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1 ADONAI told Moshe
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Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 to give this order to the people of Isra'el: "When you enter the land of Kena'an, it will become your land to pass on as an inheritance, the land of Kena'an as defined by these borders.
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“Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries.
3 "Your southern portion will extend from the Tzin Desert close to the border of Edom. The eastern terminus of your southern border is at the end of the Dead Sea.
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The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.
4 From there your border turns, goes south of the 'Akrabbim Ascent and passes on to Tzin. From there it goes south of Kadesh-Barnea, on to Hatzar-Adar, and on to 'Atzmon.
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It will then run south past Scorpion Pass in the direction of Zin. Its southernmost point will be Kadesh-barnea, from which it will go to Hazar-addar, and on to Azmon.
5 Then the border turns and goes from 'Atzmon to the Vadi of Egypt and along it to the Sea.
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From Azmon the boundary will turn toward the Brook of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.
6 "Your western border will be the Great Sea.
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“Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
7 "Your northern border will be as follows: from the Great Sea mark a line to Mount Hor,
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“Your northern boundary will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and run east to Mount Hor,
8 and from Mount Hor mark a line to the entrance of Hamat. The border goes out to Tz'dad.
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then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad
9 Then the border goes to Zifron and finally to Hatzar-'Einan; this is your northern border.
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and Ziphron to Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary.
10 "For the eastern border mark your line from Hatzar-'Enan to Sh'fam.
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“The eastern boundary will start at Hazar-enan and run south to Shepham,
11 Then the border goes down from Sh'fam to Rivlah, on the east side of 'Ayin, then down until it hits the slope east of Lake Kinneret.
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then down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee,
12 From there it goes down the Yarden River till it flows into the Dead Sea. These will be the borders of your land."
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and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.”
13 Moshe gave this order to the people of Isra'el: "This is the land in which you will receive inheritances by lot, which ADONAI has ordered to give to the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
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Then Moses told the Israelites, “This territory is the homeland you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The LORD has commanded that the land be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes.
14 The tribe of the descendants of Re'uven have already received their land for inheritance according to their clans, and so have the descendants of Gad and the half-tribe of M'nasheh.
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The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land
15 These two-and-a-half tribes have received their inheritance on this side of the Yarden, across from Yericho and eastward, toward the sunrise."
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on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.”
16 ADONAI said to Moshe,
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And the LORD said to Moses,
17 "These are the names of the men who will take possession of the land for you: El'azar the cohen and Y'hoshua the son of Nun.
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“Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun are the men designated to divide the grants of land among the people.
18 Also appoint one leader from each tribe to take possession of the land.
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Enlist one leader from each tribe to help them with the task.
19 The names of these men are: from the tribe of Y'hudah, Kalev the son of Y'funeh;
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These are the tribes and the names of the leaders: Tribe Leader Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh
20 from the tribe of the descendants of Shim'on, Sh'mu'el the son of 'Ammihud;
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Simeon Shemuel son of Ammihud
21 from the tribe of Binyamin, Elidad the son of Kislon;
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Benjamin Elidad son of Kislon
22 from the tribe of the descendants of Dan, a leader, Buki the son of Yogli;
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Dan Bukki son of Jogli
23 from the descendants of Yosef: from the tribe of the descendants of M'nasheh, a leader, Hani'el the son of Efod;
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Manasseh son of Joseph Hanniel son of Ephod
24 from the tribe of the descendants of Efrayim, a leader, K'mu'el the son of Shiftan;
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Ephraim son of Joseph Kemuel son of Shiphtan
25 from the tribe of the descendants of Z'vulun, a leader, Elitzafan the son of Parnakh;
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Zebulun Elizaphan son of Parnach
26 from the tribe of the descendants of Yissakhar, a leader, Palti'el the son of 'Azan;
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Issachar Paltiel son of Azzan
27 from the tribe of the descendants of Asher, a leader, Achihud the son of Shlomi;
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Asher Ahihud son of Shelomi
28 from the tribe of the descendants of Naftali, a leader, P'dah'el the son of 'Ammihud."
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Naphtali Pedahel son of Ammihud
29 These are the ones whom ADONAI ordered to divide the inheritance among the people of Isra'el in the land of Kena'an.
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These are the men the LORD has appointed to divide the grants of land in Canaan among the Israelites.”
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