And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.
Parallel translations
- WEB The border from the sea, shall be Hazar Enon at the border of Damascus; and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.
- BSB 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.
- NKJV Thus the boundary shall be from the Sea to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus; and as for the north, northward, it is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.
- NASB The boundary shall extend from the sea to Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, and on the north toward the north is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.
- NLT So the northern border will run from the Mediterranean to Hazar-enan, on the border between Hamath to the north and Damascus to the south.
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Quick answer
The northern boundary runs to Hazar Enon at the border of Damascus. The full northern line is summarized.
Overview
This verse completes the description of the north side, fixing its endpoints. The careful delineation continues the theme of an ordered, God-given inheritance. Such attention to boundaries assures the people that their place in the land is secure under God's gracious provision.
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Cross-references · 2
- Ezek 48:1Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.
- Num 34:9And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
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