| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses: |
| 2“Command the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan to its boundaries. | 2"Give these instructions to the Israelites, and tell them: 'When you enter Canaan, the land that has been assigned to you as an inheritance, the land of Canaan with its borders, |
| 3Your southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of the Salt Sea; | 3your southern border will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the Edomite border, and your southern border will run eastward to the extremity of the Salt Sea, |
| 4your border shall turn from the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and be on the south of Kadesh Barnea; then it shall go on to Hazar Addar, and continue to Azmon; | 4and then the border will turn from the south to the Scorpion Ascent, continue to Zin, and then its direction will be from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon. |
| 5the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea. | 5There the border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and then its direction is to the sea. |
| 6‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your western border. | 6"'And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border. |
| 7‘And this shall be your northern border: From the Great Sea you shall mark out your border line to Mount Hor; | 7"'And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor; |
| 8from Mount Hor you shall mark out your border to the entrance of Hamath; then the direction of the border shall be toward Zedad; | 8from Mount Hor you will draw a line to Lebo Hamath, and the direction of the border will be to Zedad. |
| 9the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your northern border. | 9The border will continue to Ziphron, and its direction will be to Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border. |
| 10‘You shall mark out your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham; | 10"'For your eastern border you will draw a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. |
| 11the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; the border shall go down and reach to the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth; | 11The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth. |
| 12the border shall go down along the Jordan, and it shall end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with its surrounding boundaries.’ ” | 12Then the border will continue down the Jordan River and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.'" |
| 13Then Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe. | 13Then Moses commanded the Israelites: "This is the land which you will inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes, |
| 14For 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 the half-tribe of Manasseh has received its inheritance. | 14because the tribe of the Reubenites by their families, the tribe of the Gadites by their families, and half of the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance. |
| 15The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, across from Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.” | 15The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, east of Jericho, toward the sunrise." |
| 16And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 16The LORD said to Moses: |
| 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. | 17"These are the names of the men who are to allocate the land to you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. |
| 18And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance. | 18You must take one leader from every tribe to assist in allocating the land as an inheritance. |
| 19These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; | 19These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh; |
| 20from the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud; | 20from the tribe of the Simeonites, Shemuel son of Ammihud; |
| 21from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon; | 21from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Kislon; |
| 22a leader from the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli; | 22and from the tribe of the Danites, a leader, Bukki son of Jogli. |
| 23from the sons of Joseph: a leader from the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod, | 23From the Josephites, Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh; |
| 24and a leader from the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan; | 24from the tribe of the Ephraimites, a leader, Kemuel son of Shiphtan; |
| 25a leader from the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach; | 25from the tribe of the Zebulunites, a leader, Elizaphan son of Parnach; |
| 26a leader from the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan; | 26from the tribe of the Issacharites, a leader, Paltiel son of Azzan; |
| 27a leader from the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi; | 27from the tribe of the Asherites, a leader, Ahihud son of Shelomi; |
| 28and a leader from the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.” | 28and from the tribe of the Naphtalites, a leader, Pedahel son of Ammihud." |
| 29These are the ones the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. | 29These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to divide up the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan. |
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