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Numbers 34:16-29
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Numbers 34:16-29
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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(A) son of Nun. 18 And appoint one leader from each tribe to help(B) assign the land.(C) 19 These are their names:(D)
Caleb(E) son of Jephunneh,
from the tribe of Judah;(F)
20 Shemuel son of Ammihud,
from the tribe of Simeon;(G)
21 Elidad son of Kislon,
from the tribe of Benjamin;(H)
22 Bukki son of Jogli,
the leader from the tribe of Dan;
23 Hanniel son of Ephod,
the leader from the tribe of Manasseh(I) son of Joseph;
24 Kemuel son of Shiphtan,
the leader from the tribe of Ephraim(J) son of Joseph;
25 Elizaphan son of Parnak,
the leader from the tribe of Zebulun;(K)
26 Paltiel son of Azzan,
the leader from the tribe of Issachar;
27 Ahihud son of Shelomi,
the leader from the tribe of Asher;(L)
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.(M)
Numbers 34:16-29
New English Translation
Numbers 34:16-29
New English Translation
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16 The Lord said to Moses: 17 “These are the names of the men who are to allocate the land to you as an inheritance:[a] Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. 18 You must take one leader from every[b] tribe to assist in allocating the land as an inheritance.[c] 19 These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh; 20 from the tribe of the Simeonites, Shemuel son of Ammihud; 21 from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Kislon; 22 and from the tribe of the Danites, a leader, Bukki son of Jogli. 23 From the Josephites, Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh; 24 from the tribe of the Ephraimites, a leader, Kemuel son of Shiphtan; 25 from the tribe of the Zebulunites, a leader, Elizaphan son of Parnach; 26 from the tribe of the Issacharites, a leader, Paltiel son of Azzan; 27 from the tribe of the Asherites, a leader, Ahihud son of Shelomi; 28 and from the tribe of the Naphtalites, a leader, Pedahel son of Ammihud.” 29 These are the ones whom the Lord commanded to divide up the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.
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- Numbers 34:17 tn The verb can be translated simply as “divide,” but it has more the idea of allocate as an inheritance, the related noun being “inheritance.”
- Numbers 34:18 tn This sense is created by repetition: “one leader, one leader from the tribe.”
- Numbers 34:18 tn The sentence simply uses לִנְחֹל (linkhol, “to divide, apportion”). It has been taken already to mean “allocate as an inheritance.” Here “assist” may be added since Joshua and Eleazar had the primary work.
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