cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,
Parallel translations
- WEB Your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and it shall pass southward of Kadesh Barnea; and it shall go from there to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon.
- KJV And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
- NKJV your border shall turn from the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and be on the south of Kadesh Barnea; then it shall go on to Hazar Addar, and continue to Azmon;
- NASB Then your border shall change direction from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim and continue to Zin, and its termination shall be to the south of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall reach Hazaraddar and continue to Azmon.
- NLT It will then run south past Scorpion Pass in the direction of Zin. Its southernmost point will be Kadesh-barnea, from which it will go to Hazar-addar, and on to Azmon.
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Quick answer
The southern border turns south of the ascent of Akrabbim, passes Zin, goes below Kadesh Barnea, then to Hazar Addar and Azmon. This traces the winding southern boundary in detail.
Overview
The named landmarks fix the southern frontier of Canaan with care, passing through the Negev region. Kadesh Barnea, mentioned here, was the site of Israel's earlier failure to enter the land (Numbers 13-14), now bordering the inheritance they would finally receive. The exact mapping shows that God's promise was definite and trustworthy in every particular.
Cross-references & the web
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- Num 32:8This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
- Num 33:36–37They set out from Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.
- Num 20:1In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
- Num 13:21So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
- Num 34:3Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,
- Judg 1:36And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.
- Num 13:26and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
- Josh 15:3–4proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.
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