Numbers 34:13

Moses gave the order to the Israelites, “Allocate ownership of this land by lot. The Lord has commanded it to be given to the nine and a half tribes.

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In The King James Version

And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

In Context

12Then the boundary will go down along the Jordan, ending at the Dead Sea. This is to be your land with its surrounding borders.”

14The tribes of Reuben and Gad, together with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their allocation.

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Cross References

Numbers 26:55The land has to be divided up by casting lots. Everyone shall receive their allotted land based on the name of their ancestor's tribe.

Joshua 13:7So divide this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh for them to own.”

Matthew Henry on Numbers 34:2-16

The Boundaries of Canaan. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) 3 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward: 4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of… Read the whole commentary →

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