Numbers 34:4
in Numbers 34cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,
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ASV
and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out thereof shall be southward of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon;
KJV
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 Kadesh–barnea, and shall go on to Hazar–addar, and pass on to Azmon:
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This verse in Numbers 34
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
And the Lord spake unto Moses
on Numbers 34:1-5
The borders are drawn before a single field is taken, and the land is said to fall unto Israel for an inheritance, which is the language of the lot that verse 13 states outright. The south line runs from the wilderness of Zin past Kadesh-barnea to the river of Egypt, so the edge of the inheritance touches the place where the spies came back and the sentence of chapter 14 was passed. Abram was promised ground reaching to the Euphrates at Genesis 15:18, and the lines given here stop well short of it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And your border,....
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָסַ֣ב | venasav | and it will turn | H5437 → | 161 times |
| לָכֶם֩ | lakhem | of you | ||
| הַגְּב֨וּל | hagevul | the border | H1366 → | 240 times |
| מִנֶּ֜גֶב | minegev | from [the] south | H5045 → | 112 times |
| לְמַעֲלֵ֤ה | lemaaleh | to [the] ascent of | H4610 → | |
| עַקְרַבִּים֙ | ʾakrabim | scorpions | H4610 → | |
| וְעָ֣בַר | veavar | and it will pass on | H5674 → | 556 times |
| צִ֔נָה | tzinah | Zin towards | H6790 → | 10 times |
| וְהָיוּ֙ | vehayah | and they will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| תּֽוֹצְאֹתָ֔יו | totzotav | extremities its | H8444 → | 23 times |
| מִנֶּ֖גֶב | minegev | from [the] south | H5045 → | 112 times |
| לְקָדֵ֣שׁ | lekadesh | of Kadesh | H6947 → | 20 times |
| בַּרְנֵ֑עַ | barnea' | Barnea | H6947 → | 20 times |
| וְיָצָ֥א | veyatza' | and it will go out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| חֲצַר־ | chatzar- | Hazar | H2692 → | |
| אַדָּ֖ר | ʾadar | Addar | H2692 → | |
| וְעָבַ֥ר | veavar | and it will pass on | H5674 → | 556 times |
| עַצְמֹֽנָה׃ | ʾatzmonah | Azmon towards | H6111 → |
וְנָסַ֣בand it will turn
venasavH5437 →161 times
לָכֶם֩of you
lakhem
הַגְּב֨וּלthe border
hagevulH1366 →240 times
מִנֶּ֜גֶבfrom [the] south
minegevH5045 →112 times
לְמַעֲלֵ֤הto [the] ascent of
lemaalehH4610 →
עַקְרַבִּים֙scorpions
ʾakrabimH4610 →
וְעָ֣בַרand it will pass on
veavarH5674 →556 times
צִ֔נָהZin towards
tzinahH6790 →10 times
וְהָיוּ֙and they will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
תּֽוֹצְאֹתָ֔יוextremities its
totzotavH8444 →23 times
מִנֶּ֖גֶבfrom [the] south
minegevH5045 →112 times
לְקָדֵ֣שׁof Kadesh
lekadeshH6947 →20 times
בַּרְנֵ֑עַBarnea
barnea'H6947 →20 times
וְיָצָ֥אand it will go out
veyatza'H3318 →1067 times
חֲצַר־Hazar
chatzar-H2692 →
אַדָּ֖רAddar
ʾadarH2692 →
וְעָבַ֥רand it will pass on
veavarH5674 →556 times
עַצְמֹֽנָה׃Azmon towards
ʾatzmonahH6111 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 20:1In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
it leads to
- Numbers 33:36
They set out from Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 13:21
So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
- Exodus 15:20
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
- Numbers 26:59
and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
- Numbers 33:36
Through
Numbers 13:26and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit…
it leads to
- Numbers 32:8
This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
- Numbers 20:1
In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
- Numbers 32:8
Through
Numbers 34:3Your 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,
it leads to
- Genesis 14:3
The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
- Ezekiel 47:13
This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions.
- Genesis 14:3
About Numbers

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
