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Numbers 34:7

And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:

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וְזֶֽהvezehand the one...the otherזֶהconjunction, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “and the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…יִהְיֶ֥הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to 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.לָכֶ֖םlakhemtoלָכֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toגְּב֣וּלgevulborderגְּבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.צָפ֑וֹןtsafonnorthצָפוֹןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “north”, the ordinary formH6828properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַיָּם֙hayamthe seaיָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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).הַגָּדֹ֔לhagadolthe greatגָּדוֹלdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.תְּתָא֥וּtetavpoint outתָּאָהverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “point out”, an unfinished actionH8376to mark off, i.e. (intensively) designatepoint out.לָכֶ֖םlakhemtoלָכֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toהֹ֥רhorHorהֹרnoun, proper name — “Hor”H2023Hor, the name of a peak in Idumaea and of one in SyriaHor.הָהָֽרhaharthe hillהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea ye shall mark out your line unto mount Hor;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall mark out for you mount Hor;

Young’s Literal Translation

'And this is to you the north border: from the great sea ye mark out for yourselves mount Hor;

World English Bible

“‘This shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall mark out for yourselves Mount Hor.

Darby Translation

And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall mark out for you mount Hor;

Douay-Rheims

But toward the north side the borders shall begin from the great sea, reaching to the most high mountain,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea ye shall mark out your line unto mount Hor;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And this shall be your northern border; from the great sea ye shall measure to yourselves, by the side of the mountain.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τοῦτο ἔσται ὑμῖν τὰ ὅρια πρὸς βοῤῥᾶν· ἀπὸ τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς μεγάλης καταμετρήσετε ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς παρὰ τὸ ὄρος τὸ ὄρος.