1 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2 C ommand the Israelites, When you come into the land of Canaan (which is the land that shall be yours for an inheritance, the land of Canaan according to its boundaries),

Command the sons of Israel and say unto them, When ye have entered into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders),

3 Y our south side shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern boundary from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.

you shall have on the side of the Negev from the wilderness of Zin unto the borders of Edom, and your border towards the Negev shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward.

4 Y our boundary shall turn south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin, and its end shall be south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it shall go on to Hazar-addar and pass on to Azmon.

And this border shall turn from the Negev to the ascent of Akrabbim and pass on to Zin, and the going forth thereof shall be from the Negev to Kadeshbarnea and shall go on to Hazaraddar and pass on to Azmon;

5 T hen the boundary shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall terminate at the Sea.

and the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the western sea.

6 F or the western boundary you shall have the Great Sea and its coast.

And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border; this shall be your west border.

7 A nd this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea mark out your boundary line to Mount Hor;

And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you Mount Hor.

8 F rom Mount Hor you shall mark out your boundary to the entrance of Hamath, and its end shall be at Zedad;

From Mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath, and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad,

9 T hen the northern boundary shall go on to Ziphron, and the end of it shall be at Hazar-enan.

and the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan; this shall be your north border.

10 Y ou shall mark out your eastern boundary from Hazar-enan to Shepham;

And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham,

11 T he boundary shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and shall descend and reach to the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east;

and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border shall descend and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.

12 A nd the boundary shall go down to the Jordan, and the end shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with its boundaries all around.

And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea; this shall be your land with the borders thereof round about.

13 M oses commanded the Israelites, This is the land you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and the half-tribe,

And Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes and to the half tribe,

14 F or the tribes of the sons of Reuben and of Gad by their fathers’ houses have received their inheritance, and also the half-tribe of Manasseh.

because the tribe of the sons of Reuben, according to the houses of their fathers, and the tribe of the sons of Gad, according to the houses of their fathers, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.

15 T he two and a half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan at Jericho, toward the sunrise.

The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan of Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

16 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

17 T hese are the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

These are the names of the men who shall divide the possession of the land for you: Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun.

18 A nd you shall take one head or prince of each tribe to divide the land for inheritance.

And ye shall take one prince of every tribe to divide the possession of the land.

19 T he names of the men are: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

20 O f the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel son of Ammihud;

And of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel, the son of Ammihud.

21 O f the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad, the son of Chislon.

22 O f the tribe of the sons of Dan a leader, Bukki son of Jogli;

And the of the tribe of the sons of Dan, the prince Bukki, the son of Jogli.

23 O f the sons of Joseph: of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh a leader, Hanniel son of Ephod;

Of the sons of Joseph: of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, the prince Hanniel, the son of Ephod.

24 A nd of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim a leader, Kemuel son of Shiphtan;

And of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, the prince Kemuel, the son of Shiphtan.

25 A nd of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun a leader, Elizaphan son of Parnach;

And of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, the prince Elizaphan, the son of Parnach.

26 A nd of the tribe of the sons of Issachar a leader, Paltiel son of Azzan;

And of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the prince Paltiel, the son of Azzan.

27 A nd of the tribe of the sons of Asher a leader, Ahihud son of Shelomi;

And of the tribe of the sons of Asher, the prince Ahihud, the son of Shelomi.

28 A nd of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali a leader, Pedahel son of Ammihud.

And of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the prince Pedahel, the son of Ammihud.

29 T hese are the men whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

These are those whom the LORD commanded to cause the sons of Israel to inherit the land of Canaan.