Numbers 34 · Verse 11

Numbers 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 unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
Numbers 34:11, King James Version

Numbers 34:11 in other translations

BSBthen go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
WEBThe border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. The border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.
ASVand the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
YLTand the border hath gone down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east of Ain, and the border hath gone down, and hath smitten against the shoulder of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
DARBYand the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall strike upon the extremity of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
BBEGoing down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain, and on as far as the east side of the sea of Chinnereth:
WebsterAnd the limit 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:

What does Numbers 34:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 34:10-12

10-12. east border--This is very clearly defined. Shepham and Riblah, which were in the valley of Lebanon, are mentioned as the boundary line, which commenced a little higher than the sources of the Jordan. Ain is supposed to be the source of that river; and thence the eastern boundary extended along the Jordan, the sea of Chinnereth (Lake of Tiberias), the Jordan; and again terminated at the Dead Sea. The line…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 The sea of Chinnereth - The same as the sea of Galilee, sea of Tiberias, and sea of Gennesareth.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 34:1-15

Canaan was of small extent; as it is here bounded, it is but about 160 miles in length, and about 50 in breadth; yet this was the country promised to the father of the faithful, and the possession of the seed of Israel. This was that little spot of ground, in which alone, for many ages, God was known. This was the vineyard of the Lord, the garden enclosed; but as it is with gardens and vineyards, the narrowness of…

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Numbers 34:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְיָרַ֨דve.ya.Radand it will go downH3381
הַגְּבֻ֧לha.ge.Vulthe borderH1366
מִשְּׁפָ֛םmi.she.Famfrom ShephamH8221
הָרִבְלָ֖הha.riv.Lah<the> RiblahH7247
מִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demfrom [the] eastH6924
לָעָ֑יִןla.'A.yinof <the> AinH5871
וְיָרַ֣דve.ya.Radand it will go downH3381
הַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.Vulthe borderH1366
וּמָחָ֛הu.ma.Chahand it will reachH4229
עַל\־'al-toH5921
כֶּ֥תֶףKe.tef[the] shoulder ofH3802
יָם\־yom-[the] sea ofH3220
כִּנֶּ֖רֶתki.Ne.retKinnerethH3672
קֵֽדְמָה\׃Ke.de.maheast -wardH6924

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Cross references for Numbers 34:11

  • 2 Kings 23:33

    And Pharaoh–nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

  • Deuteronomy 3:17

    The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth–pisgah eastward.

  • Joshua 11:2

    And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,

  • Joshua 19:35

    And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

  • Matthew 14:34

    And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

  • Luke 5:1

    And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

  • Jeremiah 39:5-6

    But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

  • 2 Kings 25:6

    So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

  • Jeremiah 52:26-27

    So Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.

  • Jeremiah 52:10

    And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

  • John 6:1

    After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

  • Joshua 13:27

    And in the valley, Beth–aram, and Beth–nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Riblah.
2Ki 23:33; 25:6; Jer 39:5,6; 52:10,26,27
side. Heb. shoulder. sea of Chinnereth.
De 3:17; Jos 11:2
Chinneroth.
Jos 19:35; Mt 14:34; Lu 5:1
Gennesaret.
Joh 6:1
Sea of Tiberias.

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Context

  • Numbers 34:10

    And ye shall point out your east border from Hazar–enan to Shepham:

  • Numbers 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 unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:

  • Numbers 34:12

    And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.

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Numbers 34:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y bajará este término desde Sepham á Ribla, al oriente de Ain: y descenderá el término, y llegará á la costa de la mar de Cinnereth al oriente;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et la frontière descendra de Shepham vers Ribla, à l’orient d’Aïn; et la frontière descendra, et touchera l’extrémité de la mer de Kinnéreth, à l’orient;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Grenze gehe hinab von Schepham nach Ribla, östlich von Ajin; und die Grenze gehe hinab und stoße an die Seite des Sees Kinnereth gegen Osten;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et de Sephama descendent termini in Rebla contra fontem Daphnim: inde pervenient contra orientem ad mare Cenereth,