Numbers Chapter 34

Borders of Canaan

34:1 AND YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here spoke to Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here, saying,
34:2 Command the sons of Israel, and say to them, When y’all come into the land of Canaanכְּנַעַן
Transliteration:kᵊnaʿan – Pronunciation:ken-ah’-an Canaan = “lowland” Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him:—Canaan, merchant, traffic For more info click here ; (this [is] the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, [even] the land of Canaanכְּנַעַן
Transliteration:kᵊnaʿan – Pronunciation:ken-ah’-an Canaan = “lowland” Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him:—Canaan, merchant, traffic For more info click here with the coasts of it
34:3 Then your south quarter shall be from the wildernessמִדְבָּר
Transliteration: miḏbār Pronunciation; mid-bawr’ desert, south, speech, wilderness For more info click here of Zin along by the coast of Edomאֱדוֹם
was an ancient kingdom in Transjordan, located between Moab to the northeast, the Arabah to the west, and the Arabian Desert to the south and east. Most of its former territory is now divided between present-day southern Israel and Jordan. Edom appears in written sources relating to the late Bronze Age and to the Iron Age in the Levant also another name for Esau the brother of Jacob and Esua’s descendants, and your south border shall be the out most coast of the salt sea eastward
34:4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbimעקרבים
Akrabbim or Acrabbim , meaning “scorpions” is probably the general name given to the ridge containing the pass between the south of the Dead Sea and Zin, es-Sufah, by which there is an ascent to the level of the Negev desert. Scorpions are said to abound in this whole district, and hence the name (Num. 34:4). It is called “Maaleh-acrabbim” in Joshua 15:3, and “the ascent of Akrabbim” in Num. 34:4., and pass on to Zin and the going forth of it shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon עצמן or עצמון
“Azmon” ‛atsmôn is a Biblical site in the Land of Israel marking the western portion of the southern frontier of the Kingdom of Judah before the point where “it went out at the Brook of Egypt”.
34:5 And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon עצמן or עצמון
“Azmon” ‛atsmôn is a Biblical site in the Land of Israel marking the western portion of the southern frontier of the Kingdom of Judah before the point where “it went out at the Brook of Egypt”. to the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.
34:6 And [as for] the western border, y’all shall even have the great sea (the Mediterranean)  for a border this shall be your west border.
34:7 And this shall be your north border from the great sea y’all shall point out for you mount Hor‎ Not the Mount Hor on the border of Edom where Aaron died, but Mount Hor north of Lebanon
34:8 From mount Hor‎ Not the Mount Hor on the border of Edom where Aaron died, but Mount Hor north of Lebanon y’all shall point out [your border] to the entrance of Hamath ; and the goings out of the border shall be to Zedad:
34:9 And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar-enan this shall be your north border.
34:10 And y’all shall point out your east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham
34:11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain ; and the border shall descend, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward
34:12 And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea this shall be your land with the coasts around it.
34:13 And Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here commanded the sons of Israel, saying, This [is] the land which y’all shall inherit by lot, which YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe
34:14 For the tribe of the sons of Reubenרְאוּבֵן
or Reuven Standard Rəʾūven, meaning “behold, a son”. he was the first of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob’s oldest son) For more info click here according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the sons of Gadגָּד‎
Modern: Gad, Tiberian: Gāḏ, “luck/fortunate”) was, the first of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (Jacob’s seventh son) and the founder of the Israelite tribe of Gad. For more info click here according to the house of their fathers, have received [their inheritance]; and half the tribe of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה
/məˈnæsə/; Mənaššé, “Forgetter”; Greek: Μανασσῆς Manasses; The eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh, the tribe descended from Manasseh, the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh, son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile, a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra, a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra. For more info click here have received their inheritance
34:15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan [near] Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

Leaders to partition Canaan

34:16 And YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here spoke to Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here, saying,
34:17 These [are] the names of the men which shall divide the land to you Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר
Transliteration: ‘elʿāzār Pronunciation:el-aw-zawr’ Eleazar = “God has helped” 1. the high priest son of Aaron 2. Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark 3. the priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in time of Ezra 4. one of David’s mighty warriors 5. a Levite 6.someone of the linage of Parosh For more info click here the priestכֹּהֵן
kôhên, ko-hane’ Kohen = priest, principal officer or chief ruler For more info click here, and Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎
Yəhōšuaʿ,(/ˈdʒɒʃuə/), lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) also known as Yehoshua. Yeshua or Y’shua (ישוע; with vowel pointing Hebrew: יֵשׁוּעַ, romanized: Yēšūaʿ) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. the son of Nun.
34:18 And y’all shall take one leader of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
34:19 And the names of the men [are] these: Of the tribe of Judahיְהוּדָה‎
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah For more info click here, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
34:20 And of the tribe of the sons of Simeonשמעון
(/ˈsɪmiən/) is a given name (Biblical Šimʿon, Tiberian Šimʿôn), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon. It is a cognate of the name Simon “he has heard” For more info click here, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
34:21 Of the tribe of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִי
Bīnyāmīn Meaning: “Son of (the) right” or “Son of My right hand” was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob’s thirteenth child and twelfth and youngest son) For more info click here, Elidad the son of Chislon.
34:22 And the leader of the tribe of the sons of Danדָּן
Dān, “judgment” or “he judged”) was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Bilhah (Jacob’s fifth son). His mother, Bilhah, was Rachel’s handmaid, who becomes one of Jacob’s concubines, the tribe descended from Dan For more info click here, Bukki the son of Jogli.
34:23 The leader of the sons of Josephיוֹסֵף‎
Yosef Meaning: Jehovah will add, God will add, taken away or praise, fame taken away. For more info click here, for the tribe of the sons of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה
/məˈnæsə/; Mənaššé, “Forgetter”; Greek: Μανασσῆς Manasses; The eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh, the tribe descended from Manasseh, the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh, son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile, a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra, a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra. For more info click here, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
34:24 And the leader of the tribe of the sons of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִם‎
(/ˈiːfriːəm/;ʾEp̄rayīm, in pausa: אֶפְרָיִם‎ ʾEp̄rāyīm). The Book of Genesis related the name “Ephraim” to the Hebrew root פָּרָה (pārā), meaning “to be fruitful”. This referring to Joseph’s ability to produce sons, specifically while in Egypt (termed by the Torah as the land of his affliction). The name Ephraim can therefore be translated as “I will be fruitful”, with the prefix of aleph (א‎) indicating the first person, singular, future tense, Also name for an Israelite tribe. For more info click here, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
34:25 And the leader of the tribe of the sons of Zebulunזְבֻלוּן/זְבוּלֻן/זְבוּלוּן‎
Modern: Zəvūlūn) he name is derived from the Northwest Semitic root zbl, common in 2nd millennium BCE Ugaritic texts as an epithet (title) of the god Baal, as well as in Phoenician and (frequently) in Biblical Hebrew in personal names. For more info click here, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
34:26 And the leader of the tribe of the sons of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָר‎
Modern: Yīssaḵar, Tiberian: Yīśśāḵār, “There is reward” the fifth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob’s ninth son) and the ancestor of a tribe by his name 2.a Korahite Levite and the 7th son of Obed-edom and doorkeeper to the temple 3.the territory allocated to the descendants of Issachar when they entered the land of Canaan For more info click here, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
34:27 And the leader of the tribe of the sons of Asherאָשֵׁר
’Āšēr), was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (Jacob’s eighth son). The text of the Torah states that the name of Asher means “happy” or “blessing”, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher in two variations—beoshri (meaning in my good fortune). For more info click here, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
34:28 And the leader of the tribe of the sons of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִי‎
(/ˈnæftəlaɪ/ Modern: Naftalī, Tiberian: Nap̄tālī, “my struggle”) was the sixth son of Jacob, the second of his two sons with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite tribe of Naphtali. For more info click here, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
34:29 These [are those] whom YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here commanded to divide the inheritance to the sons of Israel in the land of Canaanכְּנַעַן
Transliteration:kᵊnaʿan – Pronunciation:ken-ah’-an Canaan = “lowland” Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him:—Canaan, merchant, traffic For more info click here.