1 A nd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 C ommand the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

Command 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),

3 T hen your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

Your 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.

4 A nd your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:

Your 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.

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 sea.

Then the boundary shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall terminate 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.

For the western boundary you shall have the Great Sea and its coast.

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 north border: from the Great Sea mark out your boundary 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 boundary to the entrance of Hamath, and its end shall be at 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.

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

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

You shall mark out your eastern boundary from Hazar-enan to Shepham;

11 A nd the coast 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 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;

12 A nd the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.

And 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.

13 A nd Moses commanded the children 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:

Moses 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,

14 F or 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 half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

For 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.

15 T he two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

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

16 A nd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

17 T hese are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

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

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

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

19 A nd the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

The names of the men are: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

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

Of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel son of Ammihud;

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

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;

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

Of the tribe of the sons of Dan a leader, Bukki son of Jogli;

23 T he prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.

Of the sons of Joseph: of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh a leader, Hanniel son of Ephod;

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

And of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim a leader, Kemuel son of Shiphtan;

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

And of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun a leader, Elizaphan son of Parnach;

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

And of the tribe of the sons of Issachar a leader, Paltiel son of Azzan;

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

And of the tribe of the sons of Asher a leader, Ahihud son of Shelomi;

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

And of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali a leader, Pedahel son of Ammihud.

29 T hese are they whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

These are the men whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.