Numbers 34

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,

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: )

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

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:

then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom [Red], and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.

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:

Your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and it shall pass southward of Kadesh Barnea [Consecrated Son-inconstant]; and it shall go from there to Hazar Addar, and pass along 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.

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

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

“‘For the western border, you shall have the Great Sea [Mediterranean Sea, Inland Sea] and its border. This shall be your west border.

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

“‘This shall be your north border: from the Great Sea [Mediterranean Sea, Inland Sea] you shall mark out for yourselves 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 you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by 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.

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

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

“‘You shall mark out your east border 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:

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 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.

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

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 [Drawn out] enjoined the children of Israel [God prevails], saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Adonai has enjoined to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;

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:

for the tribe of the children of Reuben [See, a son!] according to their fathers’ houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad [Good fortune] according to their fathers’ houses, have received, and the half-tribe of Manasseh [Causing to forget] have received, their inheritance.

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

The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan [Descender] at Jericho [Fragrant, Moon] eastward, toward the sunrise.”

16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,

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 shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar [Help of God] the priest, and Joshua [Yah Salvation] the son of Nun.

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

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

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

These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah [Praised], Caleb [Dog] the son of Jephunneh.

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

Of the tribe of the children of Simeon [Hearing], Shemuel the son of Ammihud.

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

Of the tribe of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south], Elidad the son of Chislon.

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

Of the tribe of the children of Dan [He judged] a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.

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

Of the children of Joseph [May he add]: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh [Causing to forget] a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.

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

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

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

Of the tribe of the children of Zebulun [Living together] a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.

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

Of the tribe of the children of Issachar [Hire, Reward] a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.

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

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

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

Of the tribe of the children of Naphtali [My wrestling] a prince, Pedahel the 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 they whom Adonai enjoined to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel [God prevails] in the land of Canaan [Humbled].