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1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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The LORD said to Moses,
2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)
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"Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan in its full extent),
3 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
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your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern boundary shall be from the end of the Salt Sea on the east;
4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
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and your boundary shall turn south of the ascent of Akrab'bim, and cross to Zin, and its end shall be south of Ka'desh-bar'nea; then it shall go on to Ha'zar-ad'dar, and pass along to Azmon;
5 And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.
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and the boundary shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the sea.
6 And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
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"For the western boundary, you shall have the Great Sea and its coast; this shall be your western boundary.
7 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
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"This shall be your northern boundary: from the Great Sea you shall mark out your line to Mount Hor;
8 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
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from Mount Hor you shall mark it out to the entrance of Hamath, and the end of the boundary shall be at Zeded;
9 And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
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then the boundary shall extend to Ziphron, and its end shall be at Ha'zar-e'nan; this shall be your northern boundary.
10 And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:
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"You shall mark out your eastern boundary from Ha'zar-e'nan to Shepham;
11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
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and the boundary shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of A'in; and the boundary shall go down, and reach to the shoulder of the sea of Chin'nereth on the east;
12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
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and the boundary shall go down to the Jordan, and its end shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with its boundaries all round."
13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
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Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, "This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe;
14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
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for the tribe of the sons of Reuben by fathers' houses and the tribe of the sons of Gad by their fathers' houses have received their inheritance, and also the half-tribe of Manas'seh;
15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
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the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise."
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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The LORD said to Moses,
17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
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"These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Elea'zar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.
18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
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You shall take one leader of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
19 And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephun'neh.
20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
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Of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemu'el the son of Ammi'hud.
21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
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Of the tribe of Benjamin, Eli'dad the son of Chislon.
22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
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Of the tribe of the sons of Dan a leader, Bukki the son of Jogli.
23 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
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Of the sons of Joseph: of the tribe of the sons of Manas'seh a leader, Han'niel the son of Ephod.
24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
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And of the tribe of the sons of E'phraim a leader, Kemu'el the son of Shiphtan.
25 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
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Of the tribe of the sons of Zeb'ulun a leader, Eli-za'phan the son of Parnach.
26 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
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Of the tribe of the sons of Is'sachar a leader, Pal'tiel the son of Azzan.
27 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
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And of the tribe of the sons of Asher a leader, Ahi'hud the son of Shelo'mi.
28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
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Of the tribe of the sons of Naph'tali a leader, Pedah'el the son of Ammi'hud.
29 These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
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These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan."
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