all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea,
Parallel translations
- WEB and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the western sea,
- KJV And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
- NKJV all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea,
- NASB and all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah as far as the western sea,
- NLT all the land of Naphtali; the land of Ephraim and Manasseh; all the land of Judah, extending to the Mediterranean Sea;
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Quick answer
The Lord shows Moses the territories of Naphtali, Ephraim, Manasseh, and Judah out to the western sea. The full extent of the promised inheritance is laid before him.
Overview
The naming of the tribal regions, reaching to the Mediterranean ("the western sea"), shows the completeness of Moses' view of the land promised to the patriarchs. Each named area would become the inheritance of God's covenant people. The sweeping panorama testifies to God's faithfulness in giving exactly the land He had sworn to give Abraham's offspring.
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Cross-references · 4
- Deut 11:24Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
- Num 34:6Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.
- Josh 15:12And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.
- Exod 23:31And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
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