Numbers 34:13
11 then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
12 Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”
So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.
14 For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.
15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.
- KJV
- And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
- WEB
- 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;
- ASV
- And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which Jehovah hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;
- DARBY
- And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall take for yourselves as inheritance by lot, which Jehovah commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe.
- BLB
- And Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, “This [is] the land that you shall inherit by lot, which YHWH has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe;
- ÅB
- Og Moses befalte Israels barn og sa: Dette er det land dere skal få til arv ved loddkasting, og som Herren har befalt å gi de ni stammer og den halve stamme.
- OTB
- Moses befalte israelittene: "Fordel dette landet ved lodd som arv, slik Herren har befalt å gi til de ni og en halv stammene.
- B1930
- Og Moses bød Israels barn og sa: Dette er det land I skal få til arv ved loddkasting, og som Herren har befalt å gi de ni stammer og den halve stamme.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 34:1
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Read in contextJoshua 14:1–5
Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.
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