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This will be your boundary on the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“For the western border, you shall have the Great Sea and its coast. This shall be your western border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your western border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea, that is, <i>its</i> coastline; this shall be your western border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea, that is, its coastline; this shall be your west border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea, that is, <i>its</i> coastline; this shall be your west border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘And as for the west border, you shall have the Great Sea, that is, <i>its</i> coastline; this shall be your west border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘As the western boundary you shall have the Great [Mediterranean] Sea and its coastline. This shall be your western boundary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your western border will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea; this will be your western border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your western border will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea; this will be your western border. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And for the western border, ye shall have the great sea and the border thereof: this shall be your west border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The western border will be 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 for the western border, ye shall have the great sea and the border thereof: this shall be your west border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The western border is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The western border will be the Mediterranean Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"'The western border is to be the Mediterranean Sea. This is to be the western border.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'For the western border, the Great Sea shall be a border to you; this shall be your west border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As for the west border, even the Great Sea has been a border to you; this is the west border to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'As to the west border, even the great sea hath been to you a border; this is to you the west border.<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 of the sea, and it was to you the great sea; and this shall be the boundary to you, the boundary of 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 west side shall begin from the great sea, and the same shall be the end thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the western region shall begin from the Great Sea, and the same shall be its end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For your western boundary you will have the Great Sea with its coast; this will be your western boundary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the western boundary, you shall have the Great Sea and its coast; this shall be your western boundary.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And as for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea and its coasts; this shall be your western border.<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 of the sea shall be yours, the Great Sea and its border, this shall be your border of 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 for the western border, ye shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your west border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall have your border on the west, the great sea shall be the boundary: this shall be to you the border on the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/34-6.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=10561" 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">5</span>where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">Your</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām (N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">western</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: ū·ḡə·ḇūl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">border</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: ū·ḡə·ḇūl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the coastline</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">of the Great</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">Sea;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh- (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">boundary</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām (N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">on the west.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor,…<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/1-4.htm">Joshua 1:4</a></span><br />Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15-20</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="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a></span><br />Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/15-12.htm">Joshua 15:12</a></span><br />And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">1 Kings 4:21</a></span><br />And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.<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="/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="/psalms/72-8.htm">Psalm 72:8</a></span><br />May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.<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="/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="/matthew/4-15.htm">Matthew 4:15</a></span><br />“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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-17.htm">Luke 6:17</a></span><br />Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.<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="/acts/10-37.htm">Acts 10:37</a></span><br />You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as for the western border, you shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/1-4.htm">Joshua 1:4</a></b></br> From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Joshua 9:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when all the kings which <i>were</i> on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard <i>thereof</i>;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-12.htm">Joshua 15:12,47</a></b></br> And the west border <i>was</i> to the great sea, and the coast <i>thereof</i>. This <i>is</i> the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/joshua/15-47.htm">Coastline</a> <a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/3-23.htm">West</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/joshua/15-12.htm">Coastline</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/numbers/34-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">West</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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Your western border</b><br>This phrase refers to the delineation of the land promised to the Israelites. The concept of borders is significant in the Bible, as it represents God's specific promises and the fulfillment of His covenant with Israel. Borders also symbolize order and divine allocation of land, as seen in <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>, where God outlines the land He will give to Abram's descendants.<p><b>will be the coastline of the Great Sea;</b><br>The "Great Sea" refers to the Mediterranean Sea, a major geographical landmark in the ancient Near East. This sea was crucial for trade and cultural exchange, influencing the development of civilizations around its shores. The Mediterranean's inclusion as a border highlights the strategic and economic advantages provided to Israel. Historically, the sea served as a natural defense barrier and a means of connecting with other nations, as seen in the trade activities of King Solomon (<a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a>).<p><b>this will be your boundary on the west.</b><br>The western boundary set by the Mediterranean Sea emphasizes the completeness of God's promise to Israel, providing them with a land that is both fertile and defensible. This boundary also signifies the extent of the land that the Israelites were to inhabit, as initially promised to Abraham. The setting of boundaries is a recurring theme in Scripture, reflecting God's sovereignty and the establishment of His people in a specific territory, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8</a>, where God assigns nations their inheritance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people to whom God is giving the land of Canaan as an inheritance. They are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, chosen by God to be His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_great_sea.htm">The Great Sea</a></b><br>Known today as the Mediterranean Sea, it serves as the western boundary of the land that God is allotting to the Israelites. It is a significant geographical marker in the biblical account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites at this time, who is receiving these instructions from God regarding the division of the land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, which the Israelites are preparing to enter and possess.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the patriarchs and their descendants. It is a central theme in the account of the Israelites' journey from Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>The delineation of the land's boundaries is a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the patriarchs. Believers can trust in God's promises in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_boundaries.htm">The Importance of Boundaries</a></b><br>Boundaries are significant in maintaining order and identity. Just as God set physical boundaries for Israel, He sets spiritual and moral boundaries for His people today.<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 guide others in understanding and obeying God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_inheritance.htm">The Significance of Inheritance</a></b><br>The land as an inheritance for the Israelites points to the spiritual inheritance believers have in Christ. It encourages reflection on the eternal inheritance promised to us.<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/why_is_mount_hor_a_boundary_in_num._34.htm">Why does Numbers 34 mention Mount Hor (v. 7-8) as a boundary marker when some scholars debate its actual location?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_numbers_34_borders.htm">How can we reconcile the precise territorial boundaries in Numbers 34 with the lack of clear archaeological evidence for these exact borders? </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/how_do_skeptics_view_precise_borders.htm">How do skeptics address the scientific plausibility of defining such precise borders in a largely nomadic context described elsewhere in the Pentateuch?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">And as for the western border . . . --</span>Better, <span class= "ital">And as for the western border, ye shall have the great sea and </span>(its) <span class= "ital">border </span>(<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>its coast). (See <a href="/joshua/15-47.htm" title="Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, to the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:">Joshua 15:47</a>. "the great sea and the border thereof.")<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And as for the western border.</span> The Hebrew word for "west" (<span class="hebrew">יָם</span>) is simply that for "sea," because the Jews in their own land always had the sea on their west. Thus the verse reads literally, "And the sea boundary shall be to you the great sea and boundary; this shall be to you the sea boundary." It would seem very unlikely that the Jews familiarly used the word <span class="accented">"yam"</span> for "west" after a residence of several centuries in a country where the sun set not over the sea, but over the desert. Nothing can of course be proved kern the use of the word here, but it cannot be overlooked as one small indication that the language of this passage at any rate is the language of an age subsequent to the conquest of Canaan (see on Exodus 10:19; 26:22, and <a href="/numbers/2-18.htm">Numbers 2:18</a>) The line of coast from the brook of Egypt to the Leontes was upwards of 160 miles in length. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/34-6.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">Your western</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine 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 /><br /><span class="word">border</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְב֣וּל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<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 be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<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">the coastline</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְב֑וּל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">of the Great</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּד֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sea;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine 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 /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(zeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">your</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">boundary</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֥וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<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">on the west.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine 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/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/34-6.htm">OT Law: Numbers 34:6 For the western border you shall have (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/34-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 34:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/34-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 34:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:7" /></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>