4. It shall circle on the south side along the ascent of the Scorpion, by this way crossing into Senna, and passing through, from the south, as far as Kadesh-barnea, from which its confines shall go out to the town called Adar, and extend even to Azmon.
5. And its limits shall go around from Azmon to the Torrent of Egypt, and shall end at the shore of the Great Sea.
6. Then the western region shall begin from the Great Sea, and the same shall be its end.
7. Furthermore, toward the northern region, its limits shall begin from the Great Sea, passing through even to the highest mountain.
8. From there, it limits shall advance into Hamath, as far as the limits of Zedad.
9. And its confines shall go all the way to Ziphron, and to the village of Enan. These shall be the limits on the northern side.
10. From there, its limits shall be measured, facing the east side, from the village of Enan as far as Shepham.
11. And from Shepham, the boundaries shall descend into Riblah, opposite the fountain of Daphnis. From there, the boundaries shall pass through, opposite the east, to the Sea of Chinnereth,
12. and shall extend as far as the Jordan, and, at the furthest extent, shall be enclosed by the Sea of Salt. You shall have this land, with its borders all around."
13. And Moses instructed the sons of Israel, saying: "This shall be the land which you shall possess by lot, and which the Lord has ordered to be given to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe.
14. For the tribe of the sons of Ruben, by their families, and the tribe of the sons of Gad, according to the number of their kinships, and also one half of the tribe of Manasseh,
15. that is, two and a half tribes, have received their portion across the Jordan, opposite Jericho, toward the eastern side."