迦南的疆域

34 耶和華對摩西說: 「你把以下指示告訴以色列人。

「你們進入賜給你們作產業的迦南後,你們四境的疆界如下。

「南部疆界從荀曠野沿著以東邊界延伸,東起死海的盡頭, 往南至亞克拉濱坡南面,經荀直到加低斯·巴尼亞南面,再延伸至哈薩·亞達,經押們, 轉向埃及河,直到地中海。

「西部以地中海為界。

「北部疆界從地中海開始直到何珥山, 再到哈馬口,經西達達、 西斐崙直到哈薩·以難。

10 「東部疆界從哈薩·以難一直劃到示番, 11 往南到亞延東面的利比拉,再往南到基尼烈湖東岸。 12 然後沿約旦河南下直到死海。這是你們國土四面的疆界。」

13 摩西又對以色列人說:「這就是耶和華吩咐用抽籤的方式分給你們九個半支派的土地。 14 呂便支派和迦得支派已經按著宗族得到了他們的土地,瑪拿西半個支派也得到了土地。 15 這兩個半支派的土地在耶利哥對面的約旦河東岸。」

分地的首領

16 耶和華對摩西說: 17 「負責給你們分地的是以利亞撒祭司和嫩的兒子約書亞。 18 每支派要選出一位首領來協助分地。

19 「以下是這些首領的名字:

猶大支派耶孚尼的兒子迦勒,

20 西緬支派亞米忽的兒子示姆利,

21 便雅憫支派基斯倫的兒子以利達,

22 但支派約利的兒子布基,

23 約瑟之子瑪拿西支派以弗的兒子漢聶,

24 以法蓮支派拾弗但的兒子基姆利,

25 西布倫支派帕納的兒子以利撒番,

26 以薩迦支派阿散的兒子帕鐵,

27 亞設支派示羅米的兒子亞希忽,

28 拿弗他利支派亞米忽的兒子比達黑。」

29 這些是奉耶和華之命在迦南給以色列人分產業的首領。

Boundaries of Canaan

34 The Lord said to Moses, “Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan,(A) the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance(B) is to have these boundaries:(C)

“‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin(D) along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea,(E) cross south of Scorpion Pass,(F) continue on to Zin and go south of Kadesh Barnea.(G) Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon,(H) where it will turn, join the Wadi of Egypt(I) and end at the Mediterranean Sea.

“‘Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.(J) This will be your boundary on the west.(K)

“‘For your northern boundary,(L) run a line from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor(M) and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath.(N) Then the boundary will go to Zedad, continue to Ziphron and end at Hazar Enan. This will be your boundary on the north.

10 “‘For your eastern boundary,(O) run a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. 11 The boundary will go down from Shepham to Riblah(P) on the east side of Ain(Q) and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Galilee.[a](R) 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(S) as an inheritance.(T) 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.(U) 15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan across from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

16 The Lord said to Moses, 17 “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua(V) son of Nun. 18 And appoint one leader from each tribe to help(W) assign the land.(X) 19 These are their names:(Y)

Caleb(Z) son of Jephunneh,

from the tribe of Judah;(AA)

20 Shemuel son of Ammihud,

from the tribe of Simeon;(AB)

21 Elidad son of Kislon,

from the tribe of Benjamin;(AC)

22 Bukki son of Jogli,

the leader from the tribe of Dan;

23 Hanniel son of Ephod,

the leader from the tribe of Manasseh(AD) son of Joseph;

24 Kemuel son of Shiphtan,

the leader from the tribe of Ephraim(AE) son of Joseph;

25 Elizaphan son of Parnak,

the leader from the tribe of Zebulun;(AF)

26 Paltiel son of Azzan,

the leader from the tribe of Issachar;

27 Ahihud son of Shelomi,

the leader from the tribe of Asher;(AG)

28 Pedahel son of Ammihud,

the leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”

29 These are the men the Lord commanded to assign the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.(AH)

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 34:11 Hebrew Kinnereth

34 And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,

Command the Bnei Yisroel, and say unto them, When ye come into Eretz Kena’an (this is HaAretz that shall fall unto you for a nachalah, even Eretz Kena’an with the borders thereof),

Then your southern side shall be from the Midbar Tzin along by the border of Edom, and your southern border shall be from the edge of the Yam HaMelach (Salt Sea, Dead Sea) to the east;

And your border shall turn from the south of Ma’aleh Akrabbim, and pass on to Tzin; and the going forth thereof shall be from the south of Kadesh Barnea, and shall go on to Chatzar Addar, and pass on to Atzmon;

And the border shall go around from Atzmon unto the Wadi of Mitzrayim, and the goings out of it shall be toward the [Mediterranean] Sea.

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

And this shall be your northern border: from the Yam HaGadol ye shall run to Mt Hor;

From Mt Hor ye shall run your border unto the approach to Chamat; and the goings forth of the border shall be toward Tzedad;

And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be Chatzar Einan; this shall be your northern border.

10 And ye shall draw a line for you for an eastern border from Chatzar Einan to Shepham;

11 And the border shall go down from Shepham to Rivlah, on the east side of Ain; the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the bank of the Yam Kinneret to the east;

12 And the border shall go down to the Yarden, and the goings out of it shall be at the Yam HaMelach; this shall be your land with the borders thereof all around.

13 And Moshe commanded the Bnei Yisroel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by goral, which Hashem commanded to give unto the nine mattot (tribes), and to the half tribe;

14 For the tribe of the Bnei Reuven according to the bais avotam, and the tribe of the Bnei Gad according to the bais avotam and the half tribe of Menasheh have received their nachalah;

15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their nachalah on the east side of the Yarden near Yericho toward the sunrise.

16 And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,

17 These are the shmot of the anashim which shall apportion HaAretz unto you; Eleazar HaKohen, and Yehoshua Ben Nun.

18 And ye shall take one nasi of every matteh to possess HaAretz.

19 And the shmot of the anashim are these: Of the tribe of Yehudah, Kalev Ben Yephunneh;

20 And of the tribe of the Bnei Shim’on, Shemuel Ben Ammihud;

21 Of the tribe of Binyamin, Elidad Ben Kislon;

22 And the nasi of the tribe of the Bnei Dan, Bukki Ben Yogli;

23 The nasi of the Bnei Yosef, for the tribe of the Bnei Menasheh, Channi’el Ben Ephod;

24 And the nasi of the tribe of the Bnei Ephrayim, Kemuel Ben Shiphtan;

25 And the nasi of the tribe of the Bnei Zevulun, Elitzaphan Ben Parnach;

26 And the nasi of the tribe of the Bnei Yissakhar, Paltiel Ben Azzan;

27 And the nasi of the tribe of the Bnei Asher, Achihud Ben Shelomi;

28 And the nasi of the tribe of the Bnei Naphtali, Pedahel Ben Ammihud;

29 These are they whom Hashem commanded to apportion the inheritance unto the Bnei Yisroel in Eretz Kena’an.