God's Word Translation

Numbers 34:13-27 God's Word Translation (GW)

13. 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.

14. The households from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh have already received their land.

15. Those two-and-a-half tribes received land east of the Jordan River across from Jericho.”

16. The Lord said to Moses,

17. “These are the names of the men who will divide the land for you: the priest Eleazar and Joshua, son of Nun.

18. You must also take one leader from each tribe to divide the land.

19. These are their names:Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah;

20. Shemuel, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Simeon;

21. Elidad, son of Kislon, from the tribe of Benjamin;

22. Bukki, son of Jogli, the leader of the tribe of Dan;

23. Hanniel, son of Ephod, the leader of the tribe of Manasseh;

24. Kemuel, son of Shiphtan, the leader of the tribe of Ephraim;(Manasseh and Ephraim are Joseph’s descendants.)

25. Elizaphan, son of Parnach, the leader of the tribe of Zebulun;

26. Paltiel, son of Azzan, the leader of the tribe of Issachar;

27. Ahihud, son of Shelomi, the leader of the tribe of Asher;