Num 34:1-15 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then the Lord spoke to Moses , saying ,

Numbers 34:1-15

Instruction for Apportioning Canaan

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter ^athe land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance, that is, the land of Canaan according to its borders. 3 ^bYour southern region shall ^{▼▼Lit be}extend from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern border shall ^{▼▼Lit be}extend from the end of the Salt Sea ^eeastward. 4 Then your border shall change direction from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim and ^{▼▼Lit pass along}continue to Zin, and its ^{▼▼Lit exits, and so throughout the ch}termination shall be to the south of ^hKadesh-barnea; and it shall ^{▼▼Lit go forth to}reach Hazaraddar and ^{▼▼Lit pass along}continue to Azmon. 5 Then the border shall change direction from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at ^kthe sea.

6 ‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea, that is, its ^{▼▼Lit border}coastline; this shall be your western border.

7 ‘ ^mAnd this shall be your northern border: you shall draw your boundary from the Great Sea to Mount Hor. 8 You shall draw a boundary from Mount Hor to ⁿthe ^{▼▼Or entrance of Hamath}Lebo-hamath, and the termination of the border shall be at Zedad; 9 and the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and its termination shall be at Hazar-enan. This shall be your northern border.

10 ‘For your eastern border you shall also draw a boundary from Hazar-enan to Shepham, 11 and the border shall go down from Shepham to ^pRiblah on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down and reach to the slope on the east side of the Sea of ^qChinnereth. 12 And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its termination shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders on all sides.’”

13 So Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, “ ^rThis is the land that you are to possess by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes. 14 ^sFor the tribe of the sons of Reuben have received theirs according to their fathers’ households, and the tribe of the sons of Gad according to their fathers’ households, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their possession. 15 The two and a half tribes have received their possession across the Jordan opposite Jericho, eastward toward the sunrise.”