King James Version

Numbers 34:5

And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

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וְנָסַ֧בvenasavand bringסָבַבconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring”, a completed action in a sequenceH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…הַגְּב֛וּלhagvulthe borderגְּבוּלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the border”, the ordinary formH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.מֵעַצְמ֖וֹןmeatsmonfrom Azmonעַצְמוֹןpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Azmon”H6111Atsmon, a place near PalestineAzmon.נַ֣חְלָהnachlahbrookנַחַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, paragogic he — “brook”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.מִצְרָ֑יִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.וְהָי֥וּvehayvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.תוֹצְאֹתָ֖יוtotseotayvborderתּוֹצָאָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8444(only in plural collective) exit, i.e. (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively) sourceborder(-s), going(-s) forth (out), issues, outgoings.הַיָּֽמָּהhayamahthe seaיָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “the sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the Brook of Egypt, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Sea.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the brook of Egypt, and the goings out thereof shall be at the sea.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the border hath turned round from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its outgoings have been at the sea.

World English Bible

The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.

Darby Translation

And the border shall turn from Azmon unto the torrent of Egypt, and shall end at the sea.

Douay-Rheims

And the limits shall fetch a compass from Asemona to the torrent of Egypt, and shall end in the shore of the great sea.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the Brook of Egypt, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Sea.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the border shall compass from Asemona to the river of Egypt, and the sea shall be the termination.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κυκλώσει τὰ ὅρια ἀπὸ Ἀσεμωνᾶ χειμάῤῥουν Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἔσται ἡ διέξοδος ἡ θάλασσα.