Numbers 34

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

The Lord told Moses,

2 Command the children of Israel, and say to them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with its borders: )

“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:

3 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the border of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

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,

4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: its border shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:

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.

5 And the border shall form a circuit from Azmon to the river of Egypt, and the border of it shall be at the sea.

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

6 And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.

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

7 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall mark out for you mount Hor:

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

8 From mount Hor ye shall mark out your border to the entrance of Hamath; and the edge of the border shall be at Zedad:

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

9 And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the border of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.

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

10 And ye shall mark out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:

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

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

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.

12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the border of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with its border on all sides.

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

13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

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.

14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

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

15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side of Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

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

16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

The Lord told Moses,

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

“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.

18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.

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

23 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.

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

24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

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

25 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.

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

26 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.

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

27 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.

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

28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.

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

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

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