King James Version
What Does Numbers 34:9 Mean?
“And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.”
Context
7
And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
8
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:
9
And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
10
And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:
11
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
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**7. they slew all the males--**This was in accordance with a divine order in all such cases (De 20:13). But the destruction appears to have been only partial--limited to those who were in the neighborhood of the Hebrew camp and who had been accomplices in the villainous plot of Baal-peor (Nu 25:1-3), while a large portion of the Midianites were absent on their pastoral wanderings or had saved themselves by flight. (Compare Jud 6:1).
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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