Numbers 34 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Boundaries of the Land

Num 34:1Then the LORD said to Moses,

Num 34:2“Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries.

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Num 34:3The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.[fn]

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Num 34:4It will then run south past Scorpion Pass[fn] in the direction of Zin. Its southernmost point will be Kadesh-barnea, from which it will go to Hazar-addar, and on to Azmon.

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Num 34:5From Azmon the boundary will turn toward the Brook of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.[fn]

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Num 34:6“Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Num 34:7“Your northern boundary will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and run east to Mount Hor,

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Num 34:8then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad

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Num 34:9and Ziphron to Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary.

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Num 34:10“The eastern boundary will start at Hazar-enan and run south to Shepham,

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Num 34:11then down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee,[fn]

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Num 34:12and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.”

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Num 34:13Then Moses told the Israelites, “This territory is the homeland you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The LORD has commanded that the land be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes.

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Num 34:14The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land

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Num 34:15on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.”

Leaders to Divide the Land

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Num 34:16And the LORD said to Moses,

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Num 34:17“Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun are the men designated to divide the grants of land among the people.

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Num 34:18Enlist one leader from each tribe to help them with the task.

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