Numbers 34 Comparison: American Standard Version vs Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 34
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
2Command 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 according to the borders thereof),
3then 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;
4and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out thereof shall be southward of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon;
5and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the brook of Egypt, and the goings out thereof shall be at the sea.
6And for the western border, ye shall have the great sea and the borderthereof: this shall be your west border.
7And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall mark out for you mount Hor;
8from mount Hor ye shall mark out unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad;
9and the border shall go forth to Ziphron, and the goings out thereof shall be at Hazar-enan: this shall be your north border.
10And ye shall mark out your east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham;
11and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
12and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to the borders thereof round about.
13And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which Jehovah hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;
14for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers’ houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers’ houses, have received, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance:
15the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
16And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
17These are the names of the men that shall divide the land unto you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
18And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
19And these are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
20And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
21Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
22And of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.
23Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
24And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
25And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
26And of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
27And of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
28And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
29These are they whom Jehovah commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
Numbers 34
1And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
2`Command the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye are coming in unto the land of Canaanthis is the land which falleth to you by inheritance, the land of Canaan, by its borders
3then hath the south quarter been to you from the wilderness of Zin, by the sides of Edom, yea, the south border hath been to you from the extremity of the Salt Sea, eastward;
4and the border hath turned round to you from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and hath passed on to Zin, and its outgoings have been from the south to Kadesh-Barnea, and it hath gone out at Hazar-Addar, and hath passed on to Azmon;
5and the border hath turned round from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its outgoings have been at the sea.
6`As to the west border, even the great sea hath been to you a border; this is to you the west border.
7`And this is to you the north border: from the great sea ye mark out for yourselves mount Hor;
8from mount Hor ye mark out to go in to Hamath, and the outgoings of the border have been to Zedad;
9and the border hath gone out to Ziphron, and its outgoings have been at Hazar-Enan; this is to you the north border.
10`And ye have marked out for yourselves for the border eastward, from Hazar-Enan to Shepham;
11and the border hath gone down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east of Ain, and the border hath gone down, and hath smitten against the shoulder of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
12and the border hath gone down to the Jordan, and its outgoings have been at the Salt Sea; this is for you the land by its borders round about.'
13And Moses commandeth the sons of Israel, saying, `This is the land which ye inherit by lot, which Jehovah hath commanded to give to the nine tribes and the half of the tribe;
14for the tribe of the sons of Reuben have received, by the house of their fathers; and the tribe of the children of Gad, by the house of their fathers; and the half of the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance;
15the two tribes and the half of the tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, near Jericho, eastward, at the sun -rising.'
16And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
17`These are the names of the men who give to you the inheritance of the land: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun,
18and one princeone princefor a tribe ye do take to give the land by inheritance.
19`And these are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
20and of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel son of Aminihud;
21of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;
22and of the tribe of the sons of Dan, the prince Bukki son of Jogli;
23of the sons of Joseph, of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, the prince Hanniel son of Ephod;
24and of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, the prince Kemuel son of Shiphtan;
25and of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, the prince Elizaphan son of Parnach;
26and of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the prince Paltiel son of Azzan;
27and of the tribe of the sons of Asher, the prince Ahihud son of Shelomi;
28and of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the prince Pedahel son of Ammihud.'
29These are those whom Jehovah hath commanded to give the sons of Israel inheritance in the land of Canaan.
Understanding American Standard Version vs Young's Literal Translation in Numbers 34
American Standard Version (ASV)
A highly literal translation known for accuracy and adherence to the original Hebrew and Greek. Consistent word choices make it excellent for careful study and cross-referencing. A strong pick for readers who want a precise, classic-modern English Bible.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
An extremely literal, word-for-word translation that preserves original verb tenses and phrasing. Best for close study and comparing structures from the source languages. The English can feel rigid, but it’s very useful for detailed analysis.
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