Berean Standard Bible

Joshua 18

1Then the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־'a.Dat be.nei-H5712 H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478assembledוַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950at Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887and set upוַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ינוּvai.yash.Ki.nuH7931the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033אֶת־'et-H853.And though the landוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776was subduedנִכְבְּשָׁ֖הnikh.be.ShahH3533before themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440,

2there were stillוַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙vai.yi.va.te.RuH3498sevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651tribesשְׁבָטִֽים׃she.va.TimH7626of Israelבִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbiv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808yet receivedחָלְק֖וּchal.KuH2505אֶת־'et-H853their inheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159.

3So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478, “How longעַד־ אָ֙נָה֙'ad- 'a.nahH5704 H575will youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859put offמִתְרַפִּ֔יםmit.ra.PimH7503enteringלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935and possessingלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1,has givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414you?

4Appointהָב֥וּha.VuH3051threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582from each tribeלַשָּׁ֑בֶטla.Sha.vetH7626,and I will send them outוְאֶשְׁלָחֵ֗ם וְיָקֻ֜מוּve.'esh.la.Chem ve.ya.Ku.muH7971 H6965to surveyוְיִֽתְהַלְּכ֥וּve.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980the landבָאָ֛רֶץva.'A.retzH776and map it outוְיִכְתְּב֥וּve.yikh.te.VuH3789אוֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853,according toלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310the inheritance of eachנַֽחֲלָתָ֖םna.cha.la.TamH5159.Then they will returnוְיָבֹ֥אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935to meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413

5and divideוְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּve.hit.cha.le.KuH2505the landאֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853into sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֣הle.shiv.'AhH7651portionsחֲלָקִ֑יםcha.la.KimH2506.Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063shall remainיַעֲמֹ֤דya.'a.ModH5975inעַל־'al-H5921their territoryגְּבוּלוֹ֙ge.vu.LoH1366in the southמִנֶּ֔גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045,and the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130shall remainיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975inעַל־'al-H5921their territoryגְּבוּלָ֖םge.vu.LamH1366in the northמִצָּפֽוֹן׃mi.tza.FonH6828.

6When youוְאַתֶּ֞םve.'a.TemH859have mapped outתִּכְתְּב֤וּtikh.te.VuH3789אֶת־'et-H853the sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651portionsחֲלָקִ֔יםcha.la.KimH2506of landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776and broughtוַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935it to meאֵלַ֖י הֵ֑נָּה'e.Lai He.nahH413 H2008,I will castוְיָרִ֨יתִיve.ya.Ri.tiH3384lotsגּוֹרָל֙go.RalH1486for youhereפֹּ֔הPohH6311in the presenceלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

7The Levitesלַלְוִיִּם֙lal.vi.YimH3881,howeverכִּ֠יkiH3588,have noאֵֽין־'ein-H369portionחֵ֤לֶקChe.lekH2506among youבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588their inheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159is the priesthoodכְהֻנַּ֥תkhe.hu.NatH3550of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.And Gadוְגָ֡דve.GadH1410,Reubenוּרְאוּבֵ֡ןu.re.'u.VenH7205,and halfוַחֲצִי֩va.cha.TziH2677the tribeשֵׁ֨בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜הham.na.ShehH4519have already receivedלָקְח֣וּla.ke.ChuH3947the inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֗םna.cha.la.TamH5159thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414thembeyondמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּן֙lai.yar.DenH3383to the eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217.”

8As the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582got upוַיָּקֻ֥מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965to go outוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680themהַהֹלְכִים֩ha.ho.le.KhimH1980to map outלִכְתֹּ֨בlikh.ToH3789אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Goלְ֠כוּLe.khuH1980and surveyוְהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּve.hit.ha.le.KhuH1980the landבָאָ֜רֶץva.'A.retzH776,map it outוְכִתְב֤וּve.khit.VuH3789אוֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853,and returnוְשׁ֣וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413.Then I will castאַשְׁלִ֨יךְ'ash.LikhH7993lotsגּוֹרָ֛לgo.RalH1486for youhereוּ֠פֹהU.fohH6311in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”

9So the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582departedוַיֵּלְכ֤וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and went throughoutוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,mapping itוַיִּכְתְּב֧וּהָvai.yikh.te.Vu.haH3789city by cityלֶֽעָרִ֛יםle.'a.RimH5892into sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֥הle.shiv.'AhH7651portionsחֲלָקִ֖יםcha.la.KimH2506עַל־'al-H5921.Then they returnedוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935with the documentסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091atאֶל־'el-H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264in Shilohשִׁלֹֽה׃shi.LohH7887.

10And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091castוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֩vai.yash.leKhH7993lotsגּוֹרָ֛לgo.RalH1486for themin the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068at Shilohבְּשִׁלֹ֖הbe.shi.LohH7887,whereשָׁ֨םshamH8033heיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091אֶת־'et-H853distributedוַיְחַלֶּק־vay.cha.lek-H2505the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776to the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478according to their divisionsכְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃ פke.mach.le.ko.TamH4256.

Benjamin’s Inheritance

11The first lotגּוֹרַ֛לgo.RalH1486came upוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927for the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940of the tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121.Their allottedגּֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366layוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996theבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121tribesof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andוּבֵ֖יןu.VeinH996Josephבְּנֵ֥י יוֹסֵֽף׃be.Nei yo.SefH1121 H3130:

12On the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828sideלִפְאַ֥תlif.'AtH6285their borderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366beganוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961atמִן־min-H4480the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,went upוְעָלָ֣ה הַגְּבוּל֩ve.'a.Lah ha.ge.VulH5927 H1366pastאֶל־'el-H413the northernמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828slopeכֶּ֨תֶףKe.tefH3802of Jerichoיְרִיח֜וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,headedוְעָלָ֤הve.'a.LahH5927westיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220through the hill countryבָהָר֙va.HarH2022,and came outוְהָיוּ֙ תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֔יוve.ha.yah to.tze.'o.TavH1961 H8444at the wildernessמִדְבַּ֖רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Beth-avenH1007.

13From thereמִשָּׁ֨םmi.ShamH8033the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366crossed overוְעָבַר֩ve.'a.VarH5674ל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870toאֶל־'el-H413the southernנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045slopeכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of Luzל֙וּזָה֙lu.zahH3870(that isהִ֖יאhi'H1931,BethelH1008הַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366)and went downוְיָרַ֤דve.ya.RadH3381to Ataroth-addarH5853onעַל־'al-H5921the hillהָהָ֕רha.HarH2022אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834southמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045ofלְבֵית־le.veit-H1032Lowerתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃tach.TonH8481Beth-horonחֹר֖וֹןcho.RonH1032.

14On the westיָ֜םyamH3220sideלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285the borderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366curvedוְתָאַ֣רve.ta.'ArH8388וְנָסַ֨בve.na.SavH5437southwardנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045fromמִן־min-H4480the hillהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834facingעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Beth-horonH1032on the southנֶגְבָּה֒neg.BahH5045and came outוְהָי֣וּ תֹֽצְאֹתָ֗יוve.ha.yah to.tze.'o.TavH1961 H8444atאֶל־'el-H413Kiriath-baalH7154(that isהִ֚יאhi'H1931,Kiriath-jearimH7157),a cityעִ֖יר'irH5892of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063was the westernיָֽם׃YamH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285.

15On the southנֶ֕גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045sideוּפְאַת־u.fe.'at-H6285the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366began at the outskirtsמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of Kiriath-jearimH7157and extendedוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318westwardיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220וְיָצָ֕אve.ya.Tza'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the springמַעְיַ֖ןma'.YanH4599at the Watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Nephtoahנֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃nef.To.achH5318.

16Thenהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366itwent downוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the footקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the hillהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834facesעַל־ פְּנֵי֙'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the Valley of Ben-hinnomגֵּ֣י בֶן־ הִנֹּ֔םgei ven- hi.NomH1516 H1121 H2011אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834at the northernצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828end of the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִ֖יםre.fa.'ImH7497and ran downוְיָרַד֩ve.ya.RadH3381the Valley of Hinnomגֵּ֨י הִנֹּ֜םgei hi.NomH1516 H2011towardאֶל־'el-H413the southernנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045slopeכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983and downwardוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381to En-rogelH5883.

17From there it curvedוְתָאַ֣רve.ta.'ArH8388northwardמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828and proceededוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318to En-shemeshוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H5885 H3318and on toאֶל־'el-H413Gelilothגְּלִיל֔וֹתge.li.LotH1553אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834facingנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the Ascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608of Adummimאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH131,and continued downוְיָרַ֕דve.ya.RadH3381to the Stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68of Bohanבֹּ֖הַןBo.hanH932sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205.

18Then it went onוְעָבַ֛רve.'a.VarH5674toאֶל־'el-H413the northernצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828slopeכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802ofמוּל־mul-H4136Beth-arabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160and went downוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381into the valleyהָעֲרָבָֽתָה׃ha.'a.ra.Va.tahH6160.

19The borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366continuedוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674toאֶל־'el-H413the northernצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828slopeכֶּ֣תֶףKe.tefH3802of Beth-hoglahH1031and came outוְהָי֣וּ תֹּצְא֣וֹתve.ha.yah to.tze.'o.tavH1961 H8444atאֶל־'el-H413the northernצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828bayלְשׁ֤וֹןle.ShonH3956of the Salt Seaיָם־ הַמֶּ֙לַח֙yom- ha.Me.lachH3220 H4417,atאֶל־'el-H413the mouthקְצֵ֥ה נֶ֑גְבָּהke.Tzeh Neg.bahH5045 H7097of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Thisהַגְּב֗וּל זֶ֖הha.ge.Vul zehH2088 H1366was the southernנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

20On the eastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285the borderיִגְבֹּל־yig.bol-H1379אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853was the Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383.Theseזֹ֡אתzotH2063were thebordersלִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֛יהָlig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the inheritanceנַחֲלַת֩na.cha.LatH5159of the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940of the tribeבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֧ןvin.ya.MinH1144.

21These wereוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892בְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.tei.HemH4940of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֛הle.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144:

22JerichoH3405,Beth-hoglahH1031 H6010,Emek-kezizH7104,Beth-arabahH1026,Zemaraimוּצְמָרַ֖יִםu.tze.ma.Ra.yimH6787,BethelH1008,

23Avvimוְהָעַוִּ֥יםve.ha.'a.VimH5761,Parahוְהַפָּרָ֖הve.ha.pa.RahH6511,Ophrahוְעָפְרָֽה׃ve.'a.fe.RahH6084,

24Chephar-ammoniהָֽעַמֹּנָ֛הha.'a.mo.niH3726,Ophniוְהָֽעָפְנִ֖יve.ha.'a.fe.NiH6078,and Gebaוָגָ֑בַעva.Ga.va'H1387—twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.teim- 'es.RehH8147 H6240citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892,along with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ve.chatz.rei.HenH2691.

25Gibeonגִּבְע֥וֹןgiv.'onH1391,Ramahוְהָֽרָמָ֖הve.ha.ra.MahH7414,Beerothוּבְאֵרֽוֹת׃u.ve.'e.RotH881,

26Mizpehוְהַמִּצְפֶּ֥הve.ha.mitz.PehH4708,Chephirahוְהַכְּפִירָ֖הve.ha.ke.fi.RahH3716,Mozahוְהַמֹּצָֽה׃ve.ha.mo.TzahH4681,

27Rekemוְרֶ֥קֶםve.Re.kemH7552,Irpeelוְיִרְפְּאֵ֖לve.yir.pe.'ElH3416,Taralahוְתַרְאֲלָֽה׃ve.tar.'a.LahH8634,

28Zelahוְצֵלַ֡עve.tze.La'H6762,Haelephהָאֶ֜לֶףha.'E.lefH507,Jebusוְהַיְבוּסִ֨יve.hay.vu.SiH2983(that isהִ֤יאhi'H1931,Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389),Gibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1394,and Kiriath-jearimקִרְיַ֔תkir.YatH7157—fourteenאַרְבַּֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'ar.ba'- 'es.RehH702 H6240citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892,along with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶ֑ןve.chatz.rei.HenH2691.Thisזֹ֛אתzotH2063was the inheritanceנַֽחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ פle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940of the tribeבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144.

Benjamin’s Inheritance

Commentaries on Joshua 18