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Instruction for Apportioning Canaan
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
The Appointed Boundaries of Canaan
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“Command the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders.
“Command the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance — the land of Canaan to its boundaries.
‘Your southern sector shall extend from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern border shall extend from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.
Your southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of the Salt Sea;
‘Then your border shall turn direction from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim and continue to Zin, and its termination shall be to the south of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall reach Hazaraddar and continue to Azmon.
your border shall turn from the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and be on the south of Kadesh Barnea; then it shall go on to Hazar Addar, and continue to Azmon;
‘The border shall turn direction from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the sea.
the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea.
‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea, that is, its coastline; this shall be your west border.
‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your western border.
‘And this shall be your north border: you shall draw your border line from the Great Sea to Mount Hor.
‘And this shall be your northern border: From the Great Sea you shall mark out your border line to Mount Hor;
‘You shall draw a line from Mount Hor to the Lebo-hamath, and the termination of the border shall be at Zedad;
from Mount Hor you shall mark out your border to the entrance of Hamath; then the direction of the border shall be toward Zedad;
and the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and its termination shall be at Hazar-enan. This shall be your north border.
the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your northern border.
‘For your eastern border you shall also draw a line from Hazar-enan to Shepham,
‘You shall mark out your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham;
and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down and reach to the slope on the east side of the Sea of Chinnereth.
‘And the border shall go down to the Jordan and its termination shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders all around.’”
the border shall go down along the Jordan, and it shall end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with its surrounding boundaries.’ ”
So Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you are to apportion by lot among you as a possession, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.
Then 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.
“For the tribe of the sons of Reuben have received theirs according to their fathers’ households, and the tribe of the sons of Gad according to their fathers’ households, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their possession.
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 the half-tribe of Manasseh has received its inheritance.
“The two and a half tribes have received their possession across the Jordan opposite Jericho, eastward toward the sunrising.”
The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, across from Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.”
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
The Leaders Appointed to Divide the Land
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“These are the names of the men who shall apportion the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.
“These are the names of the men who shall divide the land among you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.
“You shall take one leader of every tribe to apportion the land for inheritance.
And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance.
“These are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;
“Of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Samuel the son of Ammihud.
from the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud;
“Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon;
“Of the tribe of the sons of Dan a leader, Bukki the son of Jogli.
a leader from the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli;
“Of the sons of Joseph: of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh a leader, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
from the sons of Joseph: a leader from the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod,
“Of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim a leader, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
and a leader from the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan;
“Of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun a leader, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
a leader from the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach;
“Of the tribe of the sons of Issachar a leader, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
a leader from the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan;
“Of the tribe of the sons of Asher a leader, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
a leader from the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi;
“Of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali a leader, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”
and a leader from the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”