1. The Lord said to Moses,
2. “Give this command to the people of Israel: ‘You will soon enter Canaan. It will be yours. These shall be the borders.
3. On the south you will get part of the Desert of Zin. This is near the border of Edom. On the east side your southern border will start at the south end of the Dead Sea.
4. It will cross south of Scorpion Pass. It will go through the Desert of Zin and south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon.
5. From Azmon it will go to the brook of Egypt. It will end at the Mediterranean Sea.
6. “‘Your western border will be the Mediterranean Sea.
7. “‘Your northern border will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and go to Mount Hor.
8. From Mount Hor it will go to Lebo Hamath. Then it will go to Zedad.
9. Then the border will go to Ziphron and end at Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.