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Numbers 34

Highlighted words differ from the KJV. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

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    KJVAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
  2. 2
    KJVCommand the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)
    WEB“Command the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders),
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    KJVThen your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
    WEBthen your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.
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    KJVAnd 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 Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon:
    WEBYour 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.
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    KJVAnd the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.
    WEBThe border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.
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    KJVAnd as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
    WEB“‘For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border.
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    KJVAnd this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
    WEB“‘This shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall mark out for yourselves Mount Hor.
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    KJVFrom mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
    WEBFrom Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.
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    KJVAnd the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar-enan: this shall be your north border.
    WEBThen the border shall go to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your north border.
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    KJVAnd ye shall point out your east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham:
    WEB“‘You shall mark out your east border from Hazar Enan to Shepham.
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    KJVAnd 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:
    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.
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    KJVAnd 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.
    WEBThe border shall go down to the Jordan, and end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders around it.’”
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    KJVAnd Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
    WEBMoses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;
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    KJVFor the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
    WEBfor the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers’ houses, the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers’ houses, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.
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    KJVThe two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
    WEBThe two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.”
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    KJVAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
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    KJVThese are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
    WEB“These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
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    KJVAnd ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
    WEBYou shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
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    KJVAnd the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
    WEBThese are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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    KJVAnd of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
    WEBOf the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
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    KJVOf the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
    WEBOf the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
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    KJVAnd the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
    WEBOf the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.
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    KJVThe prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
    WEBOf the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
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    KJVAnd the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
    WEBOf the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
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    KJVAnd the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
    WEBOf the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
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    KJVAnd the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
    WEBOf the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
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    KJVAnd the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
    WEBOf the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
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    KJVAnd the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
    WEBOf the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”
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    KJVThese are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
    WEBThese are they whom Yahweh commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
  • King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.
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