The Boundaries of Canaan
1 The Lord spoke to Moses and said, 2 “Command the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you come into the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance, according to its borders:
3 Your southern quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin, along the coast of Edom, and your southern border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea, eastward. 4 Your border shall turn southward of the ascent of Akrabbim and pass along to Zin, and it shall pass southward of Kadesh Barnea, and it shall go from there to Hazar Addar and pass along to Azmon. 5 The border shall turn from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.
6 For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border.
7 This shall be your north border: From the great sea you shall mark out for yourselves Mount Hor. 8 From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath, and the border shall pass by Zedad. 9 Then the border shall go to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your north border.
10 You shall mark out your east border from Hazar Enan to Shepham. 11 The border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. The border shall go down and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward. 12 The border shall go down to the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea.
This shall be your land according to its borders around it.’ ”
13 Moses commanded the Israelites, “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, 14 for the families of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance. 15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho to the east, toward the sunrise.”
Leaders to Divide the Land
16 The Lord spoke to Moses, 17 “These are the names of the men who shall divide your inheritance of the land: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 You shall choose one leader from every tribe, to divide the land. 19 These are the names of the men:
From the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
20 From the tribe of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
21 From the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
22 A leader from the tribe of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
23 A leader from the tribe of Manasseh, from the sons of Joseph: Hanniel son of Ephod.
24 A leader from the tribe of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
25 A leader from the tribe Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
26 A leader from the tribe of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
27 A leader from the tribe of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
28 A leader from the tribe of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”
29 These are the people whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.