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Boundaries of Canaan
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
The Appointed Boundaries of Canaan
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries:
“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 side will include some of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea,
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;
cross south of Scorpion Pass, continue on to Zin and go south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over 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;
where it will turn, join the Wadi of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.
the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea.
“ ‘Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This will be your boundary on the west.
‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your western border.
“ ‘For your northern boundary, run a line from the Mediterranean 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;
and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath. Then the boundary will go to 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;
continue to Ziphron and end at Hazar Enan. This will be your boundary on the north.
the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your northern border.
“ ‘For your eastern boundary, run a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham.
‘You shall mark out your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham;
Then the boundary will go down along the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea.
“ ‘This will be your land, with its boundaries on every side.’ ”
“ ‘This will be your land, with its boundaries on every side.’ ”
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.’ ”
Moses commanded the Israelites: “Assign this land by lot as an inheritance. The Lord has ordered that it be given 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.
because the families of the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.
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.
These two-and-a-half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan across from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, across from Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.”
The Lord said to Moses,
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 are to assign the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua 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.
And appoint one leader from each tribe to help assign the land.
And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance.
These are their names:
Caleb son of Jephunneh,
from the tribe of Judah;
Caleb son of Jephunneh,
from the tribe of Judah;
These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;
Shemuel son of Ammihud,
from the tribe of Simeon;
from the tribe of Simeon;
from the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud;
Elidad son of Kislon,
from the tribe of Benjamin;
from the tribe of Benjamin;
from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon;
Bukki son of Jogli,
the leader from the tribe of Dan;
the leader from the tribe of Dan;
a leader from the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli;
Hanniel son of Ephod,
the leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph;
the leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph;
from the sons of Joseph: a leader from the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod,
Kemuel son of Shiphtan,
the leader from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph;
the leader from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph;
and a leader from the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan;
Elizaphan son of Parnak,
the leader from the tribe of Zebulun;
the leader from the tribe of Zebulun;
a leader from the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach;
Paltiel son of Azzan,
the leader from the tribe of Issachar;
the leader from the tribe of Issachar;
a leader from the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan;
Ahihud son of Shelomi,
the leader from the tribe of Asher;
the leader from the tribe of Asher;
a leader from the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi;
Pedahel son of Ammihud,
the leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”
the leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”
and a leader from the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”