Numbers 34:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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: | then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth. | and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward; |
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Where
- Ain 1 settlementMapAbout this place
- Riblah 2 settlementMapAbout this place
- Sea of Galilee body of waterMapAbout this place
- Shepham settlementMapAbout this place
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and it will go down | וְיָרַ֨ד | ve-ya-RAD | H3381 | to go downיָרַד (ya.rad) 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down |
| the border | הַגְּבֻ֧ל | ha-ge-VUL | H1366G | border: boundaryגְּבוּל (ge.vul) : boundary 1) border, territory 1a) border 1b) territory (enclosed within boundary) 1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.) Also means: ge.vul (גְּבוּל ": area" H1366H) |
| from Shepham | מִשְּׁפָ֛ם | mi-she-FAM | H8221 | Shephamשְׁפָם (she.pham) § Shepham = "bald" a place or region in northeastern Canaan on the eastern border |
| the Riblah | הָרִבְלָ֖ה | ha-riv-LAH | H7247G | Riblahרִבְלָה (riv.lah) § Riblah = "fertility" a place on the eastern boundary of Israel |
| from [the] east | מִקֶּ֣דֶם | mi-KE-dem | H6924G | eastקֵ֫דֶם (qe.dem) adv eastward, to or toward the East Another spelling of qe.dem (קֶ֫דֶם ": east" H6924) |
| of the Ain | לָעָ֑יִן | la-'A-yin | H5871G | Ainעַ֫יִן (a.yin) Ain = "spring" one of the landmarks on the eastern boundary of Palestine Also named: rim.mon (רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ "Rimmon" H7417) |
| and it will go down | וְיָרַ֣ד | ve-ya-RAD | H3381 | to go downיָרַד (ya.rad) 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down |
| the border | הַגְּב֔וּל | ha-ge-VUL | H1366G | border: boundaryגְּבוּל (ge.vul) : boundary 1) border, territory 1a) border 1b) territory (enclosed within boundary) 1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.) Also means: ge.vul (גְּבוּל ": area" H1366H) |
| and it will reach | וּמָחָ֛ה | u-ma-CHAH | H4229B | to strikeמָחָה (ma.chah) (Qal) to strike |
| to | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| [the] shoulder of | כֶּ֥תֶף | KE-tef | H3802 | shoulderכָּתֵף (ka.teph) 1) shoulder, shoulder-blade, side, slope 1a) shoulder, shoulder-blade (of man) 1b) shoulder, shoulder-pieces (of animals) 1c) side, slope (of mountain) 1d) supports (of laver) |
| [the] sea of | יָם־ | yom- | H3220G | seaיָם (yam) : sea 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward |
| Kinnereth | כִּנֶּ֖רֶת | ki-NE-ret | H3672G | (Sea of) Chinnerethכִּנֶּ֫רֶת (kin.n.rot) § Chinneroth or Cinneroth or Chinnereth = "harps" the early name of the Sea of Galilee |
| east -ward | קֵֽדְמָה׃ | KE-de-mah | H6924B | eastקֵ֫דֶם (qe.dem) adv eastward, to or toward the East Another spelling of qe.dem (קֶ֫דֶם ": east" H6924) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.