King James Version
Numbers 34:7 in the King James Version says “And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 34 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:”
Numbers 34:7 · KJV
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:
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“border”
H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
“And this shall be your north”
H6828properly, hidden, i.e., dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
“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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