These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
Parallel translations
- WEB These are they whom Yahweh commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
- BSB These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to apportion the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.
- NKJV These are the ones the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
- NASB These are the ones whom the Lord commanded to apportion the inheritance to the sons of Israel in the land of Canaan.
- NLT These are the men the Lord has appointed to divide the grants of land in Canaan among the Israelites.”
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Quick answer
These are the men the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance among Israel in Canaan. The verse concludes the appointment of the land's overseers.
Overview
This closing statement confirms that the entire division was carried out by God's command, not human initiative. By naming the Lord as the one who appointed them, the text grounds the inheritance in divine authority. The whole arrangement testifies that the land was God's gift, distributed under His direction to His covenant people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Josh 19:51These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.
- Num 34:18And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
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