16 God spoke to Moses: 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. 18 Assign one leader from each tribe to help them in distributing the land. 19 Assign these: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah; 20 Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon; 21 Elidad son of Kislon from the tribe of Benjamin; 22 Bukki son of Jogli, leader from the tribe of Dan; 23 Hanniel son of Ephod, leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph; 24 Kemuel son of Shiphtan, leader from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph; 25 Elizaphan son of Parnach, leader from the tribe of Zebulun; 26 Paltiel son of Azzan, leader from the tribe of Issachar; 27 Ahihud son of Shelomi, leader from the tribe of Asher; 28 Pedahel son of Ammihud, leader from the tribe of Naphtali." 29 These are the men God commanded to hand out the assignments of land-inheritance to the People of Israel in the country of Canaan.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 34:16-29
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.