“ Give the Israelites a command. Tell them,‘ You are going to enter Canaan. The land will be given to you as your own. Here are the borders it must have.

“你吩咐以色列人说：你们到了迦南地，就是归你们为业的迦南四境之地，

“你要吩咐以色列人，对他们说：你们到了迦南地，这就是归你们为业的地，迦南地和它四周的边界：

“你要吩咐以色列人，对他们说：你们到了迦南地，这就是归你们为业的地，迦南地和它四周的边界：

“你把以下指示告诉以色列人。“你们进入赐给你们作产业的迦南后，你们四境的疆界如下。

“你要吩咐以色列人说：‘你们进了迦南地的时候，归你们作产业的迦南地及它的四境就是以下这些地区。

「你吩咐以色列人說：你們到了迦南地，就是歸你們為業的迦南四境之地，

「你要吩咐以色列人，對他們說：你們到了迦南地，這就是歸你們為業的地，迦南地和它四周的邊界：

「你要吩咐以色列人，對他們說：你們到了迦南地，這就是歸你們為業的地，迦南地和它四周的邊界：

「你把以下指示告訴以色列人。「你們進入賜給你們作產業的迦南後，你們四境的疆界如下。

“你要吩咐以色列人說：‘你們進了迦南地的時候，歸你們作產業的迦南地及它的四境就是以下這些地區。

『你要吩咐以色列人說：你們進了迦南地，這就是落歸你們為產業之地、按它的界線所包括的迦南地。

告以色列族云、汝入迦南地、得其四境為業、

告以色列族云、汝今將入迦南、得其四境為業、

爾告以色列人曰、爾將入迦南、所得為業之地、即迦南四境、

“ Command the Israelites and say to them:‘ When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries:

“ Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan( this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan as defined by its borders),

“ Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries.

“ Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these borders:

“ Command the sons of Israel and say to them,‘ When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance, that is, the land of Canaan according to its borders.

“ Command the children of Israel, and say to them:‘ When you come into the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance— the land of Canaan to its boundaries.

Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan( this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to the borders thereof),

“ Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these borders:

Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan;( this[ is] the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance,[ even] the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

“ Give these instructions to the Israelites, and tell them:‘ When you enter Canaan, the land that has been assigned to you as an inheritance, the land of Canaan with its borders,

“ Command the children of Israel, and tell them,‘ When you come into the land of Canaan( this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders),

You are now living in Canaan as an outsider. But I will give you the whole land of Canaan. You will own it forever and so will all your family after you. And I will be their God.”

He said,“ I will give you the land of Canaan. It will belong to you.”

Take your tents down. Go into the hill country of the Amorites. Go to all the people who are their neighbors. Go to the people who live in the Arabah Valley. Travel to the mountains and the western hills. Go to the people in the Negev Desert and along the coast. Travel to the land of Canaan and to Lebanon. Go as far as the great Euphrates River.I have given you all this land. Go in and take it as your own. The Lord promised he would give the land to your fathers. He promised it to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He also said he would give it to their children after them.”

Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth and a living hope. This hope is living because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.He has given us new birth so that we might share in what belongs to him. This is a gift that can never be destroyed. It can never spoil or even fade away. It is kept in heaven for you.

Your children’s grandchildren will come back here. That’s because the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached the point where I must punish them.”The sun set and it became dark. Then a burning torch and a pot filled with smoking coals appeared. They passed between the pieces of the animals that had been cut in two.On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram. He said,“ I am giving this land to your family who comes after you. It reaches from the River of Egypt to the great Euphrates River.It includes the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,Hittites, Perizzites and Rephaites.The Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites also live there.”

Abram traveled through the land. He went as far as the large tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were living in the land.The Lord appeared to Abram at Shechem. He said,“ I will give this land to your family who comes after you.” So Abram built an altar there to honor the Lord, who had appeared to him.

And so he brought his people to the border of his holy land. He led them to the central hill country he had taken by his power.He drove out the nations to make room for his people. He gave to each family a piece of land to pass on to their children. He gave the tribes of Israel a place to make their homes.

Lord, you alone are everything I need. You make my life secure.I am very pleased with what you have given me. I am very happy with what I’ve received from you.

The Spirit marks us as God’s own. We can now be sure that someday we will receive all that God has promised. That will happen after God sets all his people completely free. All these things will bring praise to his glory.

to open their eyes. I want you to turn them from darkness to light. I want you to turn them from Satan’s power to God. I want their sins to be forgiven. They will be forgiven when they believe in me. They will have their place among God’s people.’

“ Speak to the Israelites. Tell them,‘ Go across the Jordan River into Canaan.Drive out all those living in the land. The statues of their gods are made out of stone and metal. Destroy all those statues. And destroy all the high places where they are worshiped.Take the land as your own. Make your homes in it. I have given it to you.

From one man he made all the people of the world. Now they live all over the earth. He decided exactly when they should live. And he decided exactly where they should live.

I will give you all the land you see. I will give it forever to you and your family who comes after you.I will make them like the dust of the earth. Can dust be counted? If it can, then your family can be counted.Go! Walk through the land. See how long and wide it is. I am giving it to you.”

Divide the land into equal parts. Long ago I raised my hand and made a promise. I promised to give the land to your people of long ago. So all of it will belong to you.

“ I myself said,“‘ I would gladly treat you like my children. I would give you a pleasant land. It is the most beautiful land any nation could have.’ I thought you would call me‘ Father.’ I hoped you would always obey me.

I pray that you may understand more clearly. Then you will know the hope God has chosen you to receive. You will know that what God will give his holy people is rich and glorious.