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Numbers 33:38-34:15
New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 33:38-34:15
New American Standard Bible 1995
38 (A)Then Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the [a]command of the Lord, and died there in the fortieth year after the sons of Israel had come from the land of Egypt, on the first day in the fifth month. 39 Aaron was one hundred twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.
40 Now the Canaanite, the king of (B)Arad [b]who lived in the [c]Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the sons of Israel.
41 Then they journeyed from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. 42 They journeyed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. 43 They journeyed from Punon and camped at (C)Oboth. 44 They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, at the border of Moab. 45 They journeyed from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad. 46 They journeyed from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. 47 They journeyed from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of (D)Abarim, before Nebo. 48 They journeyed from the mountains of Abarim and (E)camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho. 49 They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as (F)Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.
Law of Possessing the Land
50 Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying, 51 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘(G)When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52 then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and (H)destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images and demolish all their high places; 53 (I)and you shall take possession of the land and live in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. 54 (J)You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the larger you shall give more inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give less inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to anyone, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers. 55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall come about that those whom you let remain of them will become (K)as pricks in your eyes and as thorns in your sides, and they will trouble you in the land in which you live. 56 And as I plan to do to them, so I will do to you.’”
Instruction for Apportioning Canaan
34 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter (L)the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders. 3 (M)Your southern [d]sector shall [e]extend from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern border shall [f]extend from the end of the Salt Sea (N)eastward. 4 Then your border shall turn direction from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim and [g]continue to Zin, and its [h]termination shall be to the south of (O)Kadesh-barnea; and it shall [i]reach Hazaraddar and [j]continue to Azmon. 5 The border shall turn direction from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at (P)the sea.
6 ‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea, that is, its [k]coastline; this shall be your west border.
7 ‘(Q)And this shall be your north border: you shall draw your border line from the Great Sea to Mount Hor. 8 You shall draw a line from Mount Hor to (R)the [l]Lebo-hamath, and the termination of the border shall be at Zedad; 9 and the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and its termination shall be at Hazar-enan. This shall be your north border.
10 ‘For your eastern border you shall also draw a line from Hazar-enan to Shepham, 11 and the border shall go down from Shepham to (S)Riblah on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down and reach to the [m]slope on the east side of the Sea of (T)Chinnereth. 12 And the border shall go down to the Jordan and its termination shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders all around.’”
13 So Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, “(U)This is the land that you are to apportion by lot among you as a possession, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes. 14 (V)For the tribe of the sons of Reuben have received theirs according to their fathers’ households, and the tribe of the sons of Gad according to their fathers’ households, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their possession. 15 The two and a half tribes have received their possession across the Jordan opposite Jericho, eastward toward the sunrising.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 33:38 Lit mouth
- Numbers 33:40 Lit and he
- Numbers 33:40 I.e. South country
- Numbers 34:3 Lit side
- Numbers 34:3 Lit be
- Numbers 34:3 Lit be
- Numbers 34:4 Lit pass along
- Numbers 34:4 Lit goings out, and so throughout the ch
- Numbers 34:4 Lit go forth to
- Numbers 34:4 Lit pass along
- Numbers 34:6 Lit border
- Numbers 34:8 Or entrance of Hamath
- Numbers 34:11 Lit shoulder
Numbers 33:38-34:15
New International Version
Numbers 33:38-34:15
New International Version
38 At the Lord’s command Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor, where he died(A) on the first day of the fifth month of the fortieth year(B) after the Israelites came out of Egypt.(C) 39 Aaron was a hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.
40 The Canaanite king(D) of Arad,(E) who lived in the Negev(F) of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.
41 They left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
42 They left Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
43 They left Punon and camped at Oboth.(G)
44 They left Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, on the border of Moab.(H)
45 They left Iye Abarim and camped at Dibon Gad.
46 They left Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim.
47 They left Almon Diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim,(I) near Nebo.(J)
48 They left the mountains of Abarim(K) and camped on the plains of Moab(L) by the Jordan(M) across from Jericho.(N) 49 There on the plains of Moab they camped along the Jordan from Beth Jeshimoth(O) to Abel Shittim.(P)
50 On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho(Q) the Lord said to Moses, 51 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into Canaan,(R) 52 drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images and their cast idols, and demolish all their high places.(S) 53 Take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess.(T) 54 Distribute the land by lot,(U) according to your clans.(V) To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one.(W) Whatever falls to them by lot will be theirs. Distribute it according to your ancestral tribes.(X)
55 “‘But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns(Y) in your sides. They will give you trouble in the land where you will live. 56 And then I will do to you what I plan to do to them.(Z)’”
Boundaries of Canaan
34 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan,(AA) the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance(AB) is to have these boundaries:(AC)
3 “‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin(AD) along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea,(AE) 4 cross south of Scorpion Pass,(AF) continue on to Zin and go south of Kadesh Barnea.(AG) Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon,(AH) 5 where it will turn, join the Wadi of Egypt(AI) and end at the Mediterranean Sea.
6 “‘Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.(AJ) This will be your boundary on the west.(AK)
7 “‘For your northern boundary,(AL) run a line from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor(AM) 8 and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath.(AN) Then the boundary will go to Zedad, 9 continue to Ziphron and end at Hazar Enan. This will be your boundary on the north.
10 “‘For your eastern boundary,(AO) run a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. 11 The boundary will go down from Shepham to Riblah(AP) on the east side of Ain(AQ) and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Galilee.[a](AR) 12 Then the boundary will go down along the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea.
“‘This will be your land, with its boundaries on every side.’”
13 Moses commanded the Israelites: “Assign this land by lot(AS) as an inheritance.(AT) The Lord has ordered that it be given to the nine and a half tribes, 14 because the families of the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.(AU) 15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan across from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 34:11 Hebrew Kinnereth
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