Bible Strands
Numbers 34:17
“These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Moses, identifying Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun as the designated men to assign the land as an inheritance.
The words — The Hebrew verb יִנְחֲל֥וּ (yin.cha.Lu) literally means "they will give as inheritance," marking the formal act of allotting the land.
The thread — This same pair is named in Joshua 14:1 and Joshua 19:51 as the authorities who distribute the portions of Canaan.
Why it lands — The text explicitly names two leaders responsible for the land distribution, requiring the reader to acknowledge the structured authority behind the inheritance process.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Cross-references
- 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.
- Joshua 19:51 These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
- Numbers 13:8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
- Numbers 13:16 These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.