God’s Word Translation
Numbers 34:19
19These are their names: Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah;
Numbers 34:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
- New International Version (NIV)These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah;
- English Standard Version (ESV)These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;
Context of Numbers 34:19
17“These are the names of the men who will divide the land for you: the priest Eleazar and Joshua, son of Nun. 18You must also take one leader from each tribe to divide the land. These are their names: Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah; 20Shemuel, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Simeon; 21Elidad, son of Kislon, from the tribe of Benjamin;
Read all of Numbers 34Numbers 34:19 word by word
וְאֵ֖לֶּה שְׁמ֣וֹת הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים לְמַטֵּ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה כָּלֵ֖ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 34:19
- Numbers 13:30Caleb told the people to be quiet and listen to Moses. Caleb said, “Let’s go now and take possession of the land. We should be more than able to conquer it.”
- Numbers 14:6At the same time, two of those who had explored the land, Joshua (son of Nun) and Caleb (son of Jephunneh), tore their clothes in despair.
- Numbers 26:65The Lord had said, “They must all die in the desert.” The only ones left were Caleb (son of Jephunneh) and Joshua (son of Nun).
Commentaries on Numbers 34:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19And the names of the men - are these - It is worthy of remark that Moses does not follow any order hitherto used of placing the tribes, neither that in Numbers 1, nor that in Numbers 7, nor that in Numbers 26, nor any other; but places them here exactly in that order in which they possessed the land. Judah Simeon Benjamin Dan Manasseh Ephraim Zebulun Issachar Asher Naphtali Judah is first, having the first lot; and he dwelt in the south part of the land…Read the comment
- 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. 19-28Caleb son of Jephunneh is the only tribal leader mentioned elsewhere in Numbers (13:6, 30; 14:6–38). Most of the older generation had died during the wilderness period (Numbers 26:63–65). But the two faithful spies were still leading their people.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
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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
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