Israel's Borders
1 The Lord told Moses 2 to tell the people of Israel that their land in Canaan would have the following borders:
3 The southern border will be the Zin Desert and the northwest part of Edom. This border will begin at the south end of the Dead Sea. 4 It will go west from there, but will turn southward to include Scorpion Pass, the village of Zin, and the town of Kadesh-Barnea. From there, the border will continue to Hazar-Addar and on to Azmon. 5 It will run along the Egyptian Gorge and end at the Mediterranean Sea.
6 The western border will be the Mediterranean Sea.
7 The northern border will begin at the Mediterranean, then continue eastward to Mount Hor. 8 After that, it will run to Lebo-Hamath and across to Zedad, which is the northern edge of your land. 9 From Zedad, the border will continue east to Ziphron and end at Hazar-Enan.
10 The eastern border will begin at Hazar-Enan in the north, then run south to Shepham, 11 and on down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there, it will go south to the eastern hills of Lake Galilee, 12 then follow the Jordan River down to the north end of the Dead Sea.
The land within those four borders will belong to you.
13 Then Moses told the people, “You will receive the land inside these borders. It will be yours, but the Lord has commanded you to divide it among the nine and a half tribes. 14 The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh have already been given their land 15 across from Jericho, east of the Jordan River.”
The Leaders Who Will Divide the Land
16 The Lord said to Moses, 17 “Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun will divide the land for the Israelites. 18 One leader from each tribe will help them, 19-28 and here is the list of their names:
Caleb son of Jephunneh
from Judah,
Shemuel son of Ammihudfrom Simeon,
Elidad son of Chislonfrom Benjamin,
Bukki son of Joglifrom Dan,
Hanniel son of Ephodfrom Manasseh,
Kemuel son of Shiphtanfrom Ephraim,
Elizaphan son of Parnachfrom Zebulun,
Paltiel son of Azzanfrom Issachar,
Ahihud son of Shelomifrom Asher,
and Pedahel son of Ammihudfrom Naphtali.”
29 These are the men the Lord commanded to help Eleazar and Joshua divide the land for the Israelites.
1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, 2 Commande the children of Israel, and say vnto them, When yee come into the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall vnto your inheritance: that is, the land of Canaan with the coastes thereof. 3 And your Southquarter shalbe from the wildernesse of Zin to the borders of Edom: so that your Southquarter shall be from the salt Sea coast Eastwarde: 4 And the border shall compasse you from the South to Maaleh-akrabbim, and reach to Zin, and goe out from the South to Kadesh-barnea: thence it shall stretch to Hazar-addar, and go along to Azmon. 5 And the border shall compasse from Azmon vnto the riuer of Egypt, and shall goe out to the Sea. 6 And your Westquarter shall bee the great Sea: euen that border shalbe your Westcoast. 7 And this shall bee your Northquarter: yee shall marke out your border from the great Sea vnto mount Hor. 8 From mount Hor ye shall point out till it come vnto Hamath, and the end of the coast shall be at Zedad. 9 And the coast shall reach out to Ziphron, and goe out at Hazar-enan. this shalbe your Northquarter. 10 And ye shall marke out your Eastquarter from Hazar-enan to Shepham. 11 And the coast shall goe downe from Shepham to Riblah, and from the Eastside of Ain: and the same border shall descend and goe out at the side of the sea of Chinneereth Eastward. 12 Also that border shall goe downe to Iorden, and leaue at the salt Sea. this shalbe your land with the coastes thereof round about. 13 Then Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the lande which yee shall inherite by lot, which the Lord commanded to giue vnto nine tribes and halfe the tribe. 14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben, according to the housholdes of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad, according to their fathers housholdes, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh, haue receiued their inheritance. 15 Two tribes and an halfe tribe haue receiued their inheritance on this side of Iorden toward Iericho full East. 16 Againe the Lord spake to Moses, saying, 17 These are the names of the men which shall deuide ye land vnto you: Eleazar the Priest, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun. 18 And ye shall take also a prince of euerie tribe to deuide the land. 19 The names also of the men are these: Of the tribe of Iudah, Caleb ye sonne of Iephunneh. 20 And of the tribe of the sonnes of Simeon, Shemuel the sonne of Ammihud. 21 Of the tribe of Beniamin, Elidad the sonne of Chislon. 22 Also of the tribe of the sonnes of Dan, the prince Bukki, the sonne of Iogli. 23 Of the sonnes of Ioseph: of the tribe of the sonnes of Manasseh, the prince Hanniel the sonne of Ephod. 24 And of the tribe of the sonnes of Ephraim, the prince Kemuel, the sonne of Shiphtan. 25 Of the tribe also of the sonnes of Zebulun, the prince Elizaphan, the sonne of Parnach. 26 So of the tribe of the sonnes of Issachar, the prince Paltiel the sonne of Azzan. 27 Of the tribe also of the sonnes of Asher, the prince Ahihud, the sonne of Shelomi. 28 And of the tribe of the sonnes of Naphtali, the prince Pedahel, the sonne of Ammihud. 29 These are they, whome the Lord commanded to deuide the inheritance vnto the children of Israel, in the land of Canaan.