Numbers 34

1 The Lord told Moses,

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Give this command to the Israelites: ‘When you enter the country of Canaan, it will be allocated to you to own with the following boundaries:

“Command the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders),

3 The southern extent of your country will be from the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. Your southern border will run east from the end of the Dead Sea,

then 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.

4 cross south of Scorpion Pass, on to Zin, and reach its southern limit south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go to Hazar-addar and on to Azmon.

Your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and it shall pass southward of Kadesh Barnea; and it shall go from there to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon.

5 There the boundary will turn from Azmon to the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.

The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.

6 Your western border will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This is to be your boundary to the west.

“‘For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border.

7 Your northern border will run from the Mediterranean Sea straight to Mount Hor.

“‘This shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall mark out for yourselves Mount Hor.

8 From Mount Hor the boundary will go to Lebo-hamath, then on to Zedad,

From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.

9 to Ziphron, ending at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary to the north.

Then the border shall go to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your north border.

10 Your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham

“‘You shall mark out your east border from Hazar Enan to Shepham.

11 Then the boundary will go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain. It will pass down along the slopes east of the Sea of Galilee.

The border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. The border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.

12 Then the boundary will go down along the Jordan, ending at the Dead Sea. This is to be your land with its surrounding borders.’”

The border shall go down to the Jordan, and end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders around it.’”

13 Moses gave the order to the Israelites, “Allocate ownership of this land by lot. The Lord has commanded it to be given to the nine and a half tribes.

Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;

14 The tribes of Reuben and Gad, together with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their allocation.

for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers’ houses, the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers’ houses, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.

15 These two and a half tribes have received their allocation on the east side of the Jordan opposite Jericho.”

The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, towards the sunrise.”

16 The Lord told Moses,

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

17 “These are the names of the men who will be in charge of allocating ownership of the land for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua, son of Nun.

“These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

18 Have one leader from each tribe help in the distribution of the land.

You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.

19 These are their names: From the tribe of Judah: Caleb, son of Jephunneh.

These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

20 From the tribe of Simeon: Shemuel, son of Ammihud.

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

21 From the tribe of Benjamin: Elidad, son of Chislon.

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

22 A leader from the tribe of Dan: Bukki, son of Jogli.

Of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.

23 A leader from the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph: Hanniel son of Ephod.

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

24 A leader from the tribe of Ephraim: Kemuel, son of Shiphtan.

Of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

25 A leader from the tribe of Zebulun: Eli-zaphan, son of Parnach.

Of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.

26 A leader from the tribe of Issachar: Paltiel, son of Azzan.

Of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.

27 A leader from the tribe of Asher: Ahihud, son of Shelomi.

Of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.

28 A leader from the tribe of Naphtali: Pedahel, son of Ammihud.”

Of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”

29 These are the names of those the Lord put in charge of allocating land ownership in the country of Canaan.

These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.