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The LORD has ordered that it be given to the nine-and-a-half tribes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This <i>is</i> the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: “This <i>is</i> the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you are to possess by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, &#8220This is the land that you are to apportion by lot among you as a possession, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you are to apportion by lot among you as a possession, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you shall inherit by lot among you as a possession, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Moses commanded the Israelites, saying, “This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to be given to the nine tribes and the half-tribe [of Manasseh],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses commanded the Israelites, “This is the land you are to receive by lot as an inheritance, which the LORD commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses commanded the Israelites, &#8220This is the land you are to receive by lot as an inheritance, which the LORD commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which Jehovah hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then Moses told the people, "You will receive the land inside these borders. It will be yours, but the LORD has commanded you to divide it among the nine and a half tribes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses commanded the Israelites, "This is the land you will divide by drawing lots. The LORD has commanded that this land will be given to the nine-and-a-half tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Moses said to the Israelites, "This is the land that you will receive by drawing lots, the land that the LORD has assigned to the nine and one-half tribes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses commanded the Israelis, "You are to inherit this land by lot, just as the LORD commanded to give it to the remaining nine and a half tribes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded the Israelites: "This is the land which you will inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, "This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses commands the sons of Israel, saying, “This [is] the land which you inherit by lot, which YHWH has commanded to give to the nine tribes and the half of the tribe;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses commandeth the sons of Israel, saying, 'This is the land which ye inherit by lot, which Jehovah hath commanded to give to the nine tribes and the half of the tribe;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will command the sons of Israel, saying, This the land which ye shall inherit it by lot, which Jehovah commanded to give to the nine tribes, and the half tribe.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: This shall be the land which you shall possess by lot, and which the Lord hath commanded to be given to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Moses instructed the sons of Israel, saying: “This shall be the land which you shall possess by lot, and which the Lord has ordered to be given to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses also gave this order to the Israelites: “This is the land, to be apportioned among you by lot, which the LORD has commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which you shall divide by lots, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe commanded the children of Israel and said to them, “This is the land that you will divide into portions that LORD JEHOVAH commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: 'This is the land wherein ye shall receive inheritance by lot, which the LORD hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses charged the children of Israel, saying, This <i>is</i> the land which ye shall inherit by lot, even as the Lord commanded us to give it to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/34-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10609" 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">The Boundaries of Canaan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.” <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">So Moses</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/6680.htm" title="6680: way·ṣaw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">commanded</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.).">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/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">“Apportion this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1486.htm" title="1486: bə·ḡō·w·rāl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or goral; from an unused root meaning to be rough; properly, a pebble, i.e. A lot; figuratively, a portion or destiny.">by lot</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5157.htm" title="5157: tiṯ·na·ḥă·lū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to inherit (figurative) mode of descent), or to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or distribute, instate.">as an inheritance.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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."></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.">has commanded that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">it be given</a> <a href="/hebrew/8672.htm" title="8672: lə·ṯiš·‘aṯ (Prep-l:: Number-msc) -- A nine. Or tishtah; perhaps from sha'ah through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or Ninth.">to the nine</a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: wa·ḥă·ṣî (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle.">and a half</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: ham·maṭ·ṭeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: ham·maṭ·ṭō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">tribes.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.…<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/13-6.htm">Joshua 13:6-7</a></span><br />All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you. / Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a></span><br />See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a></span><br />Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—<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="/joshua/21-2.htm">Joshua 21:2</a></span><br />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="/joshua/18-10.htm">Joshua 18:10</a></span><br />And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.<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="/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="/psalms/105-11.htm">Psalm 105:11</a></span><br />“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a></span><br />You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9</a></span><br />By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a></span><br />He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a></span><br />And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:</p><p class="hdg">this is the land</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/34-1.htm">Numbers 34:1</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Joshua 14:1,2</a></b></br> And these <i>are the countries</i> which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Apportion</a> <a href="/numbers/8-26.htm">Assign</a> <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/32-28.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/numbers/27-11.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Half</a> <a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Half-Tribe</a> <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/numbers/29-26.htm">Nine</a> <a href="/numbers/33-2.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/29-37.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/numbers/33-53.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/numbers/32-19.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/numbers/34-10.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/34-17.htm">Apportion</a> <a href="/numbers/34-17.htm">Assign</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/34-29.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-9.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Half</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Half-Tribe</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-38.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/numbers/34-29.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/34-29.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/36-2.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Nine</a> <a href="/numbers/36-5.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/35-28.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/numbers/34-29.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/numbers/34-14.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-9.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/numbers/34-15.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/numbers/34-15.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/numbers/35-11.htm">Yourselves</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'; 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This reflects his role as a mediator between God and His people, similar to how Christ mediates the New Covenant (<a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a>). The Israelites, descendants of Jacob, are the chosen people through whom God is working His redemptive plan. This command comes as they are on the brink of entering the Promised Land, a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>).<p><b>Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance</b><br>The use of lots to divide the land signifies God's sovereignty in the distribution, ensuring that each tribe receives its portion according to divine will (<a href="/proverbs/16-33.htm">Proverbs 16:33</a>). The concept of inheritance is significant, as it ties back to the Abrahamic covenant where God promised land to Abraham's descendants (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). This inheritance is a type of the eternal inheritance believers receive through Christ (<a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>).<p><b>The LORD has commanded that it be given</b><br>This phrase underscores the divine authority behind the allocation of the land. It is not merely a human decision but a fulfillment of God's command. This reflects the biblical theme of obedience to God's directives, which is a recurring theme throughout Scripture (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-2</a>).<p><b>To the nine and a half tribes</b><br>The reference to nine and a half tribes is due to the fact that the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had already received their inheritance east of the Jordan River (<a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Numbers 32:33</a>). This division highlights the unity and diversity within the people of Israel, as well as God's provision for each tribe. It also foreshadows the unity of believers in Christ, who are diverse yet one body (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is conveying God's command regarding the division of the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are about to enter and settle in the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nine_and_a_half_tribes.htm">The Nine and a Half Tribes</a></b><br>Refers to the tribes of Israel that are to receive their inheritance west of the Jordan River. This excludes the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, who had already received their inheritance east of the Jordan.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/apportionment_by_lot.htm">Apportionment by Lot</a></b><br>A method used to distribute the land among the tribes, signifying God's sovereign choice in the allocation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_in_inheritance.htm">Divine Sovereignty in Inheritance</a></b><br>The distribution of the land by lot underscores God's sovereignty and His direct involvement in the lives of His people. Believers can trust that God is in control of their circumstances and future.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness to God's Promises</a></b><br>The allocation of the land is a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham. This teaches us that God is faithful to His promises, and we can rely on His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_obedience_among_god's_people.htm">Unity and Obedience Among God's People</a></b><br>The Israelites' obedience to God's command through Moses demonstrates the importance of unity and submission to God's will. As believers, we are called to work together in unity and follow God's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Leadership in God's Plan</a></b><br>Moses' role in communicating and executing God's command highlights the importance of godly leadership. Leaders in the church are called to faithfully guide and instruct God's people according to His word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_caleb_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Caleb in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_key_events_in_joshua's_life.htm">What are key events in Joshua's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_patience_consistent_with_swift_judgment.htm">Numbers 14:18 insists that God is slow to anger yet punishes sin; how can this be consistent with the immediate, severe judgment in the same chapter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_numbers_31's_warfare_approach_unique.htm">Numbers 31 compared to earlier laws in Exodus and Leviticus: Why does this narrative's approach to warfare seem inconsistent with other divine commandments?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/34-13.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">So Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַ֣ו</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣaw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - 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">the Israelites,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</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">“{Apportion} this</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֣את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<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">by lot</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגוֹרָ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡō·w·rāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1486.htm">Strong's 1486: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lot -- a lot (for casting)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as an inheritance,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתְנַחֲל֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiṯ·na·ḥă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<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">which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</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">יְהוָ֔ה</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 be given</span><br /><span class="heb">לָתֵ֛ת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ṯêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the nine</span><br /><span class="heb">לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṯiš·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8672.htm">Strong's 8672: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nine, ninth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a half</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲצִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The half, middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tribes.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּטּ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maṭ·ṭō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">OT Law: Numbers 34:13 Moses commanded the children of Israel saying (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/34-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 34:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/34-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 34:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:14" /></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>