Numbers 34

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 34 of 36

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Command the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them, When you have come into the land of Canaan, this is the land which falls to you by inheritance, the land of Canaan, by its borders:

3 And your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin, along by the hand of Edom, and it shall be to you a south border from the end of the Salt Sea, eastward.

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Chapter Summary

God establishes the specific borders of the Promised Land that Israel will inherit. The boundaries are described in detail for all four directions. The leaders who will divide the land among the nine and a half tribes are named, with Eleazar and Joshua overseeing the process.

Key Hebrew Words

תִּתְנַחֲל֤וּ get as a possession H5157 · TWOT 1342
נַחֲלָתָֽ possession H5159 · TWOT 1342a
תְּתָא֥וּ ye shall mark out H8376 · TWOT 2487
פְּאַת corner H6285 · TWOT 1725a
מִצְרָ֑יִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235

People & Context

Boundaries of Canaan Defined

Jehovah outlines the exact borders of the land of Canaan that Israel will inherit. The borders are defined by the wilderness of Zin in the south, the …

Land Apportionment Leaders Listed

God appoints Eleazar the priest and Joshua to divide the land of Canaan for inheritance. They are to be assisted by one specific tribal ruler from eac…

Timeline

Boundaries of Canaan Defined

Jehovah outlines the exact borders of the land of Canaan that Israel will inherit. The borders are defined by the wilderness of Zin in the south, the Great Sea in the west, Mount Hor and Hazar-enan in the north, and the Jordan River in the east.

Numbers 34:1-15
Land Apportionment Leaders Listed

God appoints Eleazar the priest and Joshua to divide the land of Canaan for inheritance. They are to be assisted by one specific tribal ruler from each of the ten tribes receiving land west of the Jordan.

Numbers 34:16-29

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