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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />where it will turn, join the Wadi of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />From Azmon the boundary will turn toward the Brook of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its limit shall be at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the border shall change direction from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be <i>at</i> the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The border shall turn direction from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And the border shall turn <i>direction</i> from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the border shall turn from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the boundary shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt (Wadi el-arish), and its limit shall be at the [Mediterranean] Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, where it will end at the Mediterranean Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, where it will end at the Mediterranean Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the brook of Egypt, and the goings out thereof shall be at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It will run along the Egyptian Gorge and end at the Mediterranean Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the brook of Egypt, and the goings out thereof shall be at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />From Azmon it turns toward the River of Egypt so that the border ends at the Mediterranean Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />where it will turn toward the valley at the border of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the border is to turn from Azmon toward the wadi of Egypt and from there to the Mediterranean Sea.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There the border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and then its direction is to the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and the border shall turn about from Azmon to the Wadi of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the border shall form a circuit from Azmon to the river of Egypt, and the limits of it shall be at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the border has turned around from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its outgoings have been at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the border hath turned round from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its outgoings have been at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the boundary turned from Azmon to the torrent of Egypt, and the goings out were the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the limits shall fetch a compass from Asemona to the torrent of Egypt, and shall end in the shore of the great sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And its limits shall go around from Azmon to the Torrent of Egypt, and shall end at the shore of the Great Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the boundary will turn from Azmon to the Wadi of Egypt and terminate at the Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the boundary shall turn from Azmon to the Wadi of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the Sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the boundary shall turn from Azmon to the river of Egypt, and the limits thereof shall be at the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the border shall turn from Atsmun to the river of Egypt, and its limits shall be to the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the Brook of Egypt, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the border shall compass from Asemona to the river of Egypt, and the sea shall be the termination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/34-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10555" 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">4</span>cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon, <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: hag·gə·ḇūl (Art:: N-ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">where it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: wə·nā·saḇ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">will turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/6111.htm" title="6111: mê·‘aṣ·mō·wn (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A place on the S. border of Canaan. Or iatsmon; from Etsem; bone-like; Atsmon, a place near Palestine.">from Azmon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: naḥ·lāh (N-ms:: 3fs) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">join the Brook</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt,</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.">and end</a> <a href="/hebrew/8444.htm" title="8444: ṯō·wṣ·’ō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- An outgoing, extremity, perhaps source, escape. Or totsaah; from yatsa'; exit, i.e. boundary, or deliverance, source."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām·māh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">at the Sea.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.…<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/15-1.htm">Joshua 15:1-4</a></span><br />Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary: / Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea, / proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Joshua 13:3</a></span><br />from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31</a></span><br />And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.<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="/ezekiel/47-19.htm">Ezekiel 47:19</a></span><br />On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the southern boundary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-28.htm">Ezekiel 48:28</a></span><br />The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Deuteronomy 2:23</a></span><br />And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">2 Chronicles 7:8</a></span><br />So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-15.htm">Matthew 2:15</a></span><br />where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-26.htm">Acts 8:26</a></span><br />Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-25.htm">Galatians 4:25</a></span><br />Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a></span><br />Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.<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—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon to the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.</p><p class="hdg">the river</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></b></br> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-4.htm">Joshua 15:4,47</a></b></br> <i>From thence</i> it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65</a></b></br> And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, <i>even</i> fourteen days.</p><p class="hdg">the sea</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6,7</a></b></br> And <i>as for</i> the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Azmon</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/numbers/13-24.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">Compass</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/numbers/33-38.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">End</a> <a href="/numbers/18-4.htm">Join</a> <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Outgoings</a> <a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">River</a> <a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Round</a> <a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Termination</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/21-12.htm">Torrent</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/numbers/21-12.htm">Wadi</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/15-4.htm">Azmon</a> <a href="/numbers/34-6.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/34-6.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-13.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/joshua/6-3.htm">Compass</a> <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">End</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Join</a> <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Outgoings</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">River</a> <a href="/numbers/34-12.htm">Round</a> <a href="/numbers/34-6.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-13.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Termination</a> <a href="/numbers/34-6.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-13.htm">Torrent</a> <a href="/numbers/35-28.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-45.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/joshua/15-4.htm">Wadi</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'; 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It is believed to be near the southwestern edge of Canaan. The turning from Azmon signifies a change in direction, indicating a boundary line. This reflects the importance of land boundaries in ancient Israel, as land was a divine inheritance. The precise location of Azmon is uncertain today, but it is thought to be near the modern-day border between Israel and Egypt. This turning point emphasizes the meticulous care God took in defining the land for His people, underscoring the theme of divine order and provision.<p><b>join the Brook of Egypt</b><br>The Brook of Egypt, often identified with Wadi El-Arish, served as a natural boundary between Egypt and Canaan. This brook is not the Nile but a smaller seasonal stream that marked the southwestern border of the land promised to the Israelites. The mention of this brook highlights the geographical and political boundaries that were significant in the ancient Near East. It also serves as a reminder of God's promise to Abraham regarding the extent of the land (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a>). The boundary at the Brook of Egypt symbolizes the separation from Egypt, a place of bondage, and the entrance into a land of promise and freedom.<p><b>and end at the Sea</b><br>The "Sea" referred to here is the Mediterranean Sea, known in biblical times as the Great Sea. This western boundary of the Promised Land provided access to maritime trade routes and cultural exchanges, which were crucial for the economic and cultural development of Israel. The sea also represents the vastness and abundance of God's provision. In a broader biblical context, the sea can symbolize chaos and the unknown, yet here it marks the boundary of a land of order and promise. The ending at the sea signifies the completion of the territorial promise, reflecting God's faithfulness in fulfilling His covenant with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/azmon.htm">Azmon</a></b><br>A location mentioned as part of the southern boundary of the land of Canaan. It is a point of transition in the boundary line.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/brook_of_egypt.htm">Brook of Egypt</a></b><br>Often identified with the Wadi el-Arish, it serves as a natural boundary marker between the land of Canaan and Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Refers to the Mediterranean Sea, which is the western boundary of the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people to whom God is giving the land, as part of His covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is receiving these instructions from God regarding the boundaries of the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness in Promises</a></b><br>God's detailed description of the land's boundaries to Moses underscores His faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the patriarchs. Believers can trust in God's promises for their lives, knowing He is faithful to His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_boundaries.htm">The Importance of Boundaries</a></b><br>Just as God set physical boundaries for the Israelites, He sets spiritual and moral boundaries for His people today. Understanding and respecting these boundaries leads to a life of blessing and protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Leadership in God's Plan</a></b><br>Moses' role in communicating God's instructions highlights the importance of godly leadership. Leaders are called to faithfully convey God's word and guide His people according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_obedience.htm">The Significance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' success in possessing the land depended on their obedience to God's instructions. Similarly, our spiritual success is tied to our obedience to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_joshua_15_1-12's_borders_conflict.htm">Do the territorial descriptions in Joshua 15:1-12 conflict with other biblical texts or known ancient boundaries, suggesting an editorial or historical inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/oaths__numbers_30_2_vs._matthew_5_34.htm">Should oaths be taken? (Numbers 30:2 vs. Matthew 5:34)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_miriam's_death_so_brief.htm">Numbers 20:1 - Why is Miriam's death recorded so briefly, with no details about her mourning or burial, unlike other prominent figures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_balak_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Balak in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">And the border shall fetch a compass . . . --</span>Although the exact spots of some of the places which determined the southern border have not been positively ascertained, there seems, on the whole, very little doubt that the boundary line ran along the valleys which form a natural division between the cultivated land and the desert, from the Arabah on the east to the Mediterranean on the west, the Brook of Egypt--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the Wady-el-Arish--forming the western boundary until it reached the sea.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The river of Egypt,</span> or <span class="accented">"brook</span> (<span class="hebrew">נַחַל</span>) of Egypt." Septuagint, <span class="greek">χειμά ῤουν</span> <span class="greek">Αἰγύπτου</span>. It was a winter torrent which drained the greater part of the western half of the northern desert of the Sinaitic peninsula. It was, however, only in its lower course, where a single channel receives the intermittent outflow of many wadys, that it was known as the "brook of Egypt," because it formed the well-marked boundary between Egypt and Canaan (cf. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">2 Chronicles 7:8</a>, and <a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12</a>, where the Septuagint has <span class="greek">ἕως Ρινοκορούρων</span>, from the name of the frontier fort, Rhinocorura, afterwards built there). So far as we are able to follow the line drawn in these verses, it would appear to have held a course somewhat to the south of west for about half its length, then to have made a southerly deflection to Kadesh, and from thence to have struck north-west until it reached the sea, almost in the same latitude as the point from which it started. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/34-5.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">where [it]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגְּב֛וּל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gə·ḇūl)</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">will turn</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָסַ֧ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·saḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Azmon,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעַצְמ֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘aṣ·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6111.htm">Strong's 6111: </a> </span><span class="str2">Azmon -- a place on the southern border of Canaan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">join the Brook</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֣חְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(naḥ·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and end</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָי֥וּ</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">at the Sea.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּֽמָּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">OT Law: Numbers 34:5 And the border shall turn about (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/34-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 34:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/34-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 34:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:6" /></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>