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International Version</a></span><br />These are the men the LORD commanded to assign the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These are the men the LORD has appointed to divide the grants of land in Canaan among the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to apportion the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />These <i>are they</i> whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the ones the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to apportion the inheritance to the sons of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />These are those whom the LORD commanded to apportion the inheritance to the sons of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />These are those whom the LORD commanded to apportion the inheritance to the sons of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />These are those whom Yahweh commanded to apportion the inheritance to the sons of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />These are the [twelve] men whom the LORD commanded [to work with Joshua and Eleazar] to divide the inheritance to the sons of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the ones the LORD commanded to distribute the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the ones the LORD commanded to distribute the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />These are they whom Jehovah commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />These are the men the LORD commanded to help Eleazar and Joshua divide the land for the Israelites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These are the men the LORD commanded to divide Canaan for the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />These are the men that the LORD assigned to divide the property for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance of the Israelis in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to apportion the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to divide up the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These are they whom Yahweh commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />These [are] those whom YHWH has commanded to give the sons of Israel inheritance in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> These are those whom Jehovah hath commanded to give the sons of Israel inheritance in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />These whom Jehovah commanded to cause the sons of Israel to inherit in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These are they whom the Lord hath commanded to divide the land of Chanaan to the children of Israel,. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These are the ones that the Lord has ordered to divide the land of Canaan to the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to apportion to the Israelites their heritage in the land of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These were the ones whom the LORD commanded to apportion the inheritance for the Israelites in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH commanded these to distribute the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />These did the Lord command to distribute <i>the inheritances</i> to the children of Israel in the land of Chanaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/34-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10699" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">Leaders for Dividing the Land</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>and Pedahel son of Ammihud, a leader from the tribe of Naphtali.” <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">are the ones whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/5157.htm" title="5157: lə·na·ḥêl (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- A primitive root; to inherit (figurative) mode of descent), or to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or distribute, instate.">to apportion the inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">to the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·nā·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">of Canaan.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Joshua 14:1-2</a></span><br />Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel. / Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/19-51.htm">Joshua 19:51</a></span><br />These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-1.htm">Joshua 21:1-2</a></span><br />Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel / at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-38.htm">Deuteronomy 1:38</a></span><br />Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-28.htm">Deuteronomy 3:28</a></span><br />But commission Joshua, encourage him, and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-7.htm">Deuteronomy 31:7-8</a></span><br />Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. / The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/34-9.htm">Deuteronomy 34:9</a></span><br />Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54-81</a></span><br />Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-29.htm">Ezekiel 48:29</a></span><br />This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a></span><br />And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8</a></span><br />For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-31</a></span><br />By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a></span><br />For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/34-18.htm">Numbers 34:18</a></b></br> And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/19-51.htm">Joshua 19:51</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/34-18.htm">Apportion</a> <a href="/numbers/34-18.htm">Assign</a> <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/numbers/34-28.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/numbers/34-18.htm">Distribution</a> <a href="/numbers/34-18.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/numbers/34-15.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/numbers/34-18.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">Orders</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/13-7.htm">Apportion</a> <a href="/joshua/10-18.htm">Assign</a> <a href="/numbers/35-10.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/36-2.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/numbers/36-2.htm">Distribution</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-7.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Orders</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/34-1.htm">The borders of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/34-16.htm">The names of the men who shall divide the land</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/numbers/34.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>These are the ones</b><br />This phrase refers to the specific individuals chosen by God to carry out the task of dividing the land. In the context of <a href="/numbers/34.htm">Numbers 34</a>, these individuals are Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun, along with a leader from each tribe. The Hebrew word for "ones" here is "אֵלֶּה" (elleh), which is a demonstrative pronoun used to specify particular people or things. This highlights the importance of divine selection and the responsibility placed upon these leaders. It underscores the principle that God appoints specific people for specific tasks, emphasizing His sovereignty and order.<p><b>the LORD commanded</b><br />The Hebrew word for "commanded" is "צִוָּה" (tzivah), which implies a direct order or instruction from God. This is not a suggestion or a mere guideline; it is a divine mandate. The use of "the LORD" (YHWH) signifies the covenantal relationship between God and Israel. It reminds us that the distribution of the land is not a human decision but a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This command reflects God's faithfulness and His authority over the affairs of His people.<p><b>to apportion the inheritance</b><br />The term "apportion" comes from the Hebrew root "נָחַל" (nachal), meaning to distribute or divide. The "inheritance" refers to the land of Canaan, which was promised to the descendants of Abraham. This inheritance is not merely a physical territory but a symbol of God's blessing and provision. The act of apportioning the land is a sacred duty, reflecting the fulfillment of God's promises and the establishment of Israel as a nation under His guidance.<p><b>to the Israelites</b><br />The Israelites, or "בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל" (Bnei Yisrael) in Hebrew, are the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel. This phrase emphasizes the collective identity of the twelve tribes as God's chosen people. The inheritance of the land is a testament to their unique relationship with God and their role in His redemptive plan. It serves as a reminder of their covenantal obligations and the blessings that come with obedience to God's commands.<p><b>in the land of Canaan</b><br />Canaan, or "כְּנַעַן" (Kena'an) in Hebrew, is the land promised to the patriarchs and their descendants. It is a region of great historical and theological significance, representing the fulfillment of God's promises. Archaeological evidence supports the existence of Canaan as a distinct cultural and geographical entity during the biblical period. The land of Canaan is not just a physical location but a symbol of God's faithfulness and the realization of His promises to His people. It serves as a foreshadowing of the ultimate inheritance believers have in Christ, the eternal Promised Land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/34-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֕לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the ones whom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to apportion the inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנַחֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·na·ḥêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5157.htm">Strong's 5157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Canaan.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּנָֽעַן׃</span> <span class="translit">(kə·nā·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/34-29.htm">Numbers 34:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/34-29.htm">Numbers 34:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/34-29.htm">Numbers 34:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/34-29.htm">Numbers 34:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/34-29.htm">Numbers 34:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/34-29.htm">Numbers 34:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/34-29.htm">Numbers 34:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/34-29.htm">Numbers 34:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/34-29.htm">Numbers 34:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/34-29.htm">Numbers 34:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/34-29.htm">OT Law: Numbers 34:29 These are they whom Yahweh commanded (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/34-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 34:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/35-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 35:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 35:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>