Passage Research
Numbers 34 — Sermon Preparation
The boundaries of the land of Canaan are defined on all four sides, and a named leader from each tribe is appointed to supervise the distribution. Below is a research summary for Numbers 34, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 29
- verses
- 303 / 118
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Numbers 34 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מַטֶּה | maṭṭeh | H4294 | 18 | branch, extending |
| גְּבוּל | gᵉbûwl | H1366 | 14 | cord, twisted |
| נָשִׂיא | nâsîyʼ | H5387 | 9 | exalted, king |
| יָם | yâm | H3220 | 8 | sea, large body of water |
| תּוֹצָאָה | tôwtsâʼâh | H8444 | 5 | exit, boundary |
| קֶדֶם | qedem | H6924 | 5 | front, fore part |
| נָחַל | nâchal | H5157 | 4 | inherit, occupy |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Numbers 34, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter God directs Moses, and he is to direct Israel, I. Concerning the bounds and borders of the land of Canaan, ver. 1-15. II. Concerning the division and distribution of it to the tribes of Israel, ver. 16, &c. The Boundaries of Canaan. (b. c. 1452.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Numbers 34:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Hazar-enan— Num 34:10
- Shepham— Num 34:10
- Ain 1— Num 34:11
- Riblah 2— Num 34:11
- Sea of Galilee— Num 34:11
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