Numbers 34

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Command the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: When you are coming into the land of Canaan—this [is] the land which falls to you by inheritance, the land of Canaan, by its borders—

“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:

3 then the south quarter has been to you from the wilderness of Zin, by the sides of Edom, indeed, the south border has been to you from the extremity of the Salt Sea eastward;

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,

4 and the border has turned around to you from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and has passed on to Zin, and its outgoings have been from the south to Kadesh-Barnea, and it has gone out at Hazar-Addar, and has passed on to Azmon;

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,

5 and the border has turned around from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its outgoings have been at the sea.

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

6 As for the west border, even the Great Sea has been a border to you; this is the west border to you.

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

7 And this is the north border to you: from the Great Sea you mark out for yourselves Mount Hor;

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

8 from Mount Hor you mark out to go to Hamath, and the outgoings of the border have been to Zedad;

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

9 and the border has gone out to Ziphron, and its outgoings have been at Hazar-Enan; this is the north border to you.

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

10 And you have marked out for yourselves for the border eastward, from Hazar-Enan to Shepham;

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

11 and the border has gone down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east of Ain, and the border has gone down, and has struck against the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth eastward;

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

12 and the border has gone down to the Jordan, and its outgoings have been at the Salt Sea; this is the land for you by its borders all around.”

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.”

13 And Moses commands the sons of Israel, saying, “This [is] the land which you inherit by lot, which YHWH has commanded to give to the nine tribes and the half of the tribe;

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.

14 for the tribe of the sons of Reuben, by the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad, by the house of their fathers, have received [their inheritance]; and [those of] the half of the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance;

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

15 the two tribes and the half of the tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, [near] Jericho, eastward, at the [sun]-rising.”

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

16 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

17 “These [are] the names of the men who give the inheritance of the land to you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

“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.

18 And one prince—you take one prince from a tribe to give the land by inheritance.

Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.

19 And these [are] the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

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

20 and of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel son of Aminihud;

Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon;

21 of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;

Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;

22 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Dan, Bukki son of Jogli;

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

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

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

24 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, Kemuel son of Shiphtan;

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

25 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, Elizaphan son of Parnach;

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

26 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, Paltiel son of Azzan;

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

27 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Asher, Ahihud son of Shelomi;

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

28 and a prince of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, Pedahel son of Ammihud.”

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

29 These [are] those whom YHWH has commanded to give the sons of Israel inheritance in the land of Canaan.

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