Numbers 34:16 — Meaning and Application

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“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”

Numbers 34:16

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For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received {their inheritance}; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan {near} Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

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.

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Numbers 34:1

"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"

Numbers 34:2

"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:)"

Numbers 34:3

"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:"

Numbers 34:4

"And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:"

Numbers 34:5

"And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea."

Numbers 34:6

"And {as for} the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border."

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