1 T hen the Lord said to Moses,

¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

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

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 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.

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 it will turn from Azmon to the river of Egypt, and will end 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 ‘ The west side of your land will be the shore of the Great Sea.

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

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

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

8 A nd it will go from Mount Hor to the Lebohamath, and end 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 it will go to Ziphron and end at Hazer-enan. This will be the north side.

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

And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan 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.

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 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 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 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.

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 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.

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

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

16 T he Lord said to Moses,

¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And the of the tribe of the sons of Dan, the prince Bukki, the 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, the prince Hanniel, the 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, the prince Kemuel, the 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, the prince Elizaphan, the 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, the prince Paltiel, the 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, the prince Ahihud, the 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, the prince Pedahel, the 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 those whom the LORD commanded to cause the sons of Israel to inherit the land of Canaan.