Numbers 34 · Verse 13

Numbers 34:13

And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

Numbers 34:13, King James Version

Numbers 34:13 in other translations

BSB	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.
WEB	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;
ASV	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;
YLT	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;
DARBY	And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall take for yourselves as inheritance by lot, which Jehovah commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe.
BBE	And Moses gave orders to the children of Israel saying, This is the land which is to be your heritage, by the decision of the Lord, which by the Lord's order is to be given to the nine tribes and the half-tribe:
Webster	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:

What does Numbers 34:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 34:13-15

13-15. The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan--The conquered territories of Sihon and Og, lying between the Arnon and mount Hermon, were allotted to them--that of Reuben in the most southerly part, Gad north of it, and the half Manasseh in the northernmost portion.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 13 This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot - Much of what is said concerning this land is peculiarly emphatic. It is a land that contains a multitude of advantages in its climate, its soil, situation, etc. It is bounded on the south by a ridge of mountains, which separate it from Arabia, and screen it from the burning and often pestiferous winds which blow over the desert from that quarter. On the west it is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea; on the north, by Mount Libanus, which defends it from the cold northern blasts; and on the east by the river Jordan, and its fertile, well-watered plains. It is described by God himself as "a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains, and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; a land wherein there was no scarcity of bread, and where both iron and copper mines abounded," Deu 8:7-9 : a land finely diversified with hills and valleys, and well watered by the rain of heaven, in this respect widely different from Egypt; a land which God cared for, on which his eyes were continually placed from the beginning to the end of the year; watched over by a most merciful Providence; in a word, a land which flowed with milk and honey, and was the most pleasant of all lands; Deu 11:11, Deu 11:12; Eze 20:6. Such was the land, and such were the advantages that this most favored people were called to possess. They were called to possess it by lot that each might be satisfied with his possession, as considering it to be appointed to him by the especial providence of God; and its boundaries were ascertained on Divine authority, to prevent all covetousness after the territories of others.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 34:1-15

Canaan was of small extent; as it is here bounded, it is but about 160 miles in length, and about 50 in breadth; yet this was the country promised to the father of the faithful, and the possession of the seed of Israel. This was that little spot of ground, in which alone, for many ages, God was known. This was the vineyard of the Lord, the garden enclosed; but as it is with gardens and vineyards, the narrowness of…

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Numbers 34:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְצַ֣וvay.Tzavand he commandedH6680

מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559

זֹ֣אתzotthisH2063

הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retz[is] the landH776

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834

תִּתְנַחֲל֤וּtit.na.cha.Luyou will inheritH5157

אֹתָהּ֙'o.Tah<obj.> itH853

בְּגוֹרָ֔לbe.go.Ralby lotH1486

אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834

צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe has commandedH6680

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068

לָתֵ֛תla.Tetto giveH5414

לְתִשְׁעַ֥תle.tish.'Atto [the] nineH8672

הַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.Totthe tribesH4294

וַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.Tziand [the] half ofH2677

הַמַּטֶּֽה\׃ha.ma.Tehthe tribeH4294

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Cross references for Numbers 34:13

Numbers 34:1
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Joshua 14:1-5
And these are the countries 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. By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them. For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

This is the land.
1; Jos 14:1,2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Numbers 34:12
And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
Numbers 34:13
And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
Numbers 34:14
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:

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Numbers 34:13 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y mandó Moisés á los hijos de Israel, diciendo: Esta es la tierra que heredaréis por suerte, la cual mandó Jehová que diese á las nueve tribus, y á la media tribu:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et Moïse commanda aux fils d’Israël, disant: C’est là le pays que vous recevrez en héritage par le sort, lequel l’ Éternel a commandé de donner aux neuf tribus et à la demi-tribu;
German Elberfelder 1871	Und Mose gebot den Kindern Israel und sprach: Das ist das Land, welches ihr durchs Los als Erbteil empfangen sollt, das Jehova den neun Stämmen und dem halben Stamme zu geben geboten hat.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Præcepitque Moyses filiis Israël, dicens: Hæc erit terra, quam possidebitis sorte, et quam jussit Dominus dari novem tribubus, et dimidiæ tribui.