Bible Strands
Numbers 34:13
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites during the final phase of Canaan’s boundary description, immediately after the eastern border meets the Salt Sea and before noting the two and a half tribes already settled.
The words — וַ/יְצַ֣ו (va/y.Tzav) translates literally as “and he commanded,” while זֹ֣את הָ/אָ֗רֶץ (zot ha./'A.retz) means “this land.”
The thread — The directive originates in Numbers 34:1 where the LORD instructs Moses, and its execution appears in Joshua 14:1 where Eleazar and Joshua distribute the inherited portions.
Why it lands — The text states that Moses relays a divine order to divide Canaan by lot for nine and a half tribes, requiring the reader to track the shift from territorial mapping to tribal administration and the fulfillment of prior allocations.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Numbers 34:1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Joshua 14:1 Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.