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Joshua 13:2-13

2Thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063is the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776that remainsהַנִּשְׁאָ֑רֶתha.nish.'A.retH7604:

3AllH3605the territoryH1552of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430 H3605and the GeshuritesH1651,fromמִֽן־min-H4480the Shihorהַשִּׁיח֞וֹרha.shi.ChorH7883אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834eastעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714toוְעַ֨דve.'AdH5704the territoryגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366of Ekronעֶקְרוֹן֙'ek.rOnH6138on the northצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828(consideredתֵּחָשֵׁ֑בte.cha.ShevH2803to be Canaaniteלַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יla.ke.na.'a.NiH3669territory)—that of the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568PhilistineH6430rulersסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of Gazaהָעַזָּתִ֤יha.'a.za.TiH5841,Ashdodוְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִי֙ve.ha.'ash.do.DiH796,Ashkelonהָאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִ֣יha.'esh.ke.lo.NiH832,Gathהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663,and Ekronוְהָעֶקְרוֹנִ֖יve.ha.'ek.ro.NiH6139,as well as that of the Avvitesוְהָעַוִּֽים׃ve.ha.'a.VimH5761;

4to the southמִתֵּימָ֞ןmi.tei.ManH8486,allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,from Mearahוּמְעָרָ֛הu.me.'a.RahH4632ofאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Sidoniansלַצִּידֹנִ֖יםla.tzi.do.NimH6722toעַד־'ad-H5704Aphekאֲפֵ֑קָה'a.Fe.kahH663,as far asעַ֖ד'adH5704the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567;

5the landוְהָאָ֣רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776of the Gebalitesהַגִּבְלִ֗יha.giv.LiH1382;and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844to the eastמִזְרַ֣ח הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁmiz.Rach ha.She.meshH4217 H8121,from Baal-gadH1171belowתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478Mountהַר־har-H2022Hermonחֶרְמ֑וֹןcher.MonH2768toעַ֖ד'adH5704Lebo-hamathלְב֥וֹא חֲמָֽת׃le.Vo' cha.MatH935 H2574.

6Allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the hill countryהָ֠הָרHa.horH2022fromמִֽן־min-H4480Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֞וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844toעַד־'ad-H5704Misrephoth-maimH4956—allכָּל־kol-H3605the Sidoniansצִ֣ידֹנִ֔יםtzi.do.NimH6722—I Myselfאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595will drive outאוֹרִישֵׁ֔ם'o.ri.ShemH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.Be sure toרַ֠קrakH7535divide it by lotהַפִּלֶ֤הָha.pi.Le.haH5307as an inheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָ֔הbe.na.cha.LahH5159to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834I have commanded youצִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680.

7Now thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258divideחַלֵּ֞קcha.LekH2505אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֛אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776as an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֖הbe.na.cha.LahH5159to the nineלְתִשְׁעַ֣תle.tish.'AtH8672tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֑יםha.she.va.TimH7626and the half-tribeוַחֲצִ֖י הַשֵּׁ֥בֶטva.cha.Tzi ha.She.vetH2677 H7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃Ham.na.ShehH4519.”

8The otherעִמּ֗וֹi.MoH5973half of Manasseh,along with the Reubenitesהָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙ha.r.'u.ve.NiH7206and Gaditesוְהַגָּדִ֔יve.ha.ga.DiH1425,had receivedלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947the inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872had givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414thembeyondבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383to the eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,just asכַּאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had assignedנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414to them:

9The areafrom Aroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the rimשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of the Arnonאַרְנ֜וֹן'ar.NonH769Valleyנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158,along with the cityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834in the middleבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the valleyהַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalH5158,the wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605plateauהַמִּישֹׁ֥רha.mi.ShorH4334of Medebaמֵידְבָ֖אmeid.Va'H4311asעַד־'ad-H5704far as Dibonדִּיבֽוֹן׃di.VonH1769,

10and allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605the citiesעָרֵי֙'a.ReiH5892of Sihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,as far asעַד־'ad-H5704the borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃be.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983;

11also Gileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֞דve.ha.gil.'AdH1568and the territoryוּגְב֧וּלu.ge.VulH1366of the Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֣יha.ge.shu.RiH1651and Maacathitesוְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֗יve.ha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,allוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605of Mountהַ֥רharH2022Hermonחֶרְמ֛וֹןcher.MonH2768,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןha.ba.ShanH1316as far asעַד־'ad-H5704Salecahסַלְכָֽה׃sal.KhahH5548—

12the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605kingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of Ogעוֹג֙'OgH5747in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.ShanH1316,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had reignedמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427in Ashtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּר֖וֹתbe.'ash.ta.RotH6252and Edreiוּבְאֶדְרֶ֑עִיu.ve.'ed.Re.'iH154ה֤וּאhu'H1931and had remainedנִשְׁאַר֙nish.'ArH7604as a remnantמִיֶּ֣תֶרmi.Ye.terH3499of the Rephaimהָרְפָאִ֔יםha.re.fa.'ImH7497.Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872had struck them downוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221and dispossessed themוַיֹּרִשֵֽׁם׃vai.yo.ri.ShemH3423,

13but the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853did notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808drive outהוֹרִ֙ישׁוּ֙ho.Ri.shuH3423the Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֖יha.ge.shu.RiH1651orוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Maacathitesהַמַּעֲכָתִ֑יha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602.So Geshurגְּשׁ֤וּרge.ShurH1650and Maacathוּמַֽעֲכָת֙u.ma.'a.KhatH4601dwellוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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