Numbers 34:16

16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Numbers 34:16 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 34:16

And the Lord spake unto Moses
At the same time that he gave him the bounds of the land of Canaan, which was to be divided between the nine tribes and a half; and that this might be done in the most impartial manner, and to the satisfaction of them all, he gave orders to Moses:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 34:16 In-Context

14 for the tribe of the Reubenites by their ancestral houses and the tribe of the Gadites by their ancestral houses have taken their inheritance, and also the half-tribe of Manasseh;

15 the two tribes and the half-tribe have taken their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.

16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

17 These are the names of the men who shall apportion the land to you for inheritance: the priest Eleazar and Joshua son of Nun.

18 You shall take one leader of every tribe to apportion the land for inheritance.