Numbers 34

1 YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 "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),

“Instruct the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: When you will have entered into the land of Canaan, and it has fallen into your possession by lot, it shall be bound by these limits:

3 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;

The southern part shall begin from the wilderness of Sin, which is next to Edom, and it shall have the Sea of Salt as a limit to the east.

4 and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it shall be southward of Kadesh Barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon;

It shall circle on the south side along the ascent of the Scorpion, by this way crossing into Senna, and passing through, from the south, as far as Kadesh-barnea, from which its confines shall go out to the town called Adar, and extend even to Azmon.

5 and the border shall turn about from Azmon to the Wadi of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

And its limits shall go around from Azmon to the Torrent of Egypt, and shall end at the shore of the Great Sea.

6 "'For the western border, the Great Sea shall be a border to you; this shall be your west border.

Then the western region shall begin from the Great Sea, and the same shall be its end.

7 "'This shall be your north border: from the Great Sea you shall mark out for you Mount Hor;

Furthermore, toward the northern region, its limits shall begin from the Great Sea, passing through even to the highest mountain.

8 from Mount Hor you shall mark out to Lebo Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad;

From there, it limits shall advance into Hamath, as far as the limits of Zedad.

9 and the border shall go forth to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar Enan: this shall be your north border.

And its confines shall go all the way to Ziphron, and to the village of Enan. These shall be the limits on the northern side.

10 "'You shall mark out your east border from Hazar Enan to Shepham;

From there, its limits shall be measured, facing the east side, from the village of Enan as far as Shepham.

11 and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Kinnereth eastward;

And from Shepham, the boundaries shall descend into Riblah, opposite the fountain of Daphnis. From there, the boundaries shall pass through, opposite the east, to the Sea of Chinnereth,

12 and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders around it.'"

and shall extend as far as the Jordan, and, at the furthest extent, shall be enclosed by the Sea of Salt. You shall have this land, with its borders all around.”

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

And Moses instructed the sons of Israel, saying: “This shall be the land which you shall possess by lot, and which the Lord has ordered to be given to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe.

14 for the tribe of the people of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the people of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance:

For the tribe of the sons of Ruben, by their families, and the tribe of the sons of Gad, according to the number of their kinships, and also one half of the tribe of Manasseh,

15 the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise."

that is, two and a half tribes, have received their portion across the Jordan, opposite Jericho, toward the eastern side.”

16 YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses:

17 "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.

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

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

and one leader from each tribe,

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

whose names are these: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;

20 Of the tribe of the people of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.

from the tribe of Simeon, Samuel the son of Ammihud;

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

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

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

from the tribe of the sons of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli;

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

of the sons of Joseph, from the tribe of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod;

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

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

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

from the tribe of Zebulon, Elizaphan the son of Parnach;

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

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

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

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

28 Of the tribe of the people of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud."

from the tribe of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”

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

These are the ones that the Lord has ordered to divide the land of Canaan to the sons of Israel.