Numbers 34 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Then the LORD said to Moses, The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 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. “Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan as defined by its borders), “Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these 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. your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin alongside Edom, and your southern border shall run from the end of the Salt Sea on the east. “’Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea,
4 It will then run south past Scorpion Pass in the direction of Zin. Its southernmost point will be Kadesh-barnea, from which it will go to Hazar-addar, and on to Azmon. And your border shall turn south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and cross to Zin, and its limit shall be south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon. cross south of Scorpion Pass, continue on to Zin and go south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon,
5 From Azmon the boundary will turn toward the Brook of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea. And the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its limit shall be at the sea. where it will turn, join the Wadi of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.
6 “Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. “For the western border, you shall have the Great Sea and its coast. This shall be your western border. “’Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This will be your boundary on the west.
7 “Your northern boundary will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and run east to Mount Hor, “This shall be your northern border: from the Great Sea you shall draw a line to Mount Hor. “’For your northern boundary, run a line from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor
8 then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad From Mount Hor you shall draw a line to Lebo-hamath, and the limit of the border shall be at Zedad. and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath. Then the boundary will go to Zedad,
9 and Ziphron to Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary. Then the border shall extend to Ziphron, and its limit shall be at Hazar-enan. This shall be your northern border. continue to Ziphron and end at Hazar Enan. This will be your boundary on the north.
10 “The eastern boundary will start at Hazar-enan and run south to Shepham, “You shall draw a line for your eastern border from Hazar-enan to Shepham. “’For your eastern boundary, run a line from Hazar Enan 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, And the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain. And the border shall go down and reach to the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east. The boundary will go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Galilee.
12 and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.” And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its limit shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land as defined by its borders all around.” Then the boundary will go down along the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea. “’This will be your land, with its boundaries on every side.’”
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. Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe. Moses commanded the Israelites: “Assign this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has ordered that it be given to the nine-and-a-half tribes,
14 The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land For the tribe of the people of Reuben by fathers’ houses and the tribe of the people of Gad by their fathers’ houses have received their inheritance, and also the half-tribe of Manasseh. because the families of the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.
15 on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.” The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.” These two-and-a-half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan across from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
16 And the LORD said to Moses, The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 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. “These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
18 Enlist one leader from each tribe to help them with the task. You shall take one chief from every tribe to divide the land for inheritance. And appoint one leader from each tribe to help assign the land.
19 These are the tribes and the names of the leaders: Tribe Leader Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah;
20 Simeon Shemuel son of Ammihud Of the tribe of the people of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. Shemuel son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Simeon;
21 Benjamin Elidad son of Kislon Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. Elidad son of Kislon, from the tribe of Benjamin;
22 Dan Bukki son of Jogli Of the tribe of the people of Dan a chief, Bukki the son of Jogli. Bukki son of Jogli, the leader from the tribe of Dan;
23 Manasseh son of Joseph Hanniel son of Ephod Of the people of Joseph: of the tribe of the people of Manasseh a chief, Hanniel the son of Ephod. Hanniel son of Ephod, the leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph;
24 Ephraim son of Joseph Kemuel son of Shiphtan And of the tribe of the people of Ephraim a chief, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. Kemuel son of Shiphtan, the leader from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph;
25 Zebulun Elizaphan son of Parnach Of the tribe of the people of Zebulun a chief, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. Elizaphan son of Parnak, the leader from the tribe of Zebulun;
26 Issachar Paltiel son of Azzan Of the tribe of the people of Issachar a chief, Paltiel the son of Azzan. Paltiel son of Azzan, the leader from the tribe of Issachar;
27 Asher Ahihud son of Shelomi And of the tribe of the people of Asher a chief, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. Ahihud son of Shelomi, the leader from the tribe of Asher;
28 Naphtali Pedahel son of Ammihud Of the tribe of the people of Naphtali a chief, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.” Pedahel son of Ammihud, the leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”
29 These are the men the LORD has appointed to divide the grants of land in Canaan among the Israelites.” These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan. These are the men the LORD commanded to assign the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.
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