< Numbers 34 >
1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke unto 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),
Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, when ye come into the land of Canaan, shall this be the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance: The land of Canaan according to its boundaries.
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.
And the southern side shall be unto you from the wilderness of Zin along by the boundary of Edom, and your southern border shall commence at the outmost edge of the Salt Sea on its east side.
4 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.
And the border shall turn for you from the south of the ascent of 'Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin; and its terminating points shall be to the south of Kadesh-barnea', and shall go on to Chazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon;
5 The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.
And the border shall turn from 'Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and its terminating points shall be at the sea.
6 “‘For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border.
And as the western border, shall ye have the Great Sea for a border: this shall be your western border.
7 “‘This shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall mark out for yourselves Mount Hor.
And this shall be unto you the northern border: from the Great Sea shall ye mark out for you [the boundary to] mount Hor;
8 From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.
From mount Hor shall ye mark out [the boundary] unto the entrance of Chamath; and the terminations of the border shall be toward Zedad;
9 Then the border shall go to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your north border.
And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and its terminating points shall be at Chazar'-enan: this shall be unto you the northern border.
10 “‘You shall mark out your east border from Hazar Enan to Shepham.
And ye shall turn yourselves to the eastern border, from Chazar-'enan to Shepham;
11 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.
And the boundary shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, to the eastward of 'Ayin; and the boundary shall descend, and shall touch upon the coast of the sea of Kinnereth, eastward;
12 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.’”
And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its terminating points shall be at the Salt Sea: this shall be your land after its boundaries round about.
13 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;
And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall divide among yourselves by lot, which the Lord hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe.
14 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.
For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their family divisions, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their family divisions, have received, —and the half of the tribe of Menasseh have received their inheritance;
15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.”
The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan opposite Jericho eastward, toward the rising of the sun.
16 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
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 parcel out unto you the land: Elazar 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 prince each from every tribe shall ye take to parcel out the land.
19 These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
And these are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Yephunneh:
20 Of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of 'Ammihud;
21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Kisslon;
22 Of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.
And of the tribe of the children of Dan the prince, Bukki the son of Yogli;
23 Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
Of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Menasseh the prince, Channiel the son of Ephod;
24 Of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim the prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan;
25 Of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun the prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach;
26 Of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
And of the tribe of the children of Issachar the prince, Paltiel the son of 'Azzan;
27 Of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
And of the tribe of the children of Asher the prince, Achihud the son of Shelomi;
28 Of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”
And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali the 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 the Lord hath commanded to divide out the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.