King James Version
Numbers 34:18 in the King James Version says “And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 34 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.”
Numbers 34:18 · KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of every tribe”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“by inheritance”
H5157to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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