1 T hen the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “ Tell the people of Israel, ‘When you go into the land of Canaan, this is the land that will be given to you, all the land of Canaan.

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 Y our south side will be from the Desert of Zin along the side of Edom. It will go east from the end of the Salt Sea.

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 T hen the side of your land will turn from the south up to the pass of Akrabbim and on to Zin. Its end will be south of Kadesh-barnea. It will go to Hazaraddar and 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 T hen it will turn from Azmon to the river of Egypt, and will end at the sea.

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

6 ‘ The west side of your land will be the shore of the Great Sea.

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

7 ‘ Your north side will be from the Great Sea to Mount Hor.

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

8 A nd it will go from Mount Hor to the Lebohamath, and end at Zedad.

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

9 T hen it will go to Ziphron and end at Hazer-enan. This will be the north side.

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

10 ‘ The east side of your land will be from Hazer-enan to Shepham,

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

11 t hen down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain. Then it will go down to the hill on the east side of the Sea of Chinnereth.

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 I t will go down to the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be the sides all around your land.’”

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 M oses told the people of Israel, “This is the land you will receive by drawing names, which the Lord has said should be given to the nine and a half-family groups.

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 sons of Reuben have received their land by their fathers’ houses. The sons of Gad have received theirs by their fathers’ houses. And the half-family group of Manasseh has received their land.

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 and a half-family groups have received their land on the other side of the Jordan from Jericho, toward the east.”

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

16 T he Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord said to Moses,

17 “ Eleazar the religious leader and Joshua the son of Nun are the men who will divide the land to be given to you.

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

18 A nd take one leader of every family group to divide the land among you.

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

19 T hese are the names of the men. Take Caleb the son of Jephunneh of the family group of Judah.

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

20 T ake Samuel the son of Ammihud of the family group of the sons of Simeon.

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

21 T ake Elidad the son of Chislon of the family group of Benjamin.

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;

22 T ake Bukki the son of Jogli as the leader of the family group of the sons of Dan.

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

23 O f the sons of Joseph, take Hanniel the son of Ephod as the leader of the family group of the sons of Manasseh.

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

24 T ake Kemuel the son of Shiphtan as the leader of the family group of the sons of Ephraim.

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

25 T ake Elizaphan the son of Parnach as the leader of the family group of the sons of Zebulun.

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

26 T ake Paltiel the son of Azzan as the leader of the family group of the sons of Issachar.

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

27 T ake Ahihud the son of Shelomi as the leader of the family group of the sons of Asher.

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

28 A nd take Pedahel the son of Ammihud as the leader of the family group of the sons of Naphtali.”

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

29 T hese are the men whom the Lord told to divide the land among the people 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.