Números 34:17

17 “Estes são os nomes dos homens que deverão distribuir a terra a vocês como herança: o sacerdote Eleazar e Josué, filho de Num.

Números 34:17 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 34:17

These are the names of the men which shall divide the land
unto you
Or "inherit the land for you" ^F26; that is, as Jarchi interprets it, they were to take possession of it in their name and stead, as their representatives, and then distribute it unto them, or divide it to be inherited by them; but whatever may be said for the princes of the tribes, as acting for their respective tribes, and representing them, the same cannot be said of the two first named, as follow:

Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun;
the one the principal person in ecclesiastical affairs, and the other in civil ones; to divide the land being partly a sacred work, as it was a type of the heavenly Canaan, and a civil one, as it concerned the present welfare of the people of Israel; and both were types of Christ, the priest upon his throne, who is both priest and King; who, as the one, gives a right unto it, and, as the other, introduces into it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 (Mkl wlxny) "haereditabunt vobis", Montanus; "qui haereditario jure accipient pro vobis", Tigurine not.

Números 34:17 In-Context

15 Estas duas tribos e meia receberam sua herança no lado leste do Jordão, frente a Jericó, na direção do nascer do sol”.

16 O SENHOR disse a Moisés:

17 “Estes são os nomes dos homens que deverão distribuir a terra a vocês como herança: o sacerdote Eleazar e Josué, filho de Num.

18 Designem um líder de cada tribo para ajudar a distribuir a terra.

19 Estes são os seus nomes:Calebe, filho de Jefoné,da tribo de Judá;