1 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 C ommand 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),

“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.

3 y ou 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.

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;

4 A nd 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;

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;

5 a nd 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.

the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea.

6 A nd as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border; 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.

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

‘And this shall be your northern border: From the Great Sea you shall mark out your border line to Mount Hor;

8 F rom Mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath, and the goings forth of the border shall be 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;

9 a nd the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan; 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.

10 A nd ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham,

‘You shall mark out your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham;

11 a nd 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.

the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; the border shall go down and reach to the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth;

12 A nd 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.

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.’”

13 A nd 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,

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.

14 b ecause 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.

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.

15 T he two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan of 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.” The Leaders Appointed to Divide the Land

16 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

17 T hese 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.

“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.

18 A nd ye shall take one prince of every tribe to divide the possession of the land.

And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance.

19 A nd the names of the men are these: 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;

20 A nd of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel, the son of Ammihud.

from the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud;

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

from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon;

22 A nd the of the tribe of the sons of Dan, the prince Bukki, the son of Jogli.

a leader from the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli;

23 O f the sons of Joseph: of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, the prince 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,

24 A nd of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, the prince Kemuel, the son of Shiphtan.

and a leader from the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan;

25 A nd of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, the prince Elizaphan, the son of Parnach.

a leader from the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach;

26 A nd of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the prince Paltiel, the son of Azzan.

a leader from the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan;

27 A nd of the tribe of the sons of Asher, the prince Ahihud, the son of Shelomi.

a leader from the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi;

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

and a leader from the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”

29 T hese are those whom the LORD commanded to cause the sons of Israel to inherit the land of Canaan.

These are the ones the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.