Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance. These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. Of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. Of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli. Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod. Of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. Of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. Of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan. Of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. Of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.” These are they whom Yahweh commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
“These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
Of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.
Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
Of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
Of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
Of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
Of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
Of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”
These are they whom Yahweh commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
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And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
'These are the names of the men that shall take possession of the land for you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to take possession of the land.
And these are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
And of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.
Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod;
and of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Eli-zaphan the son of Parnach.
And of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
And of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.'
Cross-references (18)
- Joshua 14:1 (v17) These are the inheritances which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and…
- Numbers 26:65 (v19) For Yahweh had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of…
- Joshua 19:51 (vv17, 29) These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the…
- Numbers 1:4-16 (v18) With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers’ house. These are the names of the men who shall stand with you:…
- Numbers 13:30 (v19) Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it!”
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- Genesis 29:35 (v19) She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise Yahweh.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
- Genesis 49:5 (v20) “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.
- Genesis 49:27 (v21) “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”
- Numbers 13:8 (v17) Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
- Numbers 13:16 (v17) These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
- Numbers 14:6 (v19) Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes.
- Numbers 14:24 (v19) But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and has followed me fully, him I will bring into the land into which he went.…
- Numbers 14:30 (v19) surely you shall not come into the land concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh,…
- Numbers 14:38 (v19) But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive of those men who went to spy out the land.
- Numbers 34:18 (v29) You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 33:7 (v19) This is for Judah. He said, “Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You…
- Psalms 68:27 (v21) There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv18, 29 One of the heads or chief men of every…
One of the heads or chief men of every tribe.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On v17 Num 34:17 These [are] the names of the men…
Num 34:17 These [are] the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Ver. 17. E1eazar the priest.] Pointing to the High Priest of the new covenant, by whom we have entrance into the promised inheritance, whither he is gone before to prepare a place for us, and hath told us, that in his "Father’s house are many mansions," room enough.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv17, 19 Eleazar was to act in God’s name, to cast…
Eleazar was to act in God’s name, to cast lots, to prevent differences and contentions, to consult with God in cases of difficulty, to transact the whole business in a solemn and religious manner.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv16–19 And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... At the same…
And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... At the same time that he gave him the bounds of the land of Canaan, which was to be divided between the nine tribes and a half; and that this might be done in the most impartial manner, and to the satisfaction of them all, he gave orders to Moses:
saying; as follows.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv17, 19 Eleazar - Who was to act in God's name,…
Eleazar - Who was to act in God's name, to cast lots, to prevent contentions, to consult with God in cases of difficulty, to transact the whole business in a solemn and religious manner.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v19 Verse 19. - c. And the names of the…
Verse 19. - c. And the names of the men - are these] It is worthy of remark that Moses does not follow any order hitherto used of placing the tribes, neither that in chap. i., nor that in chap. vii., nor that in chap. xxvi., nor any other but places them here exactly in that order in which they possessed the land.
1. Judah;
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2. Simeon;
3. Benjamin;
4. Dan;
5. Manasseh;
6. Ephraim;
7. Zebulun;
8. Issachar;
9. Asher;
10. Naphtali.
Judah is first, having the first lot; and he dwelt in the south part of the land, Jos 15:1, c. and next to him Simeon, because his inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah, Jos 19:1. Benjamin was third; he had his inheritance by Judah, between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph, Jos 18:11. Dan was the fourth; his lot fell westward of that of Benjamin, in the country of the Philistines, as may be seen in Jos 19:40-41, c. Fifth, Manasseh and sixth, by him, his brother Ephraim, whose inheritances were behind that of Benjamin, Jos 16:7. Next to these dwelt, seventh, Zebulun; and eighth, Issachar; concerning whose lots see Jos 19:10-17. Ninth, Asher; and tenth, Naphtali; see Jos 19:24; Jos 19:32, c.
And as in encamping about the tabernacle they were arranged according to their fraternal relationship, (see Nu 2:1-31), so they were in the division and inheriting of the promised land. Judah and Simeon, both sons of Leah, dwelt abreast of each other. Benjamin, son of Rachel, and Dan, son of Rachel's maid, dwelt next abreast. Manasseh and Ephraim, both sons of Joseph, son of Rachel, had the next place abreast. Zebulun and Issachar, who dwelt next together, were both sons of Leah and the last pair were Asher, of Leah's maid, and Naphtali, of Rachel's maid. Thus God, in nominating princes that should divide the land, signified beforehand the manner of their possession, and that they should be so situated as to dwell together as brethren in unity, for the mutual help and comfort of each other. See Ainsworth. In this arrangement there is much skill, judgment, and kindness every where displayed.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv17, 19 Num 34:17. These are the men that shall divide…
Num 34:17. These are the men that shall divide the land — Although the division of the land was to be made by lot, (Num 34:13,) yet it was proper there should be some persons appointed to oversee this business, and to take care that there should be no fraud nor quarrels in the drawing of the lots. The management of it, therefore, is ordered to be in the hands of the high-priest, of the governor, or chief general, and a principal officer chosen out of each tribe, as its representative. Eleazar the priest — Was to preside in God’s name, to cast lots, to prevent contentions, to consult with God in cases of difficulty, and to see that the whole business was transacted in a solemn and religious manner.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v16 Of the representatives now selected through Moses beforehand, who…
Of the representatives now selected through Moses beforehand, who were all princes, i. e. heads of chief families, in their respective tribes (see Num 13:2), Caleb alone, of the tribe of Judah, is otherwise known to us (see Num 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 order of the pairs agrees with the order in which the allotments in the Holy land, taken also in couples, followed each other in the map from south to north.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v16 names of the men . . . which shall…
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 military and ecclesiastical chiefs, Joshua and Eleazar. The names are mentioned in the exact order in which the tribes obtained possession of the land, and according to brotherly connection.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On v16 16–29. Ten princes were appointed to superintend the allotment…
16–29. Ten princes were appointed to superintend the allotment of the land, one from each of the nine and a halt tribes who settled west of the Jordan. In supreme command are Joshua and Eleazar, the successors of Moses and Aaron as the civil and religious beads of the nation.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv17–18 (17) Which shall divide the land unto you.—Better, Which…
(17) Which shall divide the land unto you.—Better, Which shall give (or, allot) the land as an inheritance unto you.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv17, 18, 20 Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.…
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. As the ecclesiastical anti military heads respectively of the theocracy. (see on Num_32:28)
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v16 The Princes in Charge of the Division
The Princes in Charge of the Division
v. 16. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
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v. 17. These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you, the men in charge of the lot-casting which should determine the location of each individual tribe: Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun.
v. 18. And ye shall take one prince of every tribe to divide the land by inheritance.
v. 19. And the names of the men are these: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
v. 20. And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel, the son of Ammihud.
v. 21. of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad, the son of Chislon.
v. 22. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki, the son of Jogli.
v. 23. The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel, the son of Ephod.
v. 24. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel, the son of Shiphtan.
v. 25. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan, the son of Parnach.
v. 26. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel, the son of Azzan.
v. 27. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud, the son of Shelomi.
v. 28. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel, the son of Ammihud.
v. 29. These are they whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. of these princes only Caleb is mentioned elsewhere. The list of tribes in the order named corresponds, with some exceptions, to the situation of the territory which the tribes received in Canaan, reckoning from the south to the north. It should be remembered also here that the position of the several inheritances was determined by lot; but their dimensions were proportioned to the numerical size of the tribes to which they fell, the largest tribe getting the most territory. The care of the covenant God for the people whom He had chosen appears throughout.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv16, 19, 21, 24, 27 divide the land for your inheritance
divide the land for your inheritance
Here "your" is plural and refers to the people of Israel. These men will cast lots to divide the land. Then they will distribute it to the tribes. (See: Forms of You)
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clan
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv16, 19 34:16-29 Eleazar (the high priest) and Joshua (the political…
34:16-29 Eleazar (the high priest) and Joshua (the political leader) were to divide the land among the remaining tribes. The ten tribal leaders who would help them are listed in 34:19-28.
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