Numbers

Numbers 34:2–3

²“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:

³Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,^a

Footnotes

a 34:3 That is, the Dead Sea; also in verse 12

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Numbers 34:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Command	צַ֞ו	ṣaw	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֤י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	אֲלֵהֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
When	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתֶּ֥ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
enter	בָּאִ֖ים	bā·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the land	הָאָ֣רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנָ֑עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
it	הָאָ֗רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will be allotted	תִּפֹּ֤ל	tip·pōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to you	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
as an inheritance	בְּֽנַחֲלָ֔ה	bə·na·ḥă·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
with these boundaries	לִגְבֻלֹתֶֽיהָ׃	liḡ·ḇu·lō·ṯe·hā	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1367 border, boundary

Numbers 34:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your	לָכֶ֧ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
southern	נֶ֛גֶב	ne·ḡeḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5045 south-country, Negeb, south
border	פְּאַת־	pə·’aṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6285 corner, side
will extend	וְהָיָ֨ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
from the Wilderness	מִמִּדְבַּר־	mim·miḏ·bar-	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
of Zin	צִ֖ן	ṣin	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6790 Tsin
along	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the border	יְדֵ֣י	yə·ḏê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand
of Edom	אֱד֑וֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
On the east	קֵֽדְמָה׃	qê·ḏə·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
your southern	נֶ֔גֶב	ne·ḡeḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5045 south-country, Negeb, south
border	גְּב֣וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
will run	וְהָיָ֤ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
from the end	מִקְצֵ֥ה	miq·ṣêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
of the Salt	הַמֶּ֖לַח	ham·me·laḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4417 salt
Sea	יָם־	yām-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea

Cross-references

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Numbers 34:2 Genesis 17:8 · Psalm 105:11 · Deuteronomy 1:7–8 · Ezekiel 47:14 · Psalm 78:54–55 · 1 Peter 1:3–4

Numbers 34:3 Genesis 14:3 · Ezekiel 47:13 · Joshua 15:1–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.