34 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:

And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.

And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:

From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:

And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.

10 And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:

11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:

12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.

13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.

19 And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.

21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.

22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.

23 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.

24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

25 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.

26 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.

27 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.

28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.

29 These are they whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

Instruction for Apportioning Canaan

34 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the Israelites, ‘When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall be yours as an inheritance, the land of Canaan according to its boundaries, your southern region shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern boundary from the end of the Salt (Dead) Sea eastward. Your boundary shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and continue on to Zin, and its limit shall be south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it shall go on to Hazar-addar and pass on to Azmon. Then the boundary shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt (Wadi el-arish), and its limit shall be at the [Mediterranean] Sea.

‘As the western boundary you shall have the Great [Mediterranean] Sea and its coastline. This shall be your western boundary.

‘And this shall be your north border: from the Great [Mediterranean] Sea mark out your boundary line to [a]Mount Hor; from Mount Hor you shall mark out your boundary to the entrance of Hamath, and the limit of the border shall be at Zedad; then the [northern] boundary shall go on to Ziphron, and its limit shall be at Hazar-enan. This shall be your northern boundary.

10 ‘You shall mark out your eastern boundary from Hazar-enan to Shepham; 11 the [eastern] boundary shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and shall descend and reach to the [b]slope on the east of the Sea of Chinnereth [the Sea of Galilee]; 12 and the [eastern] boundary shall go down to the Jordan [River], and its limit shall be at the Salt (Dead) Sea. This shall be your land according to its boundaries all around.’”

13 So Moses commanded the Israelites, saying, “This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to be given to the nine tribes and the half-tribe [of Manasseh], 14 for the tribe of the sons of Reuben and the tribe of the sons of Gad have received their inheritance by their fathers’ households, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their possession. 15 The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan [River] opposite Jericho, eastward toward the sunrise.”

16 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 17 “These are the names of the men who shall divide the land among you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 You shall take one leader from every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance. 19 These are the names of the men: From the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; 20 from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Samuel the son of Ammihud; 21 from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon; 22 from the tribe of the sons of Dan a leader, Bukki the son of Jogli; 23 of the sons of Joseph: from the tribe of the sons of Manasseh a leader, Hanniel the son of Ephod; 24 from the tribe of the sons of Ephraim a leader, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan; 25 from the tribe of the sons of Zebulun a leader, Elizaphan the son of Parnach; 26 from the tribe of the sons of Issachar a leader, Paltiel the son of Azzan; 27 from the tribe of the sons of Asher a leader, Ahihud the son of Shelomi; 28 from the tribe of the sons of Naphtali a leader, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.” 29 These are the [twelve] men whom the Lord commanded [to work with Joshua and Eleazar] to divide the inheritance to the sons of Israel in the land of Canaan.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 34:7 This is not the Mount Hor of 33:38-39—the place where Aaron died. This Mount Hor is in the area of Upper Galilee.
  2. Numbers 34:11 Lit shoulder.

34 Y Jehová habló a Moisés, diciendo: Manda a los hijos de Israel y diles: Cuando hayáis entrado en la tierra de Canaán, esto es, la tierra que os ha de caer en herencia, la tierra de Canaán según sus límites, tendréis el lado del sur desde el desierto de Zin hasta la frontera de Edom; y será el límite del sur al extremo del Mar Salado hacia el oriente. Este límite os irá rodeando desde el sur hasta la subida de Acrabim, y pasará hasta Zin; y se extenderá del sur a Cades-barnea; y continuará a Hasar-adar, y pasará hasta Asmón. Rodeará este límite desde Asmón hasta el torrente de Egipto, y sus remates serán al occidente.

Y el límite occidental será el Mar Grande; este límite será el límite occidental.

El límite del norte será este: desde el Mar Grande trazaréis al monte de Hor. Del monte de Hor trazaréis a la entrada de Hamat, y seguirá aquel límite hasta Zedad; y seguirá este límite hasta Zifrón, y terminará en Hazar-enán; este será el límite del norte.

10 Por límite al oriente trazaréis desde Hazar-enán hasta Sefam; 11 y bajará este límite desde Sefam a Ribla, al oriente de Aín; y descenderá el límite, y llegará a la costa del mar de Cineret, al oriente. 12 Después descenderá este límite al Jordán, y terminará en el Mar Salado: esta será vuestra tierra por sus límites alrededor.

13 Y mandó Moisés a los hijos de Israel, diciendo: Esta es la tierra que se os repartirá en heredades por sorteo, que mandó Jehová que diese a las nueve tribus, y a la media tribu;(A) 14 porque la tribu de los hijos de Rubén según las casas de sus padres, y la tribu de los hijos de Gad según las casas de sus padres, y la media tribu de Manasés, han tomado su heredad. 15 Dos tribus y media tomaron su heredad a este lado del Jordán frente a Jericó al oriente, al nacimiento del sol.(B)

16 Y habló Jehová a Moisés, diciendo: 17 Estos son los nombres de los varones que os repartirán la tierra: El sacerdote Eleazar, y Josué hijo de Nun. 18 Tomaréis también de cada tribu un príncipe, para dar la posesión de la tierra. 19 Y estos son los nombres de los varones: De la tribu de Judá, Caleb hijo de Jefone. 20 De la tribu de los hijos de Simeón, Semuel hijo de Amiud. 21 De la tribu de Benjamín, Elidad hijo de Quislón. 22 De la tribu de los hijos de Dan, el príncipe Buqui hijo de Jogli. 23 De los hijos de José: de la tribu de los hijos de Manasés, el príncipe Haniel hijo de Efod, 24 y de la tribu de los hijos de Efraín, el príncipe Kemuel hijo de Siftán. 25 De la tribu de los hijos de Zabulón, el príncipe Elizafán hijo de Parnac. 26 De la tribu de los hijos de Isacar, el príncipe Paltiel hijo de Azán. 27 De la tribu de los hijos de Aser, el príncipe Ahiud hijo de Selomi. 28 Y de la tribu de los hijos de Neftalí, el príncipe Pedael hijo de Amiud. 29 A estos mandó Jehová que hiciesen la repartición de las heredades a los hijos de Israel en la tierra de Canaán.