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Joshua 18:1-9

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.

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