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Joshua 18

1Andthewholecongregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478assembledH6950themselvestogetherH6950atShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,andsetupthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150there:andthelandוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776wassubduedH3533beforethem.

2Andthereremainedוַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙vai.yi.va.te.RuH3498amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651tribesH7626,whichhadnotyetdividedH2505theirinheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159.

3AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Howlongareyeslackמִתְרַפִּ֔יםmit.ra.PimH7503togoלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935intopossessH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1, hathgivenH5414you?

4Appointforyouthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969menH376ofeachtribeלַשָּׁ֑בֶטla.Sha.vetH7626:andIwillsendוְאֶשְׁלָחֵ֗םve.'esh.la.ChemH7971them,andtheyshallariseוְיָקֻ֜מוּve.ya.Ku.muH6965,andwalkוְיִֽתְהַלְּכ֥וּve.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980throughthelandבָאָ֛רֶץva.'A.retzH776,anddescribeוְיִכְתְּב֥וּve.yikh.te.VuH3789itaccordingtotheirinheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֖םna.cha.la.TamH5159;andtheyshallcomeוְיָבֹ֥אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935untome.

5Andtheyshalldivideוְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּve.hit.cha.le.KuH2505itintosevenלְשִׁבְעָ֣הle.shiv.'AhH7651portionsחֲלָקִ֑יםcha.la.KimH2506:Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063shallabideinhisborderH1366onthesouthמִנֶּ֔גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045,andthehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130shallabideintheirborderH1366onthenorthמִצָּפֽוֹן׃mi.tza.FonH6828.

6Andyeshalldescribeתִּכְתְּב֤וּtikh.te.VuH3789thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776intosevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651portionsחֲלָקִ֔יםcha.la.KimH2506,andbringוַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935thedescription hithertome;andIwillcastlotsגּוֹרָל֙go.RalH1486foryouhereפֹּ֔הPohH6311beforeJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

7FortheLevitesלַלְוִיִּם֙lal.vi.YimH3881havenoportionחֵ֤לֶקChe.lekH2506amongyou;forthepriesthoodכְהֻנַּ֥תkhe.hu.NatH3550ofJehovahistheirinheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159:andGadוְגָ֡דve.GadH1410andReubenוּרְאוּבֵ֡ןu.re.'u.VenH7205andthehalf-tribeofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜הham.na.ShehH4519havereceivedH3947theirinheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֗םna.cha.la.TamH5159beyondtheJordanלַיַּרְדֵּן֙lai.yar.DenH3383eastward,whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650ofJehovahgaveH5414them.

8AndthemenH376aroseH6965,andwentH1980:andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091chargedthemthatwentH1980todescribeלִכְתֹּ֨בlikh.ToH3789thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,GoH1980andwalkH1980throughthelandבָאָ֜רֶץva.'A.retzH776,anddescribeוְכִתְב֤וּve.khit.VuH3789it,andcomeH1980againtome;andIwillcastH7993lotsגּוֹרָ֛לgo.RalH1486foryouhereוּ֠פֹהU.fohH6311beforeJehovahinShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887.

9AndthemenH376wentH935andpassedH5674throughthelandבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,anddescribedH3789itbycitiesלֶֽעָרִ֛יםle.'a.RimH5892intosevenלְשִׁבְעָ֥הle.shiv.'AhH7651portionsחֲלָקִ֖יםcha.la.KimH2506inabookH5612;andtheycameH935toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091untothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264atShilohשִׁלֹֽה׃shi.LohH7887.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091castH7993lotsגּוֹרָ֛לgo.RalH1486fortheminShilohבְּשִׁלֹ֖הbe.shi.LohH7887beforeJehovah:andthereJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091dividedH2505thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478accordingtotheirdivisionsכְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃ פke.mach.le.ko.TamH4256.

11Andthelotגּוֹרַ֛לgo.RalH1486ofthetribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144cameH3318upaccordingtotheirfamiliesH4940:andtheborderH1366oftheirlotגּֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486wentH3318outbetweenthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andthechildrenofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

12Andtheirborderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366onthenorthצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828quarterwasH1961fromtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383;andtheborderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366wentH5927uptothesideלִפְאַ֥תlif.'AtH6285ofJerichoיְרִיח֜וֹye.ri.ChoH3405onthenorthמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,andwentH5927upthroughthehill-countrywestward;andthegoingsoutthereofwereH1961atthewildernessמִדְבַּ֖רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057ofBeth-aven.

13Andtheborderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366passedH5674alongfromthencetoLuzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870,tothesideH3802ofLuzל֙וּזָה֙lu.zahH3870(thesameisBeth-el),southward;andtheborderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentH3381downוְיָרַ֤דve.ya.RadH3381toAtaroth-addarH5853,bythemountainהָהָ֕רha.HarH2022thatliethonthesouthH5045ofBeth-horonH1032thenether.

14Andtheborderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366extendedthence,andturnedוְנָסַ֨בve.na.SavH5437aboutonthewestיָ֜םyamH3220quartersouthward,fromthemountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022thatliethbeforeBeth-horonH1032southward;andthegoingsoutthereofwereatKiriath-baalH7154(thesameisKiriath-jearimH7157),acityעִ֖יר'irH5892ofthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:thiswasH1961thewestיָֽם׃YamH3220quarter.

15Andthesouthנֶ֕גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045quarterwasfromtheuttermost partofKiriath-jearimH7157;andtheborderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentH3318outwestward,andwentH3318outtothefountainofthewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofNephtoahנֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃nef.To.achH5318;

16andtheborderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentH3381downוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381totheuttermostpartofthemountainהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022thatliethbeforethevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofthesonH1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011,whichisinthevaleofRephaimH7497northward;anditwentH3381downוְיָרַד֩ve.ya.RadH3381tothevalleyH6010ofHinnomהִנֹּ֜םhi.NomH2011,tothesideH3802oftheJebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983southward,andwentH3381downוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381toEn-rogelH5883;

17anditextendednorthward,andwentH3318outatEn-shemeshH5885,andwentH3318outtoGeliloth,whichisoveragainsttheascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608ofAdummimאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH131;anditwentH3318downוְיָרַ֕דve.ya.RadH3381tothestoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68ofBohanבֹּ֖הַןBo.hanH932thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205;

18anditpassedH5674alongtothesideH3802overagainsttheArabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160northward,andwentH3381downוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381untotheArabahהָעֲרָבָֽתָה׃ha.'a.ra.Va.tahH6160;

19andtheborderH1366passedH5674alongtothesideH3802ofBeth-hoglahH1031northward;andthegoingsoutoftheborderH1366wereH1961atthenorthH6828bayלְשׁ֤וֹןle.ShonH3956oftheSaltהַמֶּ֙לַח֙ha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָם־yom-H3220,atthesouthנֶ֑גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383:thiswasH1961thesouthנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045borderH1366.

20AndtheJordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383wastheborderיִגְבֹּל־yig.bol-H1379ofitontheeastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924quarter.Thiswastheinheritanceנַחֲלַת֩na.cha.LatH5159ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֧ןvin.ya.MinH1144,bythebordersלִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֛יהָlig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367thereofroundH5439about, accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940.

21Nowthecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֛הle.ma.TehH4294ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940wereH1961Jerichoיְרִיח֥וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,andBeth-hoglahH1031,andEmek-keziz,

22andBeth-arabahH1026,andZemaraimוּצְמָרַ֖יִםu.tze.ma.Ra.yimH6787,andBeth-el,

23andAvvim,andParah,andOphrahוְעָפְרָֽה׃ve.'a.fe.RahH6084,

24andChephar-ammoni,andOphni,andGebaוָגָ֑בַעva.Ga.va'H1387;twelvecitiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892withtheirvillages:

25Gibeonגִּבְע֥וֹןgiv.'onH1391,andRamahוְהָֽרָמָ֖הve.ha.ra.MahH7414,andBeerothוּבְאֵרֽוֹת׃u.ve.'e.RotH881,

26andMizpeh,andChephirah,andMozah,

27andRekemוְרֶ֥קֶםve.Re.kemH7552,andIrpeel,andTaralah,

28andZelah, Eleph,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֨יve.hay.vu.SiH2983(thesameisJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389), Gibeath,andKiriathקִרְיַ֔תkir.YatH7157;fourteencitiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892withtheir villages.Thisistheinheritanceנַֽחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940.

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