Joshua 18
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Joshua 18:11-28

11And the lotH1486 of the tribeH4294 of the children of BenjaminH1144 cameH3318 up according to their familiesH4940: and the borderH1366 of their lotH1486 wentH3318 out between the children of JudahH3063 and the children of JosephH3130. 12And their borderH1366 on the northH6828 quarter wasH1961 from the JordanH3383; and the borderH1366 wentH5927 up to the sideH6285 of JerichoH3405 on the northH6828, and wentH5927 up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof wereH1961 at the wildernessH4057 of Beth-aven. 13And the borderH1366 passedH5674 along from thence to LuzH3870, to the sideH3802 of LuzH3870 (the same is Beth-el), southward; and the borderH1366 wentH3381 downH3381 to Ataroth-addarH5853, by the mountainH2022 that lieth on the southH5045 of Beth-horonH1032 the nether. 14And the borderH1366 extended thence, and turnedH5437 about on the westH3220 quarter southward, from the mountainH2022 that lieth before Beth-horonH1032 southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kiriath-baalH7154 (the same is Kiriath-jearimH7157), a cityH5892 of the children of JudahH3063: this wasH1961 the westH3220 quarter. 15And the southH5045 quarter was from the uttermost part of Kiriath-jearimH7157; and the borderH1366 wentH3318 out westward, and wentH3318 out to the fountain of the watersH4325 of NephtoahH5318; 16and the borderH1366 wentH3381 downH3381 to the uttermost part of the mountainH2022 that lieth before the valleyH6010 of the sonH1121 of HinnomH2011, which is in the vale of RephaimH7497 northward; and it wentH3381 downH3381 to the valleyH6010 of HinnomH2011, to the sideH3802 of the JebusiteH2983 southward, and wentH3381 downH3381 to En-rogelH5883; 17and it extended northward, and wentH3318 out at En-shemeshH5885, and wentH3318 out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascentH4608 of AdummimH131; and it wentH3318 downH3381 to the stoneH68 of BohanH932 the sonH1121 of ReubenH7205; 18and it passedH5674 along to the sideH3802 over against the ArabahH6160 northward, and wentH3381 downH3381 unto the ArabahH6160; 19and the borderH1366 passedH5674 along to the sideH3802 of Beth-hoglahH1031 northward; and the goings out of the borderH1366 wereH1961 at the northH6828 bayH3956 of the SaltH4417 SeaH3220, at the southH5045 endH7097 of the JordanH3383: this wasH1961 the southH5045 borderH1366. 20And the JordanH3383 was the borderH1379 of it on the eastH6924 quarter. This was the inheritanceH5159 of the children of BenjaminH1144, by the bordersH1367 thereof roundH5439 about, according to their familiesH4940.

21Now the citiesH5892 of the tribeH4294 of the children of BenjaminH1144 according to their familiesH4940 wereH1961 JerichoH3405, and Beth-hoglahH1031, and Emek-keziz, 22and Beth-arabahH1026, and ZemaraimH6787, and Beth-el, 23and Avvim, and Parah, and OphrahH6084, 24and Chephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and GebaH1387; twelve citiesH5892 with their villages: 25GibeonH1391, and RamahH7414, and BeerothH881, 26and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, 27and RekemH7552, and Irpeel, and Taralah, 28and Zelah, Eleph, and the JebusiteH2983 (the same is JerusalemH3389), Gibeath, and KiriathH7157; fourteen citiesH5892 with their villages. This is the inheritanceH5159 of the children of BenjaminH1144 according to their familiesH4940.

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