Numbers 34:18
And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
Numbers 34:18 in other translations
| BSB | Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land. |
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| WEB | You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance. |
| ASV | And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance. |
| YLT | and one prince--one prince--for a tribe ye do take to give the land by inheritance. |
| DARBY | And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land. |
| BBE | And you are to take one chief from every tribe to make the distribution of the land. |
| Webster | And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. |
What does Numbers 34:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 34:16-29
16-29. names of the men ... which shall divide the land--This appointment by the Lord before the Jordan tended not only to animate the Israelites faith in the certainty of the conquest, but to prevent all subsequent dispute and discontent, which might have been dangerous in presence of the natives. The nominees were ten princes for the nine and a half tribes, one of them being selected from the western section of…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 34:16-29
God here appoints men to divide the land to them. So sure must they feel of victory and success while God fought for them, that the persons are named who should be intrusted with the dividing of the land.
Numbers 34:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 34:18
- Numbers 1:4-16
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. …
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Context
- Numbers 34:17
These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
- Numbers 34:18
And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
- Numbers 34:19
And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Numbers 34:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tomaréis también de cada tribu un príncipe, para dar la posesión de la tierra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – Et vous prendrez un prince de chaque tribu, pour faire le partage du pays. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und je einen Fürsten vom Stamme sollt ihr nehmen, um das Land als Erbe auszuteilen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et singuli principes de tribubus singulis, |