Numbers 34

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The Borders of Canaan

34 <1> The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, <2> "Give this command to the Israelites: You are coming to the land of Canaan. You will defeat this country and take the whole land of Canaan. <3> On the south, you will get part of the Zin desert near Edom. Your southern border will start at the southern end of the Dead Sea. <4> It will cross south of Scorpion Pass. It will go through the Zin desert to Kadesh Barnea, and then to Hazar Addar and then it will pass through Azmon. <5> From Azmon the border will go to the River of Egypt,[289] and it will end at the Mediterranean Sea. <6> Your western border will be the Mediterranean Sea. <7> Your nor thern border will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and go to Mount Hor. <8> From Mount Hor it will go to Lebo Hamath, and then to Zedad. <9> Then that border will go to Ziphron and it will end at Hazar Enan. So that will be your northern border. <10> Your eastern border will begin at Enan and it will go to Shepham. <11> From Shepham the border will go east of Ain to Riblah. The border will continue along the hills by Lake Galilee.[290] <12> Then the border will continue along the Jordan River. It will end at the Dead Sea. These are the borders around your country."

<13> So Moses gave this command to the Israelites, "That is the land that you will get. You will throw lots[291] to divide the land among the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh. <14> The tribes of Reuben and Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already taken their land. <15> These two and a half tribes took the land near Jericho-they took the land east of the Jordan River."

<16> Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, <17> "These are the men who will help you divide the land: Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, <18> and the leaders of all the tribes. There will be one leader from each tribe. These men will divide the land. <19> These are the names of the leaders:

from the tribe of Judah-Caleb son of Jephunneh;

<20> from the tribe of Simeon-Shemuel son of Ammihud;

<21> from the tribe of Benjamin-Elidad son of Kislon;

<22> from the tribe of Dan-Bukki son of Jogli;

<23> from the descendants of Joseph;

from the tribe of Manasseh-Hanniel son of Ephod;

<24> from the tribe of Ephraim-Kemuel son of Shiphtan;

<25> from the tribe of Zebulun-Elizaphan son of Parnach;

<26> from the tribe of Issachar-Paltiel son of Azzan;

<27> from the tribe of Asher-Ahihud son of Shelomi;

<28> from the tribe of Naphtali-Pedahel son of Ammihud."

<29> The Lord chose these men to divide the land of Canaan among the Israelites.