1 O Senhor mandou Moisés dizer assim ao povo:
2 Quando entrarem na terra de Canaã - que eu vos dou toda, como vossa pátria - terão a sul, por limite, o deserto de Zim junto á fronteira de Edom. A fronteira do sul começará com o Mar Morto, e continuará pela subida de Acrabim, na direcção de Zim. O ponto mais ao sul será Cades-Barneia, donde seguirá para Hazar-Adar e para Amom. Depois a linha de fronteira seguirá o Wadi-el-Arish, descendo até ao Mar Mediterrâneo.
6 Este mar constituirá ele próprio a vossa fronteira a ocidente.
7 A norte, a linha fronteiriça começará no Mar Mediterrâneo e prosseguirá para o nascente até ao monte Hor, seguindo sobre a entrada de Hamate, através de Zedade e Zifrom, até Hazar-Enã.
10 Quanto à fronteira oriental, começará em Hazar-Enã, descendo até Sefã, e depois até Ribla a oriente de Aim. Dali descreverá um largo semi-círculo, indo primeiro para o sul e depois para o poente até passar a ponta sul do Mar da Galileia, seguindo ao longe do rio Jordão, terminando de novo no Mar Morto.
13 Este é pois o território que deverão repartir entre si. Será partilhado por nove tribos e meia, porque as tribos de Rúben, de Gad e a meia-tribo de Manassés já receberam terra no lado nascente do Jordão, diante de Jericó.
29 São estes pois os nomes dos que eu designei para supervisar a divisão do território pelas tribos.
1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2 Command the sons of Israel, and say to them, When you{+} come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that will fall to you{+} for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders),
3 then your{+} south quarter will be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your{+} south border will be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward;
4 and your{+} border will turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it will be southward of Kadesh-barnea; and it will go forth to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon;
5 and the border will turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and the goings out of it will be at the sea.
6 And for the western border, you{+} will have the great sea and the neighboring area: this will be your{+} west border.
7 And this will be your{+} north border: from the great sea you{+} will mark out for you{+} mount Hor;
8 from mount Hor you{+} will mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the goings out of the border will be at Zedad;
9 and the border will go forth to Ziphron, and the goings out of it will be at Hazar-enan: this will be your{+} north border.
10 And you{+} will mark out your{+} east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham;
11 and the border will go down from Shepham [to] Harbelah, on the east side of Ain; and the border will go down, and will reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
12 and the border will go down to the Jordan, and the goings out of it will be at the Salt Sea. This will be your{+} land according to its borders round about.
13 And Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, This is the land which you{+} will inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;
14 for the tribe of the sons of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the sons of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance:
15 the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
16 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
17 These are the names of the men who will divide the land to you{+} for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
18 And you{+} will take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
19 And these are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
20 And of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
22 And of the tribe of the sons of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.
23 Of the sons of Joseph: of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
24 And of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
25 And of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
26 And of the tribe of the sons of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
27 And of the tribe of the sons of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
28 And of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
29 These are those whom Yahweh commanded to divide the inheritance to the sons of Israel in the land of Canaan.