Numbers 34

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

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),

Give orders to the children of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land which is to be your heritage, the land of Canaan inside 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.

Then your south quarter will be from the waste land of Zin by the side of Edom, and your limit on the south will be from the east end of the Salt Sea,

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 round to the south of the slope of Akrabbim, and on to Zin: and its direction will be south of Kadesh-barnea, and it will go as far as Hazar-addar and on to Azmon:

5 The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.

And from Azmon it will go round to the stream of Egypt as far as the sea.

6 “‘For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border.

And for your limit on the west you will have the Great Sea and its edge: this will be your limit on the west.

7 “‘This shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall mark out for yourselves Mount Hor.

And your limit on the north will be the line from the Great Sea to Mount Hor:

8 From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.

And from Mount Hor the line will go in the direction of Hamath; the farthest point of it will be at Zedad:

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

And the limit will go on to Ziphron, with its farthest point at Hazar-enan: this will be your limit on the north.

10 “‘You shall mark out your east border from Hazar Enan to Shepham.

And on the east, your limit will be marked out from Hazar-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.

Going down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain, and on as far as the east side of the sea of Chinnereth:

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 so down to Jordan, stretching to the Salt Sea: all the land inside these limits will be yours.

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

And Moses gave orders to the children of Israel saying, This is the land which is to be your heritage, by the decision of the Lord, which by the Lord's order is to be given to the nine tribes and 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, by their fathers' families, and the tribe of the children of Gad, by their fathers' families, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, have been given their heritage:

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 been given their heritage on the other side of Jordan at Jericho, on the east looking to the dawn.

16 Yahweh 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 are to make the distribution of the land among 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 you are to take one chief from every tribe to make the distribution of 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 Jephunneh.

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 Chislon.

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, a chief, Bukki, the son of Jogli.

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: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh, a chief, Hanniel, 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, a chief, 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, a chief, 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, a chief, 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, a chief, Ahihud, 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, a chief, Pedahel, the son of Ammihud.

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

These are they to whom the Lord gave orders to make the distribution of the heritage among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.