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16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 17 “These are the names of the men who divide up the land for your inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. 18 You will take one leader from every tribe to divide up the land for inheritance. 19 These are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh; 20 of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, Samuel son of Ammihud; 21 of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon; 22 of the tribe of the descendants[a] of Dan, the leader Bukki son of Jogli; 23 of the descendants[b] of Joseph, the tribe of the descendants[c] of Manasseh, the leader Hanniel son of Ephod. 24 Of the tribe of the descendants[d] of Ephraim, the leader Kemuel son of Shiphtan; 25 of the tribe of the descendants[e] of Zebulum, the leader Elizaphan son of Parnach; 26 of the tribe of the descendants[f] of Issachar, the leader Paltiel son of Azzan; 27 of the tribe of the descendants[g] of Asher, the leader Ahihud son of Shelomi; 28 of the tribe of the descendants[h] of Naphtali, the leader Pedahel son of Ammihud.” 29 These are those whom Yahweh commanded to allot to the Israelites[i] the land of Canaan.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 34:22 Or “sons”
  2. Numbers 34:23 Or “sons”
  3. Numbers 34:23 Or “sons”
  4. Numbers 34:24 Or “sons”
  5. Numbers 34:25 Or “sons”
  6. Numbers 34:26 Or “sons”
  7. Numbers 34:27 Or “sons”
  8. Numbers 34:28 Or “sons”
  9. Numbers 34:29 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

Leaders for Distributing the Land

16 The Lord spoke to Moses, 17 “These are the names of the men who are to distribute the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. 18 Take one leader from each tribe to distribute the land. 19 These are the names of the men:

Caleb(A) son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;
20 Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon;
21 Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;
22 Bukki son of Jogli, a leader from the tribe of Dan;
23 from the sons of Joseph:
Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh,
24 Kemuel son of Shiphtan, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim;
25 Eli-zaphan son of Parnach, a leader from the tribe of Zebulun;
26 Paltiel son of Azzan, a leader from the tribe of Issachar;
27 Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher;
28 Pedahel son of Ammihud, a leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”

29 These are the ones the Lord commanded to distribute the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

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