Numbers 34:5

then shall the boundary turn round from Azmon towards the ravine of Egypt,—and the extension thereof shall be towards the sea.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4and the boundary shall go round for you from the south towards the cliffs of Akrabbim, then cross over towards Zin, and the extension thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea, then shall it reach out to Hazar-addar, and cross over towards Azmon;

6And, for a west boundary,—ye shall have the great sea, even a boundary, this, shall serve you as west boundary.

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Cross References

Numbers 34:6And, for a west boundary,—ye shall have the great sea, even a boundary, this, shall serve you as west boundary.

Joshua 15:47Ashdod, her towns and her villages. Gaza, her towns and her villages, as far as the ravine of Egypt,—and the great sea and coast.

Isaiah 27:12And it shall come to pass, in that day, That Yahweh will beat off his fruit from the stream of the River [="Euphrates"], unto the torrent-valley of Egypt,—And, ye, shall be picked up, one by one O sons of Israel.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 34:2-16

The Boundaries of Canaan. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) 3 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: 4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of… Read the whole commentary →

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