Numbers 34:17

Numbers 34:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
• New International Version (NIV)“These are the names of the men who are to assign the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“These are the names of the men who shall divide the land among you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.

Context of Numbers 34:17

15Their land is on the east side of the Jordan River. It is on the other side of the river from Jericho city.’ 16The Lord said to Moses, ‘Joshua, the son of Nun, and Eleazar the priest will decide which parts of the land will belong to each family. 18One leader from each tribe must help them. 19These are the names of those leaders: Caleb the son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah.

Numbers 34:17 word by word

אֵ֚לֶּה שְׁמ֣וֹת הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־יִנְחֲל֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֶלְעָזָר֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• which shall divideנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• unto you: Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר'el‛âzâr · EleazarH499
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nunנוּןnûn nôn · NunH5126

Cross-references for Numbers 34:17

• Joshua 14:1Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the Israelite clans gave different parts of the land to each tribe of Israel. This tells about the land that each tribe received.
• Joshua 19:51That is the list of all the pieces of land that each tribe received. Eleazar the priest, Joshua, son of Nun, and the Israelite leaders used lots to decide which part of the land was for each tribe. They did this in Shiloh, in front of the Tent of Meeting. The Lord was there with them. In that way, they finished giving each tribe a part of the land.
• Numbers 13:8From Ephraim's tribe: Hoshea, the son of Nun.

Commentaries on Numbers 34:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-29Verses 16-29 Of the representatives now selected through Moses beforehand, who were all princes, i. e. heads of chief families, in their respective tribes (see Numbers 13:2), Caleb alone, of the tribe of Judah, is otherwise known to us (see Numbers 13:4 ff). The order in which the tribes are named is peculiar to this passage. If they be taken in pairs, Judah and Simeon, Benjamin and Dan, Manasseh and Ephraim, Zebulun and Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-29Verses 16-29 God here appoints men to divide the land to them. So sure must they feel of victory and success while God fought for them, that the persons are named who should be intrusted with the dividing of the land.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-29Eleazar (the high priest) and Joshua (the political leader) were to divide the land among the remaining tribes. The 10 tribal leaders who would help them are listed in 34:19–28.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2916-29. names of the men ... which shall divide the land--This appointment by the Lord before the Jordan tended not only to animate the Israelites faith in the certainty of the conquest, but to prevent all subsequent dispute and discontent, which might have been dangerous in presence of the natives. The nominees were ten princes for the nine and a half tribes, one of them being selected from the western section of Manasseh, and all subordinate to the great…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 34:17

• Canaan
• Eleazar (Eleazer)
• Israel

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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