Numberi 34:18

18 Daartoe zult gij uit elken stam een overste nemen, om het land ten erve uit te delen.

Numberi 34:18 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 34:18

And ye shall take one prince out of every tribe
That is, out of the nine tribes and the half, which are ten in all; of the tribes of Reuben and Gad none were taken, because they had had their inheritance granted them elsewhere; nor of the tribe of Levi, because they were to have no inheritance in the land: to divide the land by inheritance; who being men of honour, understanding, and probity, and naturally concerned for the good of the tribes to which they belonged, would take care that justice be done to each, and that no fraudulent methods were used in drawing the lot; and then take possession according to the lot, and impartially divide the portion assigned among the respective families in the tribes, according to their rank and numbers.

Numberi 34:18 In-Context

16 Voorts sprak de HEERE tot Mozes, zeggende:

17 Dit zijn de namen der mannen, die ulieden het land ten erve zullen uitdelen: Eleazar, de priester, en Jozua, de zoon van Nun.

18 Daartoe zult gij uit elken stam een overste nemen, om het land ten erve uit te delen.

19 En dit zijn de namen dezer mannen: van de stam van Juda, Kaleb, de zoon van Jefunne;

20 En van den stam der kinderen van Simeon, Semuel, zoon van Ammihud;