King James Version
Numbers 34:10 in the King James Version says “And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 34 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:”
Numbers 34:10 · KJV
From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:
And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward: side of the sea: Heb. shoulder of the sea
And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“border”
H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
“your east”
H6924the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
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