“These are the boundaries of the land: The northern border will run from the Mediterranean toward Hethlon, then on through Lebo-hamath to Zedad;
Parallel translations
- WEB This shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;
- KJV And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
- BSB This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad,
- NKJV “This shall be the border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea, by the road to Hethlon, as one goes to Zedad,
- NASB “And this shall be the boundary of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;
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Quick answer
The northern boundary of the land is traced from the Mediterranean by Hethlon toward Zedad. God defines the precise extent of the restored inheritance.
Overview
The detailed border descriptions begin with the north, marking the land's God-given limits. Such precision shows the inheritance is real and ordered, not vague. The careful boundaries underscore that God grants His people a definite place and portion, a theme fulfilled in the secure, prepared dwelling Christ gives His own (John 14:2-3).
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Cross-references · 2
- Num 34:8From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.
- Ezek 48:1Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar Enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath, (and they shall have their sides east and west), Dan, one portion.
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