King James Version
Numbers 34:5 in the King James Version says “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.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 34 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Numbers 34:5 · KJV
Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
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.
And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall fetch a compass”
H5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
“And the border”
H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
“unto the river”
H5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and the goings out”
H8444(only in plural collective) exit, i.e., (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively) source
“of it shall be at the sea”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
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