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The Borders of the Land

Ezekiel 47:20

In 11 translations

BSB
And on the west side, the Great Sea will be the boundary up to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This will be the western boundary.
KJV
The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
WEB
“The west side shall be the great sea, from the south border as far as opposite the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.
ASV
And the west side shall be the great sea, from the south border as far as over against the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.
LSV
And the west quarter [is] the Great Sea, from the border until opposite the coming in to Hamath: this [is] the west quarter.
YLT
'And the west quarter [is] the great sea, from the border till over-against the coming in to Hamath: this [is] the west quarter.
DBY
— And the west side shall be the great sea from the border, as far as over against the entering into Hamath: this is the west side.
DRC
And the side toward the sea, is the great sea from the borders straight on, till thou come to Emath: this is the side of the sea.
GNV
The West parte also shalbe the great sea from the border, till a man come ouer against Hamath: this shalbe the West part.
JPS
And the west side shall be the Great Sea, from the border as far as over against the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.
LXXE
This part of the great sea forms a border, till one comes opposite the entrance of Emath, even as far as the entrance thereof. These are the parts west of Emath.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וּפְאַת־יָם֙ הַיָּ֣ם הַגָּד֔וֹל מִגְּב֕וּל עַד־נֹ֖כַח לְב֣וֹא חֲמָ֑ת זֹ֖את פְּאַת־יָֽם׃
LXX-Br
τοῦτο τὸ μέρος Νότος καὶ λίψ. Τοῦτο τὸ μέρος τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς μεγάλης ὁρίζει, ἕως κατέναντι τῆς εἰσόδου Ἠμὰθ, ἕως εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ· ταῦτά ἐστι τὰ πρὸς θάλασσαν Ἠμάθ.

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📍 Great Sea📍 Lebo-hamath◆ Prophecies of Ezekiel

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Numbers 34:6Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.
  • Ezekiel 48:1“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north,…

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