Numbers 34:17
“These are the men who will divide the land: First, Eleazar and Joshua.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
16Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
18But one leader from each of the twelve tribes will help them divide the land.
Cross References
Numbers 13:3So Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded him/me. He/I sent out twelve Israeli men who were all leaders of their tribes. He/I sent them from their/our camp at Paran in the desert.
Numbers 13:16Those are the names of the men whom Moses/I sent out to explore Canaan. Before they left, Moses/I gave Hoshea a new name, Joshua, which means ‘Yahweh is the one who saves.’
Joshua 14:1Eleazar the Supreme Priest, Joshua, and the leaders of the twelve tribes repeated what land would be allotted to each of the Israeli tribes in Canaan.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 34:17-29
16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. 19 And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan,… Read the whole commentary →