1 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 ` Command the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye are coming in unto the land of Canaan -- this the land which falleth to you by inheritance, the land of Canaan, by its borders --

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 hath the south quarter been to you from the wilderness of Zin, by the sides of Edom, yea, the south border hath been to you from the extremity 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 the border hath turned round to you from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and hath passed on to Zin, and its outgoings have been from the south to Kadesh-Barnea, and it hath gone out at Hazar-Addar, and hath passed 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 hath turned round from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its outgoings have been at the sea.

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

6 ` As to the west border, even the great sea hath been to you a border; this is to you the west border.

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

7 ` And this is to you the north border: from the great sea ye mark out for yourselves 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 mark out to go in to Hamath, and the outgoings of the border have been 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 hath gone out to Ziphron, and its outgoings have been at Hazar-Enan; this is to you the north border.

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

10 ` And ye have marked out for yourselves for the border eastward, from Hazar-Enan to Shepham;

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

11 a nd the border hath gone down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east of Ain, and the border hath gone down, and hath smitten against the shoulder 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 hath gone down to the Jordan, and its outgoings have been at the Salt Sea; this is for you the land by its borders 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 commandeth the sons of Israel, saying, `This the land which ye inherit by lot, which Jehovah hath commanded to give to the nine tribes and the half of the 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 sons of Reuben have received, by the house of their fathers; and the tribe of the children of Gad, by the house of their fathers; and the half of 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 of the tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, Jericho, eastward, at the -rising.'

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

16 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

17 ` These the names of the men who give to you the inheritance of the land: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua 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 one prince -- one prince -- for a tribe ye do take to give the land by inheritance.

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

19 ` And these the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb 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 sons of Simeon, Shemuel son of Aminihud;

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

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

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;

22 a nd of the tribe of the sons of Dan, the prince Bukki son of Jogli;

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

23 o f the sons of Joseph, of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, the prince Hanniel 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 of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, the prince Kemuel son of Shiphtan;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29 T hese those whom Jehovah hath commanded to give the sons of Israel inheritance 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.