Numbers 34:13

Numbers 34:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)Moses commanded the Israelites: “Assign this land by lot as an inheritance. The Lord has ordered that it be given to the nine-and-a-half tribes,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, "This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Moses commanded the children 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.

Context of Numbers 34:13

11then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth. 12Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.” So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes. 14For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance. 15These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

Numbers 34:13 word by word

וַיְצַ֣ו מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר זֹ֣את הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּתְנַחֲל֤וּ אֹתָהּ֙ בְּגוֹרָ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה לָתֵ֛ת לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת וַחֲצִ֥י הַמַּטֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• So Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• the Israelitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• the Israelitesאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Apportion thisזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• by lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• as an inheritanceנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• The LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• it be givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to the nineתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• and a halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• and a halfמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294

Cross-references for Numbers 34:13

• Numbers 34:1Then the LORD said to Moses,
• Joshua 14:1Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.

Commentaries on Numbers 34:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot - Much of what is said concerning this land is peculiarly emphatic. It is a land that contains a multitude of advantages in its climate, its soil, situation, etc. It is bounded on the south by a ridge of mountains, which separate it from Arabia, and screen it from the burning and often pestiferous winds which blow over the desert from that quarter. On the west it is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea; on the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-15Apportion this land by lot: Compare with 26:55–56. Two and a half tribes (Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh) settled in Transjordan (the region east of the Jordan River; compare with 32:33). So, Canaan was to be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1513-15. The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan--The conquered territories of Sihon and Og, lying between the Arnon and mount Hermon, were allotted to them--that of Reuben in the most southerly part, Gad north of it, and the half Manasseh in the northernmost portion.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 34:13

• Canaan

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Commentaries on Numbers 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary