Ezekiel 47:16-18</a>.) This line probably crossed the northern portion of the Lebanon.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">From Mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath.</span> Literally, "from Mount Hor point out (<span class="hebrew">תְּתָאוּ</span>, as in the previous verse) to come to Hamath," which seems to mean, "from Mount Hor strike a line for the entrance to Hamath." The real difficulty lies in the expression <span class="hebrew">לְבאֹ חַמָת</span>, which the Septuagint renders <span class="greek">εἰσπορευομέν ον εἰς Ἐμάθ</span>, "as men enter into Hamath." The same expression occurs in <a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21</a>, and is similarly rendered by the Septuagint. A comparison with <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a> and other passages will show that "Ibo Chamath" had a definite geographical meaning as the accepted name of a locality in the extreme north of Canaan. When we come to inquire where "the entrance to Hamath" was, we have nothing to guide us except the natural features of the country. Hamath itself, afterwards Epiphancia on the Orontes, lay far beyond the extremest range of Jewish settlement; nor does it appear that it was ever conquered by the greatest of the Jewish kings. The Hamath in which Solomon built store cities (<a href="/2_chronicles/8-4.htm">2 Chronicles 8:4</a>), and the Hamath which Jeroboam II. "recovered" for Israel (<a href="/2_kings/14-28.htm">2 Kings 14:28</a>), was not the city, but the kingdom (or part of the kingdom), of that name. We do not know how far south the territory of Hamath may have extended, but it is quite likely that it included at times the whole upper valley of the Leontes (now the Litany). The "entrance to Hamath" then must be looked for at some point, distinctly marked by the natural features of the country, where the traveler from Palestine would enter the territory of Hamath. This point has been usually fixed at the pass through which the Orontes breaks out of its upper valley between Lebanon and anti-Lebanon into the open plain of Hamath. This point, however, is more than sixty miles north of Damascus (which confessedly never belonged to Israel), and nearly a hundred miles north-north-west from Dan. It would require some amount of positive evidence to make it even probable that the whole of the long and narrow valley between Lebanon and anti-Lebanon, widening towards the north, and separated by mountainous and difficult country from the actual settlements of the Jews, was yet Divinely designated as part of their inheritance. No such positive evidence exists, and therefore we are perfectly free to look for "the entrance to Hamath" much further to the south. It is evident that the ordinary road from the land of Canaan or from the cities of Phoenicia to Hamath must have struck the valley of the Leontes, have ascended that river to its sources, and crossed the watershed to the upper stream of Orontes. The whole of this road, until it reached the pass already spoken of leading down to the Emesa of after days, and so to Hamath, lay through a narrow valley of which the narrowest part is at the southern end of the modern district of el Bekaa, almost in a straight line between Sidon and Mount Hermon. Here the two ranges approach most nearly to the bed of the Litany (Leontes), forming a natural gate by which the traveler to Hamath must needs have entered from the south. Here then, very nearly in lat. 88° 80', we may reasonably place the "entrance to Hamath" so often spoken of, and so escape the necessity of imagining an artificial and impracticable frontier for the northern boundary of the promised land. Zedad. Identified by some with the present village of Sadad or Sudad, to the south-east of Emesa (Hums); but this identification, which is at best very problematic, is wholly out of the question if the argument of the preceding note be accepted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/34-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and from Mount</span><br /><span class="heb">הָהָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hor</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהֹ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2023.htm">Strong's 2023: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hor -- two mountains in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Lebo-hamath,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמָ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2574.htm">Strong's 2574: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hamath -- a place North of Damascus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[then]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגְּבֻ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gə·ḇul)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">extending</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָי֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Zedad,</span><br /><span class="heb">צְדָֽדָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḏā·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6657.htm">Strong's 6657: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zedad -- a place on the northern border of Canaan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">OT Law: Numbers 34:8 From Mount Hor you shall mark out (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/34-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 34:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/34-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 34:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>