Numbers 34:18

Numbers 34:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
• New International Version (NIV)And appoint one leader from each tribe to help assign the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall take one chief from every tribe to divide the land for inheritance.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance.

Context of Numbers 34:18

16And the Lord said to Moses, 17“Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun are the men designated to divide the grants of land among the people. Enlist one leader from each tribe to help them with the task. 19These are the tribes and the names of the leaders: Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh 20Simeon Shemuel son of Ammihud

Numbers 34:18 word by word

וְנָשִׂ֥יא אֶחָ֛ד נָשִׂ֥יא אֶחָ֖ד מִמַּטֶּ֑ה תִּקְח֖וּ לִנְחֹ֥ל אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And ye shall takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of every tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• to divideנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Numbers 34:18

• Numbers 1:4and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe.

Commentaries on Numbers 34:18

• 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 34:18

• Canaan
• Government
• Israel

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• Parousia
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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