New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 34

Instruction for Apportioning Canaan

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Commandצַ֞וtzavH6680the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you enterבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935the landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,thisH2088is the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776that shall fallתִּפֹּ֤לti.PolH5307to you as an inheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָ֔הbe.na.cha.LahH5159, even thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667according to its bordersלִגְבֻלֹתֶֽיהָ׃lig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367.

3Your southernנֶ֛גֶבNe.gevH5045sectorפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285shallextendוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961from the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057of Zinצִ֖ןtzinH6790alongעַל־'al-H5921the sideיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of EdomH112,and your southernנֶ֔גֶבNe.gevH5045borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366shallextendוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961from the endמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the Saltהַמֶּ֖לַחha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָם־yom-H3220eastwardקֵֽדְמָה׃Ke.de.mahH6924.

4Then your borderהַגְּב֨וּלha.ge.VulH1366shall turnוְנָסַ֣בve.na.SavH5437directionfrom the southמִנֶּ֜גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to the ascentלְמַעֲלֵ֤הle.ma.'a.LehH4610of Akrabbimעַקְרַבִּים֙'ak.ra.BimH4610andcontinueוְעָ֣בַרve.'A.varH5674to Zinצִ֔נָהTzi.nahH6790, and itsterminationתּֽוֹצְאֹתָ֔יוtotz.'o.TavH8444shall be to the southמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045ofKadesh-barneaH6947; and it shallreachוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318HazaraddarH2692andcontinueוְעָבַ֥רve.'a.VarH5674to Azmonעַצְמֹֽנָה׃'atz.Mo.nahH6111.

5The borderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366shall turnוְנָסַ֧בve.na.SavH5437directionfrom Azmonמֵעַצְמ֖וֹןme.'atz.MonH6111to the brookנַ֣חְלָהNach.lahH5158of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and its terminationתוֹצְאֹתָ֖יוtotz.'o.TavH8444shall be atthe seaהַיָּֽמָּה׃hai.Ya.mahH3220.

6‘As for the westernיָ֔םYamH3220borderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366,you shall haveH1961the Greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220, that is, itscoastlineוּגְב֑וּלu.ge.VulH1366;thisזֶֽה־zeh-H2088shall be your westיָֽם׃YamH3220borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

7‘And thisוְזֶֽה־ve.zeh-H2088shall be your northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366:you shall drawH8376your borderlineH8376from the Greatהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220to Mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022Horהֹ֥רhorH2023.

8You shall drawH8376a lineH8376from Mountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֣רme.HorH2023to theLebo-hamathלְבֹ֣אle.Vo'H935,and the terminationתּוֹצְאֹ֥תtotz.'OtH8444of the borderהַגְּבֻ֖לha.ge.VulH1366shall be at Zedadצְדָֽדָה׃tze.Da.dahH6657;

9and the borderהַגְּבֻל֙ha.ge.VulH1366shall proceedוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318to Ziphronזִפְרֹ֔נָהzif.Ro.nahH2202,and its terminationתוֹצְאֹתָ֖יוtotz.'o.TavH8444shall be at Hazar-enanH2704.Thisזֶֽה־zeh-H2088shall be your northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

10‘For your easternקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924borderלִגְב֣וּלlig.VulH1366you shall also drawוְהִתְאַוִּיתֶ֥םve.hit.'a.vi.TemH184a lineH1366from Hazar-enanH2704to Shephamשְׁפָֽמָה׃she.Fa.mahH8221,

11and the borderהַגְּבֻ֧לha.ge.VulH1366shall goוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381downH3381from Shephamמִשְּׁפָ֛םmi.she.FamH8221toRiblahהָרִבְלָ֖הha.riv.LahH7247on the eastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924sideH6924of Ainלָעָ֑יִןla.'A.yinH5871;and the borderהַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.VulH1366shall goוְיָרַ֣דve.ya.RadH3381downH3381and reachוּמָחָ֛הu.ma.ChahH4229to theslopeכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802on the eastקֵֽדְמָה׃Ke.de.mahH6924sideH6924of the Seaיָם־yom-H3220ofChinnerethכִּנֶּ֖רֶתki.Ne.retH3672.

12And the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366shall goוְיָרַ֤דve.ya.RadH3381downH3381to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383and its terminationתוֹצְאֹתָ֖יוtotz.'o.TavH8444shall be at the Saltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָ֣םyamH3220.ThisH2088shall be your landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776according to its bordersלִגְבֻלֹתֶ֖יהָlig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367allH5439aroundH5439.’”

13So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “ThisH2088is the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776that you are to apportionH5157by lotבְּגוֹרָ֔לbe.go.RalH1486among you as a possessionH5157,whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to giveלָתֵ֛תla.TetH5414to the nineלְתִשְׁעַ֥תle.tish.'AtH8672and a halfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677tribesH4294.

14For the tribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵ֤יve.NeiH1121of Reubenהָראוּבֵנִי֙ha.r.'u.ve.NiH7206have receivedלָקְח֞וּla.ke.ChuH3947theirsaccording to their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,and the tribeוּמַטֵּ֥הu.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of GadH1410according to their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,and the half-tribeוַחֲצִי֙ מַטֵּ֣הva.cha.Tzi ma.TehH2677 H4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519have receivedלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947their possessionנַחֲלָתָֽם׃na.cha.la.TamH5159.

15The twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147and a halfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677tribesH4294have receivedלָקְח֣וּla.ke.ChuH3947their possessionנַחֲלָתָ֗םna.cha.la.TamH5159acrossמֵעֵ֛בֶרme.'E.verH4480 H5676the Jordanלְיַרְדֵּ֥ןle.yar.DenH3383opposite Jerichoיְרֵח֖וֹye.re.ChoH3405,eastwardקֵ֥דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924toward the sunrisingמִזְרָֽחָה׃ פmiz.Ra.chahH4217.”

16Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17“Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of the menH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834shall apportionH5157the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776to you for inheritanceיִנְחֲל֥וּyin.cha.LuH5157:Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.

18You shall takeתִּקְח֖וּtik.ChuH3947oneH259leaderH5387of every tribeמִמַּטֶּ֑הmi.ma.TehH4294to apportionH5157the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776for inheritanceלִנְחֹ֥לlin.CholH5157.

19Theseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of the menH376:of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּֽה׃ye.fu.NehH3312.

20Of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּה֙u.le.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofSimeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammihudעַמִּיהֽוּד׃'a.mi.HudH5989.

21Of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Elidadאֱלִידָ֖ד'e.li.DadH449the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Chislonכִּסְלֽוֹן׃kis.LonH3692.

22Of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Danדָ֖ןdanH1835a leaderנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387,Bukkiבֻּקִּ֖יbu.KiH1231the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jogliיָגְלִֽי׃ya.ge.LiH3020.

23Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130:of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519a leaderנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387,Hannielחַנִּיאֵ֖לcha.ni.'ElH2592the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ephodאֵפֹֽד׃'e.FodH641.

24Of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669a leaderנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387,Kemuelקְמוּאֵ֖לke.mu.'ElH7055the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shiphtanשִׁפְטָֽן׃shif.TanH8204.

25Of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074a leaderנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387,Elizaphanאֱלִיצָפָ֖ן'e.li.tza.FanH469the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Parnachפַּרְנָֽךְ׃par.NakhH6535.

26Of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֖רyi.so.sh.KharH3485a leaderנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387,Paltielפַּלְטִיאֵ֖לpal.ti.'ElH6409the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azzanעַזָּֽן׃'a.ZanH5821.

27Of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Asherאָשֵׁ֖ר'a.SherH836a leaderנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387,Ahihudאֲחִיה֖וּד'a.chi.HudH282the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelomiשְׁלֹמִֽי׃she.lo.MiH8015.

28Of the tribeוּלְמַטֵּ֥הu.le.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiH5321a leaderנָשִׂ֑יאna.Si'H5387,Pedahelפְּדַהְאֵ֖לpe.dah.'ElH6300the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammihudעַמִּיהֽוּד׃'a.mi.HudH5989.”

29Theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428are those whomאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to apportionH5157the inheritanceלְנַחֵ֥לle.na.ChelH5157to the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ פke.Na.'anH3667.

Instruction for Apportioning Canaan

Commentaries on Numbers 34