Numbers 34 — Hebrew and Greek compared
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Same 9 Similar 4 Different 13 Divergent 1 Disparate 2
Disparate in this chapter: 34:4, 34:11
Each verse is rendered independently from the Hebrew (Rabbinic reading tradition) and from the Greek (Saints reading tradition). The badge classifies the relationship between the two readings; the note beneath records the source document’s comparison and attributed interpretation. Each column retains its own verse references where numbering differs.
The Borders of the Promised Land
34:1 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:1 YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
Greek · Saints priority
34:1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
34:2 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:2 “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance, the land of Canaan within its boundaries.
Greek · Saints priority
34:2 “Command the Israelites and say to them: You are entering the land of Canaan. This shall be your inheritance, the land of Canaan with its boundaries.
Both introduce the extent of the inherited land.
Southern Border
34:3 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:3 Your southern side shall run from the wilderness of Zin alongside Edom. Your southern boundary shall begin at the eastern end of the Salt Sea.
Greek · Saints priority
34:3 Your southwestern side shall run from the wilderness of Sin to the territory adjoining Edom. Your southwestern boundary shall begin from the part of the Salt Sea toward the east.
Greek lips denotes the southwest wind or direction, where Hebrew says south. Greek Sin represents Hebrew Zin here.
34:4 Disparate
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:4 Your boundary shall turn south of the Ascent of Akrabbim and pass toward Zin. Its endpoint shall be south of Kadesh-barnea; it shall extend to Hazar-addar and pass toward Azmon.
Greek · Saints priority
34:4 The boundary shall turn around you from the southwest toward the Ascent of Akrabin and pass through Senna. Its endpoint shall be southwest of Kadesh-barnea; it shall extend to the settlement of Arad and pass through Azmon.
Greek has Senna and the settlement of Arad where Hebrew has Zin and Hazar-addar; its directional wording is also southwestern.
34:5 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:5 The boundary shall turn from Azmon toward the Wadi of Egypt, and its endpoint shall be the sea.
Greek · Saints priority
34:5 The boundary shall turn from Azmon to the Wadi of Egypt, and its endpoint shall be the sea.
Western Border
34:6 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:6 For your western boundary, you shall have the Great Sea as the boundary. This shall be your western boundary.
Greek · Saints priority
34:6 For your sea boundary, the Great Sea shall mark the limit. This shall be your sea boundary.
Hebrew yam can denote both sea and west; Greek retains the sea terminology.
Northern Border
34:7 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:7 This shall be your northern boundary: from the Great Sea mark out a line to Mount Hor.
Greek · Saints priority
34:7 This shall be your northern boundary: from the Great Sea measure out for yourselves a line beside the mountain, the mountain.
Greek translates the repeated mountain wording without preserving Hor as a distinct proper name. This northern boundary must not be assumed to be Aaron’s Mount Hor in Edom.
34:8 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:8 From Mount Hor mark out a line to Lebo-hamath, and the boundary’s endpoint shall be Zedad.
Greek · Saints priority
34:8 From the mountain, the mountain, measure out for them a line toward the entrance to Hamath, and its endpoint shall be the boundaries of Sarada.
Greek translates the Hamath entrance designation and has Sarada for Hebrew Zedad. Its pronoun changes to “for them.â€
34:9 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:9 The boundary shall extend to Ziphron, and its endpoint shall be Hazar-enan. This shall be your northern boundary.
Greek · Saints priority
34:9 The boundary shall extend to Dephrona, and its endpoint shall be Hazar-enan. This shall be your northern boundary.
Greek Dephrona differs from Hebrew Ziphron.
Eastern Border
34:10 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:10 Mark out your eastern boundary from Hazar-enan to Shepham.
Greek · Saints priority
34:10 Measure out for yourselves the eastern boundary from Hazar-enan to Shepham.
34:11 Disparate
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:11 The boundary shall descend from Shepham to Riblah, east of Ain. The boundary shall descend and touch the eastern slope of the Sea of Chinnereth.
Greek · Saints priority
34:11 The boundary shall descend from Shepham to Arbela, from the east toward the springs. The boundary shall descend to Bela, along the eastern ridge of the Sea of Chennara.
Greek reads Arbela and adds Bela as a named point, while interpreting Ain as springs. Hebrew has Riblah east of Ain and no separate Bela.
34:12 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:12 The boundary shall descend to the Jordan, and its endpoint shall be the Salt Sea. This shall be your land within its surrounding boundaries.â€
Greek · Saints priority
34:12 The boundary shall descend to the Jordan, and its endpoint shall be the Salt Sea. This shall be your land and its surrounding boundaries.â€
Summary Command
34:13 Divergent
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:13 Moses commanded the Israelites, saying, “This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which YHWH commanded to be given to the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
Greek · Saints priority
34:13 Moses commanded the Israelites, saying, “This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, as the Lord prescribed to Moses to give to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Greek explicitly adds Moses as the recipient of the command and Manasseh as the half-tribe’s identity.
34:14 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:14 For the tribe of the Reubenites according to their ancestral houses, the tribe of the Gadites according to their ancestral houses, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.
Greek · Saints priority
34:14 For the tribe of the Reubenites and the tribe of the Gadites according to their ancestral houses, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, have received their allotments.
Greek condenses the repeated ancestral-house formula.
34:15 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance across the Jordan opposite Jericho, eastward, toward the sunrise.â€
Greek · Saints priority
34:15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their allotments across the Jordan opposite Jericho, from the south toward the east.â€
Hebrew doubles the eastern direction; Greek includes a southern direction.
The High Leaders
34:16 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:16 YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
Greek · Saints priority
34:16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
34:17 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:17 “These are the names of the men who shall take possession of the land for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
Greek · Saints priority
34:17 “These are the names of the men who shall obtain the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
34:18 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:18 Take one leader from each tribe to take possession of the land.
Greek · Saints priority
34:18 Take one ruler from each tribe to allot the land to you.
Greek explicitly states “to you.â€
The Tribal Chiefs
34:19 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:19 These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
Greek · Saints priority
34:19 These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
34:20 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:20 from the tribe of the Simeonites, Shemuel son of Ammihud;
Greek · Saints priority
34:20 from the tribe of Simeon, Salamiel son of Ammihud;
Greek Salamiel differs from Hebrew Shemuel. The name is not harmonized to either the Hebrew here or the earlier census leader.
34:21 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:21 from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;
Greek · Saints priority
34:21 from the tribe of Benjamin, Eldad son of Chislon;
Greek has Eldad rather than Hebrew Elidad.
34:22 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:22 from the tribe of the Danites, the leader Bukki son of Jogli;
Greek · Saints priority
34:22 from the tribe of Dan, the ruler Bakchir son of Egli;
The Greek personal-name forms differ from Bukki and Jogli.
34:23 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:23 from the descendants of Joseph, from the tribe of the Manassites, the leader Hanniel son of Ephod;
Greek · Saints priority
34:23 from the descendants of Joseph, from the tribe of the Manassites, the ruler Hanniel son of Ouphi;
Greek names the father Ouphi where Hebrew has Ephod.
34:24 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:24 from the tribe of the Ephraimites, the leader Kemuel son of Shiphtan;
Greek · Saints priority
34:24 from the tribe of the Ephraimites, the ruler Kemuel son of Sabatha;
Greek names the father Sabatha where Hebrew has Shiphtan.
34:25 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:25 from the tribe of the Zebulunites, the leader Elizaphan son of Parnach;
Greek · Saints priority
34:25 from the tribe of Zebulun, the ruler Elizaphan son of Parnach;
34:26 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:26 from the tribe of the Issacharites, the leader Paltiel son of Azzan;
Greek · Saints priority
34:26 from the tribe of the Issacharites, the ruler Paltiel son of Oza;
Greek Oza differs from Hebrew Azzan.
34:27 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:27 from the tribe of the Asherites, the leader Ahihud son of Shelomi;
Greek · Saints priority
34:27 from the tribe of the Asherites, the ruler Achior son of Shelomi;
Greek Achior differs from Hebrew Ahihud.
34:28 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:28 from the tribe of the Naphtalites, the leader Pedahel son of Ammihud.â€
Greek · Saints priority
34:28 from the tribe of Naphtali, the ruler Pedahel son of Benammihud.â€
Greek includes Ben- in the father’s name.
34:29 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
34:29 These are the men whom YHWH commanded to assign the Israelites their inheritance in the land of Canaan.
Greek · Saints priority
34:29 These are the men whom the Lord commanded to distribute portions to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.
Both close with the commission to administer the land allotment.
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