Numbers 34

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:

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:

Command the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, When, ye, are coming into the land of Canaan, this is the land which shall fall unto you, as an inheritance, even the land of Canaan, by the boundaries thereof.

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,

Ye shall therefore have a south corner, from the desert of Zin, on the side of Edom, —so shall ye have a south boundary, from the end of the salt sea, eastward:

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 the boundary shall go round for you from the south towards the cliffs of Akrabbim, then cross over towards Zin, and the extension thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea, then shall it reach out to Hazar-addar, and cross over towards Azmon;

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

then shall the boundary turn round from Azmon towards the ravine of Egypt, —and the extension thereof shall be towards the sea.

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

And, for a west boundary, —ye shall have the great sea, even a boundary, this, shall serve you as west boundary.

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

And, this, shall serve you as a north boundary, —From the great sea, ye shall draw a line for you to Mount Hor:

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

From Mount Hor, ye shall draw a line to the entering in of Hamath, —and the extension of the boundary shall be towards Zedad:

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

then shall the boundary reach out towards Ziphron, and the extension thereof, be to Hazar-enan. This, shall serve you as a north, boundary.

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

Then shall ye draw for yourselves a line, for an east boundary, —from Hazar-enan towards 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.

and the boundary shall go down from Shepham towards Riblah, on the east of Ain—then shall the boundary go down and strike on the side of the Sea of Chinnereth, eastward:

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.”

then shall the boundary go down towards the Jordan, and the extension thereof be to the salt sea. This shall be your land by the boundaries thereof round about.

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 commanded the sons of Israel saying, —This, is the land, which ye shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh had commanded 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 sons of the Reubenites by their ancestral house, and the tribe of the sons of Gad, by their ancestral house, have received, and, the half tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance:

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 received their inheritance—on this side Jordan near Jericho, eastwards, towards sunrise.

16 Then the LORD said to Moses,

Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

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 shall receive for you the land, as an inheritance, Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, son of Nun.

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

Also, one prince from each tribe, shall ye take to receive the land, as an inheritance.

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

These, therefore, are the names of the men, —For the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

20 Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon;

And, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel son of Ammihud:

21 Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;

For the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;

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

And, for the tribe of the sons of Dan, a prince—Bukki, son of Jogli:

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

For the sons of Joseph, For the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, a prince, —Hanniel son of Ephod;

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

And, for the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, a prince, —Kemuel, son of Shiphtan;

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

And, for the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, a prince, —Elizaphan, son of Parnach;

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

And, for the tribe of the sons of Issachar, a prince, —Paltiel son of Azzan;

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

And, for the tribe of the sons of Asher, a prince, —Ahihud son of Shelomi:

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

And, for the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, a prince, —Pedahel, 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 whom Yahweh hath commanded to receive for the sons of Israel their inheritance, in the land of Canaan.