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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”

16 Then the Lord told Moses, 17 “These are the names of the men who are to divide the land for your inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Nun’s son Joshua. 18 You are to appoint a leader from each tribe to divide the land for inheritance. 19 These are the names of the men: Appoint Jephunneh’s son Caleb from the tribe of Judah, 20 Ammihud’s son Shemuel from the tribe of Simeon, 21 Chislon’s son Elidad from the tribe of Benjamin, 22 and Jogli’s son Bukki is to be leader of the tribe of Dan. 23 From the tribe of Joseph, you are to appoint Ephod’s son Hanniel to be leader of the half tribe of Manasseh, 24 Shiphtan’s son Kemuel to be leader of the half tribe of Ephraim, 25 Parnach’s son Elizaphan to be leader of the tribe of Zebulun, 26 Azzan’s son Paltiel to be leader of the tribe of Issachar, 27 Shelomi’s son Ahihud to be leader of the tribe of Asher, 28 and Ammihud’s son Pedahel to be leader of the tribe of Naphtali.”

29 These are the ones whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance of the Israelis in the land of Canaan.

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