16 The Lord said to Moses, 17 “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua(A) son of Nun. 18 And appoint one leader from each tribe to help(B) assign the land.(C) 19 These are their names:(D)

Caleb(E) son of Jephunneh,

from the tribe of Judah;(F)

20 Shemuel son of Ammihud,

from the tribe of Simeon;(G)

21 Elidad son of Kislon,

from the tribe of Benjamin;(H)

22 Bukki son of Jogli,

the leader from the tribe of Dan;

23 Hanniel son of Ephod,

the leader from the tribe of Manasseh(I) son of Joseph;

24 Kemuel son of Shiphtan,

the leader from the tribe of Ephraim(J) son of Joseph;

25 Elizaphan son of Parnak,

the leader from the tribe of Zebulun;(K)

26 Paltiel son of Azzan,

the leader from the tribe of Issachar;

27 Ahihud son of Shelomi,

the leader from the tribe of Asher;(L)

28 Pedahel son of Ammihud,

the leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”

29 These are the men the Lord commanded to assign the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.(M)

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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, Bukki the son of Jogli.

23 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.

24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

25 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.

26 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.

27 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.

28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.

29 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 divide it as an inheritance(A) among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”

Division of the Land East of the Jordan

The other half of Manasseh,[a] the Reubenites and the Gadites had received the inheritance that Moses had given them east of the Jordan, as he, the servant of the Lord, had assigned(B) it to them.(C)

It extended from Aroer(D) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau(E) of Medeba as far as Dibon,(F) 10 and all the towns of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon,(G) out to the border of the Ammonites.(H) 11 It also included Gilead,(I) the territory of the people of Geshur and Maakah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salekah(J) 12 that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan,(K) who had reigned in Ashtaroth(L) and Edrei.(M) (He was the last of the Rephaites.(N)) Moses had defeated them and taken over their land.(O) 13 But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur(P) and Maakah,(Q) so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.(R)

14 But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the food offerings presented to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised them.(S)

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 13:8 Hebrew With it (that is, with the other half of Manasseh)

Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;

From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;

10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;

11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;

12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.

13 Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.

14 Only unto the tribes of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.

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