Numbers 34:8

8 and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath. Then the boundary will go to Zedad,

Numbers 34:8 in Other Translations

KJV
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:
ESV
8 From Mount Hor you shall draw a line to Lebo-hamath, and the limit of the border shall be at Zedad.
NLT
8 then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad
MSG
8 and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath, connects to Zedad,
CSB
8 from Mount Hor draw a line to the entrance of Hamath, and the border will reach Zedad.

Numbers 34:8 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 34:8

From Mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance
of Hamath
Antiochia, as Jarchi; or rather Epiphania, as Jerom {r}; the former being described by Hemath the great, ( Amos 6:2 ) , this entrance was a narrow pass leading from the land of Canaan to Syria, through the valley which lies between Lebanon and Antilibanus:

and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad;
the same boundary as here is given in ( Ezekiel 47:15 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F18 Comment. in Ezek. 47. 16.

Numbers 34:8 In-Context

6 “ ‘Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This will be your boundary on the west.
7 “ ‘For your northern boundary, run a line from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor
8 and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath. Then the boundary will go to Zedad,
9 continue to Ziphron and end at Hazar Enan. This will be your boundary on the north.
10 “ ‘For your eastern boundary, run a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Numbers 13:21; Joshua 13:5
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