1 WYC And the Lord spak to Moises, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 WYC and seide, Comaunde thou to the sones of Israel, and thou schalt seie to hem, Whanne ye han entrid in to the lond of Canaan, and it bifelde in to possessioun `to you bi lot, it schal be endid bi these endis. BSB BSB: “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 boundaries:
3 WYC The south part schal bigynne at the wildirnesse of Syn, which is bisidis Edom, and it schal haue termes ayens the eest, BSB BSB: Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,
4 WYC the saltiste see, whiche termes schulen cumpasse the south coost bi the `stiynge of Scorpioun, `that is, of an hil clepid Scorpioun, so that tho passe in to Senna, and come to the south, `til to Cades Barne; fro whennus the coostis schulen go out to the town, Abdar bi name, and schulen strecche forth `til to Asemona; BSB BSB: cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,
5 WYC and the terme schal go bi cumpas fro Assemona `til to the stronde of Egipt, and it schal be endid bi the brynke of the grete see. BSB BSB: where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.
6 WYC Forsothe the west coost schal bigynne at the greet see, and schal be closid bi that ende. BSB BSB: Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.
7 WYC Sotheli at the north coost, the termes schulen bigynne at the greet see, and schulen come `til to the hiyeste hil, BSB BSB: Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor,
8 WYC fro which tho schulen come in to Emath, `til to the termes of Sedada; BSB BSB: and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,
9 WYC and the coostis schulen go `til to Ephrona, and the town of Enan. These schulen be the termes in the north part. BSB BSB: continue to Ziphron, and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north.
10 WYC Fro thennus thei schulen mete coostis ayens the eest coost, fro the town Henan `til to Sephama; BSB BSB: And your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham,
11 WYC and fro Sephama termes schulen go doun in to Reblatha, ayens the welle `of Daphnyn; fro thennus tho schulen come ayens the eest to the se of Cenereth; BSB BSB: then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
12 WYC and tho schulen strecche forth `til to Jordan, and at the laste tho schulen be closid with the salteste see. Ye schulen haue this lond bi hise coostis `in cumpas. BSB BSB: Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”
13 WYC And Moises comaundide to the sones of Israel, and seide, This schal be the lond which ye schulen welde bi lot, and which the Lord comaundide to be youun to nyne lynagis and to the half lynage; BSB BSB: So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.
14 WYC for the lynage of the sones of Ruben, bi her meynees, and the lynage of the sones of Gad, bi kynrede and noumbre, and half the lynage of Manasses, BSB BSB: For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.
15 WYC that is, twey lynagis and an half, han take her part ouer Jordan, ayens Jerico, at the eest coost. BSB BSB: These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
16 WYC And the Lord seide to Moises, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
17 WYC These ben the `names of men that schulen departe the lond to you, Eleazar, preest, and Josue, the sone of Nun, and of each lynage, o prynce; BSB BSB: “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
18 WYC of whiche these ben the names, of the lynage of Juda, BSB BSB: Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.
19 WYC Caleph, the sone of Jephone; BSB BSB: These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;
20 WYC of the lynage of Symeon, Samuhel, the sone of Amyud; BSB BSB: Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon;
21 WYC of the lynage of Beniamyn, Heliad, sone of Casselon; BSB BSB: Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;
22 WYC of the lynage of the sones of Dan, Bochi, sone of Jogli; of the sones of Joseph, BSB BSB: Bukki son of Jogli, a leader from the tribe of Dan;
23 WYC of the lynage of Manasses, Hamyel, sone of Ephoth; BSB BSB: Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph;
24 WYC of the lynage of Effraym, Camuhel, sone of Septhan; BSB BSB: Kemuel son of Shiphtan, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim;
25 WYC of the lynage of Zabulon, Elisaphan, sone of Pharnat; BSB BSB: Eli-zaphan son of Parnach, a leader from the tribe of Zebulun;
26 WYC of the lynage of Isacar, duyk Phaltiel, the sone of Ozan; of the lynage of Azer, BSB BSB: Paltiel son of Azzan, a leader from the tribe of Issachar;
27 WYC Abyud, the sone of Salomy; BSB BSB: Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher;
28 WYC of the lynage of Neptalym, Fedahel, the sone of Amyud. BSB BSB: and Pedahel son of Ammihud, a leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”
29 WYC These men it ben, to whiche the Lord comaundide, that thei schulden departe to the sones of Israel the lond of Chanaan. BSB BSB: These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to apportion the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.