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Numbers 34:12

JordanSalt Sea

10 And ye shall point out your east border from Hazar-enan 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:

And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.

13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”
KJV
And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
WEB
The border shall go down to the Jordan, and end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders around it.’”
ASV
and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to the borders thereof round about.
DARBY
and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and shall end at the salt sea. This shall be your land according to the borders thereof round about.
BLB
And the border shall go down along the Jordan, and it shall end at the Salt Sea. This shall be to you⁺ the land with its boundaries all around.”
ÅB
Så skal grensen gå videre ned til Jordan og ende ved Salthavet. Dette skal være deres land etter dets grenser rundt omkring.
OTB
Deretter skal grensen gå ned langs Jordan og ende ved Saltsjøen. ‘Dette skal være deres land, med dets grenser på alle sider.’"
B1930
Så skal grensen gå videre ned til Jordan og ende ved Salthavet. Dette skal være eders land efter dets grenser rundt omkring.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 34:3

    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:

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  • Genesis 14:3

    All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

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  • Genesis 13:10

    And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

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  • Genesis 19:24–26

    Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

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