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Bamidbar 34

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34:1

The Borders of the Promised Land and the Appointed Princes

And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 spake unto Mushah, saying,
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"Command the children of Yashar'al, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Kena’an; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Kena’an with the coasts thereof:)"
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"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:"
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"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 Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon:"
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"And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Mitzrayim, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea."
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"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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"And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:"
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"From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:"
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"And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar-enan: this shall be your north border."
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"And ye shall point out your east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham:"
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"And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:"
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"And the border shall go down to Yardan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about."
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The Inheritance of the Nine and a Half Tribes

And Mushah commanded the children of Yashar'al, saying, "This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:"
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"For the tribe of the children of Ra'uban 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 Manashah have received their inheritance:"
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"The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Yardan near Yaricho eastward, toward the sunrising."
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The Authorized Princes for the Division of the Land

And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 spake unto Mushah, saying,
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"These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Yahushua the son of Nun."
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"And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance."
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"And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Yahudah, Kalab the son of Yephunneh."
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"And of the tribe of the children of Sham'un, Shamuel the son of Ammihud."
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"Of the tribe of Binyamiyn, Elidad the son of Chislon."
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"And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Yogli."
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"The prince of the children of Yusaph, for the tribe of the children of Manashah, Hanniel the son of Ephod."
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"And the prince of the tribe of the children of Aphrayiym, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan."
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"And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zabalun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach."
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"And the prince of the tribe of the children of Yashakar, Paltiel the son of Azzan."
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"And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ashar, Ahihud the son of Shelomi."
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"And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtaliy, Pedahel the son of Ammihud."
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"These are they whom 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Yashar'al in the land of Kena’an."