Bible Strands
Numbers 34:9
continue to Ziphron, and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — YHWH instructs Moses and the Israelite leaders at the plains of Moab, finalizing the territorial limits of the land before entry.
The words — The Hebrew הַגְּבֻל (ha-ggvul) designates the fixed boundary, while תוֹצְאֹתָיו (totz'otav) literally means its "extremities" or "outgoings." These terms specify where the northern line terminates at Hazar-enan.
The thread — Ezekiel 47:17 repeats Hazar-enan as the eastern anchor of the northern border alongside Damascus. Numbers 34:10 uses the same location to define the starting point of the eastern boundary.
Why it lands — The text requires precise recognition of the allocated inheritance, leaving no ambiguity about where one tribal territory ends and another begins. It demands acceptance of a fixed, non-negotiable division of land.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar–enan: this shall be your north border.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 47:17 So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.