Numbers 34:3 Go deeper
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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: (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֨הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 1
פְּאַת\־pe.'at-[the] side of
Lemma: פֵּאָה (pe.ah) · Strong's: H6285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: side
Used 86 times. Also: Exodus 25:26, Exodus 26:18, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 27:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6285; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 2
נֶ֛גֶבNe.gev[the] south
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: south
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:18, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23, Exodus 38:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045H; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 3
מִמִּדְבַּר\־mi.mid.bar-from [the] wilderness of
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 4
צִ֖ןtzinZin
Lemma: צִן (tsin) · Strong's: H6790
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zin
Used 10 times. Also: Numbers 13:21, Numbers 20:1, Numbers 27:14, Numbers 33:36, Numbers 34:4, Deuteronomy 32:51 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6790; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 5
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 6
יְדֵ֣יye.Dei[the] hands of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand: to
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 33:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027K; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 7
אֱד֑וֹם'e.DomEdom
Lemma: אֱדוֹם (e.dom) · Strong's: H0123G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Edom
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 36:9, Genesis 36:16, Genesis 36:17, Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0123G; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 8
וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 9
גְּב֣וּלge.Vulborder of
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: boundary
Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 23:31, Exodus 34:24, Numbers 20:23, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366G; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 10
נֶ֔גֶבNe.gev[the] southward
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: south
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:18, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23, Exodus 38:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045H; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 11
מִקְצֵ֥הmik.Tzehfrom [the] end of
Lemma: קָצֶה (qa.tseh) · Strong's: H7097A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: end
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 47:2, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 13:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7097A; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 12
יָם\־yom-[the] Sea of
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 13
הַמֶּ֖לַחha.Me.lach<the> Salt
Lemma: מֶ֫לַח (me.lach) · Strong's: H4417G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: Salt (Sea)
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 14:3, Numbers 34:12, Deuteronomy 3:17, Joshua 3:16, Joshua 12:3, Joshua 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4417G; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 14
קֵֽדְמָה\׃Ke.de.maheast -ward
Lemma: קֵ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: east
Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 25:6, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 27:13, Exodus 38:13, Leviticus 1:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6924B; TAHOT Numbers 34:3 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Your | → | |
| southern | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045H south |
| border | → | פֵּאָה H6285 side |
| will extend | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| from the Wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| of Zin | → | צִן H6790 Zin |
| along | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the border | → | יָד H3027K hand: to |
| of Edom | → | אֱדוֹם H0123G Edom |
| On the east | → | קֵ֫דֶם H6924B east |
| your southern | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045H south |
| border | → | גְּבוּל H1366G border: boundary |
| will run | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| from the end | → | קָצֶה H7097A end |
| of the Salt | → | מֶ֫לַח H4417G Salt (Sea) |
| Sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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