Numbers 34

Boundaries of the Land

1. Then the Lord said to Moses,

2. “Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries.

3. The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.[a]

4. It will then run south past Scorpion Pass[b] in the direction of Zin. Its southernmost point will be Kadesh-barnea, from which it will go to Hazar-addar, and on to Azmon.

5. From Azmon the boundary will turn toward the Brook of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.[c]

6. “Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

7. “Your northern boundary will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and run east to Mount Hor,

8. then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad

9. and Ziphron to Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary.

10. “The eastern boundary will start at Hazar-enan and run south to Shepham,

11. then down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee,[d]

12. and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.”

13. Then Moses told the Israelites, “This territory is the homeland you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The Lord has commanded that the land be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes.

14. The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land

15. on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.”

Leaders to Divide the Land

16. And the Lord said to Moses,

17. “Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun are the men designated to divide the grants of land among the people.

18. Enlist one leader from each tribe to help them with the task.

19. These are the tribes and the names of the leaders: 19 Tribe 19 Leader 19 Judah 19 Caleb son of Jephunneh

20. Simeon 20 Shemuel son of Ammihud

21. Benjamin 21 Elidad son of Kislon

22. Dan 22 Bukki son of Jogli

23. Manasseh son of Joseph 23 Hanniel son of Ephod

24. Ephraim son of Joseph 24 Kemuel son of Shiphtan

25. Zebulun 25 Elizaphan son of Parnach

26. Issachar 26 Paltiel son of Azzan

27. Asher 27 Ahihud son of Shelomi

28. Naphtali 28 Pedahel son of Ammihud

29. These are the men the Lord has appointed to divide the grants of land in Canaan among the Israelites.”

Footnotes:
a. 34:3: Hebrew Salt Sea; also in 34:12.
b. 34:4: Or the ascent of Akrabbim.
c. 34:5: Hebrew the sea; also in 34:6, 7.
d. 34:11: Hebrew Sea of Kinnereth.