17 "These are the men who will be in charge of distributing the inheritance of the land: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 34:17

Commentary on Numbers 34:16-29

(Read Numbers 34:16-29)

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.