Bilangan 13:21

The Spies’ Activities

13:21 So they went up and investigated the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, ¹  at the entrance of Hamath. ² 

Bilangan 34:1-12

The Southern Border of the Land

34:1 ³ Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 34:2 “Give these instructions ⁴  to the Israelites, and tell them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that has been assigned to you as an inheritance, ⁵  the land of Canaan with its borders, 34:3 your southern border ⁶  will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the Edomite border, and your southern border will run eastward to the extremity of the Salt Sea, 34:4 and then the border will turn from the south to the Scorpion Ascent, ⁷  continue to Zin, and then its direction ⁸  will be from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon. 34:5 There the border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and then its direction is to the sea. ⁹ 

The Western Border of the Land

34:6 “‘And for a western border ¹⁰  you will have the Great Sea. ¹¹  This will be your western border.

The Northern Border of the Land

34:7 “‘And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor; 34:8 from Mount Hor you will draw a line to Lebo Hamath, ¹²  and the direction of the border will be to Zedad. 34:9 The border will continue to Ziphron, and its direction will be to Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.

The Eastern Border of the Land

34:10 “‘For your eastern border you will draw a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. 34:11 The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth. ¹³  34:12 Then the border will continue down the Jordan River ¹⁴  and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.’”

[13:21]  ¹ sn Zin is on the southern edge of the land, but Rehob is far north, near Mount Hermon. The spies covered all the land.

[13:21]  ² tn The idiom uses the infinitive construct: “to enter Hamath,” meaning, “on the way that people go to Hamath.”

[34:1]  ³ sn This chapter falls into several sections: the south (vv. 1-5), the west (v. 6), the north (vv. 7-9), the east (vv. 10-15), and then a list of appointed officials (vv. 16-29).

[34:2]  ⁴ tn Or “command.”

[34:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “this is the land that will fall to you as an inheritance.”

[34:3]  ⁶ tn The expression refers to the corner or extremity of the Negev, the South.

[34:4]  ⁷ tn Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” (עַקְרַבִּים [’aqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).

[34:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “its going forth,” or the way it runs.

[34:5]  ⁹ sn That is, the Mediterranean.

[34:6]  ¹⁰ tn The word for west is simply “sea,” because the sea is west of Israel.

[34:6]  ¹¹ sn That is, the Mediterranean Sea (also in the following verse).

[34:8]  ¹² tn Or “to the entrance to Hamath.”

[34:11]  ¹³ tn Or “the Sea of Galilee” (so NLT); NCV, TEV, CEV “Lake Galilee.”

[34:11]  sn The word means “harp.” The lake (or sea) of Galilee was so named because it is shaped somewhat like a harp.

[34:12]  ¹⁴ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.