Numbers 34:16

16 Yahweh 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 children of the Reubenites, the children of the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh took their inheritance according to the house of their families.

15 The two and a half tribes have taken their inheritance from beyond the Jordan [across] Jericho, east toward the sunrise."

16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

17 "These [are] the names of the men who divide up the land for your inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

18 You will take one leader from every tribe to divide up the land for inheritance.