Matthew Henry · Verses 16–29
God here appoints men to divide the land to them. So sure must they feel of victory and success while God fought for them, that the persons are named who should be intrusted with the dividing of the land.
Numbers 34:18
You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
BSB
Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.
KJV
And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
ASV
And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
BBE
And you are to take one chief from every tribe to make the distribution of the land.
Original Hebrew
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וְנָשִׂיא
ve·na·si'
and a leader
H5387
אֶחָד
'e·chad
one
H259
נָשִׂיא
na·si'
a leader
H5387
אֶחָד
'e·chad
one
H259
מִמַּטֶּה
mi·ma·teh
from a tribe
H4294
תִּקְחוּ
tik·chu
you will take
H3947
לִנְחֹל
lin·chol
to give as inheritance
H5157
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
H853
הָאָרֶץ
ha·'a·retz
the land
H776
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