Numbers 34

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:

Give orders to the children of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land which is to be your heritage, the land of Canaan inside these limits, )

3 Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,

Then your south quarter will be from the waste land of Zin by the side of Edom, and your limit on the south will be from the east end of the Salt Sea,

4 cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,

And round to the south of the slope of Akrabbim, and on to Zin: and its direction will be south of Kadesh-barnea, and it will go as far as Hazar-addar and on to Azmon:

5 where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.

And from Azmon it will go round to the stream of Egypt as far as the sea.

6 Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.

And for your limit on the west you will have the Great Sea and its edge: this will be your limit on the west.

7 Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor,

And your limit on the north will be the line from the Great Sea to Mount Hor:

8 and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,

And from Mount Hor the line will go in the direction of Hamath; the farthest point of it will be at Zedad:

9 continue to Ziphron, and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north.

And the limit will go on to Ziphron, with its farthest point at Hazar-enan: this will be your limit on the north.

10 And your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham,

And on the east, your limit will be marked out from Hazar-enan to Shepham,

11 then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.

Going down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain, and on as far as the east side of the sea of Chinnereth:

12 Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”

And so down to Jordan, stretching to the Salt Sea: all the land inside these limits will be yours.

13 So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.

And Moses gave orders to the children of Israel saying, This is the land which is to be your heritage, by the decision of the Lord, which by the Lord's order is to be given to the nine tribes and the half-tribe:

14 For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.

For the tribe of the children of Reuben, by their fathers' families, and the tribe of the children of Gad, by their fathers' families, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, have been given their heritage:

15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

The two tribes and the half-tribe have been given their heritage on the other side of Jordan at Jericho, on the east looking to the dawn.

16 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And the Lord said to Moses,

17 “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

These are the names of the men who are to make the distribution of the land among you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun.

18 Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.

And you are to take one chief from every tribe to make the distribution of the land.

19 These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;

And these are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

20 Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon;

And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel, the son of Ammihud.

21 Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad, the son of Chislon.

22 Bukki son of Jogli, a leader from the tribe of Dan;

And of the tribe of the children of Dan, a chief, Bukki, the son of Jogli.

23 Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph;

Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh, a chief, Hanniel, the son of Ephod:

24 Kemuel son of Shiphtan, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim;

And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, a chief, Kemuel, the son of Shiphtan.

25 Eli-zaphan son of Parnach, a leader from the tribe of Zebulun;

And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, a chief, Elizaphan, the son of Parnach.

26 Paltiel son of Azzan, a leader from the tribe of Issachar;

And of the tribe of the children of Issachar, a chief, Paltiel, the son of Azzan.

27 Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher;

And of the tribe of the children of Asher, a chief, Ahihud, the son of Shelomi.

28 and Pedahel son of Ammihud, a leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”

And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, a chief, Pedahel, the son of Ammihud.

29 These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to apportion the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

These are they to whom the Lord gave orders to make the distribution of the heritage among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.