Numbers 34
1 Yahweh said to Moses/me,
The Lord told Moses,
2 “Tell this to the Israeli people: You will soon enter Canaan land, and it will become yours. These will be the borders of the land:
“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 On the south you will receive part of the Zin Desert, near the border of the Edom [region]. On the east side, the border will start at the south end of the Dead Sea.
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 It will extend to a little south of the Scorpion Pass, and extend [west] through [the] Zin [Desert] and south of Kadesh-Barnea. From there it will extend to Hazar Addar and from there 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 From Azmon it will extend [west] to the dry riverbed [at the border] of Egypt and then to the [Mediterranean] Sea.
There the boundary will turn from Azmon to the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.
6 The border on the west will be the Mediterranean Sea.
Your western border will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This is to be your boundary to the west.
7 The border on the north will start from the Mediterranean Sea and extend [east] to Hor Mountain.
Your northern border will run from the Mediterranean Sea straight to Mount Hor.
8 From there it will extend to Lebo-Hamath and then to Zedad.
From Mount Hor the boundary will go to Lebo-hamath, then on to Zedad,
9 From there the border will extend to Ziphron, and it will end at Hazar-Enan.
to Ziphron, ending at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary to the north.
10 The border on the east will start at Hazar-Enan and extend [south] to Shepham.
Your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham
11 From there it will extend east of Ain to Riblah and then along the hills that are east of Galilee Lake.
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 Then the border will extend south along the Jordan [River] and end at the Dead Sea. Those will be the borders around your country.”
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 So Moses/I [told all that] to the Israeli people. Then he/I said to them, “That is the land that you will receive. You must throw (lots/stones that have been marked) to decide which area will go to each of the nine and a half tribes, because Yahweh has commanded that it should be divided among them.
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 The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh have already received the land in which they will live.
The tribes of Reuben and Gad, together with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their allocation.
15 They have received land on the east side of the Jordan [River], across from Jericho.”
These two and a half tribes have received their allocation on the east side of the Jordan opposite Jericho.”
16 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
The Lord told Moses,
17 “These are the men who will divide the land: First, Eleazar and Joshua.
“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 But one leader [from each of the twelve tribes will help them divide the land].
Have one leader from each tribe help in the distribution of the land.
19 “From the tribe of Judah, appoint Jephunneh’s son Caleb. From the tribe of Simeon appoint Ammihud’s son Shemuel. From the tribe of Benjamin appoint Kislon’s son Elidad. From the tribe of Dan appoint Jogli’s son Bukki. From the tribe of Manasseh appoint Ephod’s son Hanniel. From the tribe of Ephraim appoint Shiphtan’s son Kemuel. From the tribe of Zebulun appoint Parnach’s son Elizaphan. From the tribe of Issachar appoint Azzan’s son Paltiel. From the tribe of Asher appoint Shelomi’s son Ahihud. From the tribe of Naphtali appoint Ammihud’s son Pedahel.”
These are their names: From the tribe of Judah: Caleb, son of Jephunneh.
From the tribe of Simeon: Shemuel, son of Ammihud.
From the tribe of Benjamin: Elidad, son of Chislon.
A leader from the tribe of Dan: Bukki, son of Jogli.
A leader from the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph: Hanniel son of Ephod.
A leader from the tribe of Ephraim: Kemuel, son of Shiphtan.
A leader from the tribe of Zebulun: Eli-zaphan, son of Parnach.
A leader from the tribe of Issachar: Paltiel, son of Azzan.
A leader from the tribe of Asher: Ahihud, son of Shelomi.
A leader from the tribe of Naphtali: Pedahel, son of Ammihud.”
29 Yahweh commanded that all those were the men who should divide the Canaan region among the Israeli people.
These are the names of those the Lord put in charge of allocating land ownership in the country of Canaan.
