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Numbers 34:17

Numbers 34:17
These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you,.... Or "inherit the land for you" (z); that is, as Jarchi interprets it, they were to take possession of it in their name and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Numbers 34:16-29

Of the representatives now selected through Moses beforehand, who were all princes, i. e. heads of chief families, in their respective tribes (see Num 13:2), Caleb alone, of the tribe of Judah, is…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Numbers 34:16-29

Ten princes were appointed to superintend the allotment of the land, one from each of the nine and a halt tribes who settled west of the Jordan. In supreme command are Joshua and Eleazar, the…

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