8 The borders of NUMBERS X X X I V. the land of Canaan. t,order.r of the lanky' Canaan which they fhould inhe- rit. 16 The noms of the Princes that fhoukl divisé the land. 1 Nd Jehovah fpake unto Mofes, fay - 2 tng; Command the fonnes of If- rael, and fay unto them ; When yee come into the land of Canaan , that is the land that !hall fall unto you for an inheri- tance, th: land of Canaan with the borders 3 thereof. And your South quarter (hall be from the wilderneffe of Zin, by the fides of Edom : and your South border (hall be the 4 outhtofl coaft of the falt fea Eafiward. And yout border flail turne about from the South to the afcent of Akrabbim,and paffe on to Zin; and the goings out thereof (hall be from the South to Kadefh- barnea, and it (hall goe out to Hazar Addar, and paffe 5 on to Azmon. And the border (hall turne about from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it (hall be at the lea. 6 And the fea border, you (hall even have the great fea and the border thereof : this (hall 7 be your fea border. And this (hall bee your North border : from the great fea you (hall 8 , point out for you amount Hor. From mount of Hama h: and Me goings out of hetboce 9 der !hall bee to Zedad. And the border 1 (hall goe out to Ziphron, and the goings out of it (hall bee at Hazar Enan : this (hall bee 1O your North border. And yee !ballpoint out for you for the Ea(t border from Ha- 1I 1 zar Enan, to Shepham. And the border !hall goe`down from Shepham to Riblah on the Eaft fide of Ain : and the border (ball goe downe, and (hall reach unto the fide Iy of the fea of Chinnereth Eafiward. And the border (hall goe downe to lordan , and the goings out of it (hall bee at the fait fea : this (hall bee your land with the borders 13 thereof round about. And Mores com- manded the Ionises of Ifrael, faying ; This is the land,the which ye (hall inherit by lot, which Iehovah commanded to give unto the 14 nine tribes, and to the halfe tribe. For the tribe of the fonnes of the Renbenites,accor - ding to the houle of their fathers ; and the tribe of the formes of the Gadires,according to the houle of their fathers,have received ; and halfc the tribe of Manaffes have recei- 15 ved their inheritance. The two tribes , and the halfe tribe , have received their inheri- tance on this fide Iordan ;mere lericho, Eaft- ward toward the Same rung. 16 And Iehovah fpake unto Mofes,faying ; Thefe are the names of the men which !hall 17 divide the land by inheritance unto you: E- leazar the Priefl, and fofua the fon of Nun. And ye !hall take one Prince,one Prince ofa 18 tribe to divide the land by inheritance. And 19 thefe are the names of the men : Of the tribe of Iudah, Calebthe fonne of Iephun- neh. And of the tribe of the fonnes of Si- meon, Samuel the forme of Ammihud. Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the fonne of Chiffon. And the Prince of the tribe of the fonnes of Dan, Bukki the forne of Iogli. Of the fonnes of Iofeph, the Prince of the 13 tribe of the fonnes of Manaffes,Hanniel the fon of Ephod. And the Prince of the tribe 24 of the fonnes of Ephraim , Kemuel the fon of Shiphtan. And the Prince of the tribe 15 of the fonnes of Zabulon,Elizaphan the fon of Parnach. Andthe Prince of the tribe of: 16 the fonnes of Ifi'achar, Paltiel the fonne pf Azzan. And the, Prince of the tribe of the :7 fonnes of Afer, Ahihudthe forme of Shelo- mi. And the Prince of the tribe ofthe Ions 1g of Naphtali , Pedahel the fonne of Ammi- hud. Thefe are they whom Jehovah corn-1 29 mended to divide tae inheritance unto the fonnes of Ifrael, in the land of Canaan. 10 21 11 tilnnotations. COmmand the formes of Ifael] After the con:- 2 mandement to deftroy the Ganaanites,& to root out the monuments of their idolatry , the, Lord now giveth lawes for Ifraels quiet inheri- tance of the promifed laud : which fir(t he linii- tech out unto them, then fheweth who fhould poffeQeit, & appointeth twelve men by name to divide the poffef lion. And this is by command from God, to lignifie the weight of the precept and care which Ifrael fhould have to óbferve it. (hall fall unto you] to wit, by lot, or by line : as, Yee made them fall litte of inheritance, Pfal. 78.55. and , The lines are Tapent° me inpleafant places, Pfal. 16.6. and, there fell tenne lines ; (that is, tenne porti- ons) to Manas, 'of. 7.5. with the borders] or, according to the borders or cm. is, bounds, limits, or confines. God who fie all the borders of the earth, Pfal. 74.17. and Iimited the bounds of all mens habitations,A &.17.5 6. doth here in fpecialI and etca& manner determine the limits of the holy land , called the border of bit bolineffe (or Sariluary) Pal. 78. 54. to the end that his peoplemight be- hold his bounty and providence in giving them -fo large and good a land : wherefore he after ex- poftulateth with Ifrael, whether the border of .the neighbour kingdomes were greater than their border, Amos 6.2. Alfo that his people might
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