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Joshua 18:1-9

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.

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