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Joshua 18

1AndthewholeassemblyH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredtogetherH6950atShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,andsetupthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150there;andthelandוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776wassubduedH3533beforethem.

2Andthereremainedוַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙vai.yi.va.te.RuH3498amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651tribesH7626whoseinheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159hadnotbeendistributedtothem.

3AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559tothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Howlongwillye shewyourselvesslackמִתְרַפִּ֔יםmit.ra.PimH7503togoלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935totakeלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423possessionH3423ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1hathgivenH5414you?

4Provideהָב֥וּha.VuH3051youthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969menH376foratribeלַשָּׁ֑בֶטla.Sha.vetH7626;thatImaysendוְאֶשְׁלָחֵ֗םve.'esh.la.ChemH7971them,andtheyshallriseH6965andgoH1980throughthelandבָאָ֛רֶץva.'A.retzH776,anddescribeוְיִכְתְּב֥וּve.yikh.te.VuH3789itaccordingtotheproportionoftheirinheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֖םna.cha.la.TamH5159,andtheyshallcomeוְיָבֹ֥אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935tome.

5Andtheyshalldivideוְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּve.hit.cha.le.KuH2505itintosevenלְשִׁבְעָ֣הle.shiv.'AhH7651portionsחֲלָקִ֑יםcha.la.KimH2506.Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063shallremainיַעֲמֹ֤דya.'a.ModH5975intheirborderH1366onthesouthמִנֶּ֔גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045,andthehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130shallremainיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975intheirborderH1366onthenorthמִצָּפֽוֹן׃mi.tza.FonH6828;

6andyeshalldescribeתִּכְתְּב֤וּtikh.te.VuH3789thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776intosevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651portionsחֲלָקִ֔יםcha.la.KimH2506,andbringוַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935[thedescription] hithertome,andIwillcastlotsגּוֹרָל֙go.RalH1486foryouhereפֹּ֔הPohH6311beforeJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

7ButtheLevitesלַלְוִיִּם֙lal.vi.YimH3881havenoportionחֵ֤לֶקChe.lekH2506amongyou,forthepriesthoodכְהֻנַּ֥תkhe.hu.NatH3550ofJehovahistheirinheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159.AndGadוְגָ֡דve.GadH1410,andReubenוּרְאוּבֵ֡ןu.re.'u.VenH7205,andhalfוַחֲצִי֩va.cha.TziH2677thetribeשֵׁ֨בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜הham.na.ShehH4519havereceivedH3947theirinheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֗םna.cha.la.TamH5159beyondtheJordanלַיַּרְדֵּן֙lai.yar.DenH3383ontheeastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650ofJehovahgaveH5414them.

8AndthemenH376aroseH6965andwentH1980awayH7725.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.KimH2506,inabookH5612,andtheycameH935toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264atShilohשִׁלֹֽה׃shi.LohH7887.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091castH7993lotsגּוֹרָ֛לgo.RalH1486fortheminShilohבְּשִׁלֹ֖הbe.shi.LohH7887beforeJehovah.AndthereJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091dividedH2505thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776tothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478accordingtotheirdivisionsכְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃ פke.mach.le.ko.TamH4256.

11Andthelotגּוֹרַ֛לgo.RalH1486ofthetribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144cameH3318upaccordingtotheirfamiliesH4940.Andtheterritoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366oftheirlotגּֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486cameH3318forthH3318betweenthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andthechildrenofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

12Andtheirborderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366onthenorthצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828sideלִפְאַ֥תlif.'AtH6285wasH1961fromtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383;andtheborderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366wentH5927uptothesideH6285ofJerichoיְרִיח֜וֹye.ri.ChoH3405onthenorthמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,andwentH5927uptothemountainH2022westward;andendedatthewildernessמִדְבַּ֖רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057ofBeth-Aven;

13andtheborderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366passedH5674onfromthencetowardLuzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870,tothesouthנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045sideH3802ofLuzל֙וּזָה֙lu.zahH3870,whichisBethel:andtheborderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentH3381downוְיָרַ֤דve.ya.RadH3381toAtaroth-AddarH5853,nearthehillH2022thatisonthesouthמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045ofthelowerBeth-horonH1032.

14—Andtheborderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366reachedalongandturnedוְנָסַ֨בve.na.SavH5437onthewestיָ֜םyamH3220sideלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285,southwardfromthehillH2022thatisbeforeBeth-horonH1032southward;andendedatKirjath-Baal,whichisKirjath-jearim,acityעִ֖יר'irH5892ofthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:thisisthewestיָֽם׃YamH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285.

15—Andthesouthנֶ֕גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045sideוּפְאַת־u.fe.'at-H6285wasfromtheextremeendמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097ofKirjath-jearim,andtheborderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentH3318outonthewestיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220,andwentH3318outtothespringמַעְיַ֖ןma'.YanH4599ofthewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofNephtoahנֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃nef.To.achH5318.

16Andtheborderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentH3381downH3381totheendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097ofthemountainהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022thatisbeforethevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofthesonH1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011,whichisinthevalleyH6010ofRephaimH7497onthenorthצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,andwentH3381downthevalleyH6010ofHinnomהִנֹּ֜םhi.NomH2011,tothesideH3802oftheJebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983onthesouthנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,andwentH3381downH3381toEn-rogelH5883;

17anditreachedalongonthenorthמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,andwentH3318forthH3318toEn-shemeshH5885,andwentH3318forthH3318towardsGeliloth,whichisoppositeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227totheascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608ofAdummimאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH131,andwentH3318downוְיָרַ֕דve.ya.RadH3381tothestoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68ofBohanבֹּ֖הַןBo.hanH932,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,

18andpassedH5674alongtowardsthesideH3802oppositeמוּל־mul-H4136toArabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160northwards,andwentH3381downוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381toArabahהָעֲרָבָֽתָה׃ha.'a.ra.Va.tahH6160;

19andtheborderH1366passedH5674ontothesideH3802ofBeth-hoglahH1031onthenorthH6828,andtheborderH1366endedatthetongueH3956ofthesaltהַמֶּ֙לַח֙ha.Me.lachH4417seaיָם־yom-H3220northward,atthesouthH5045endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383:thisisthesouthernborderH1366.

20—AndtheJordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383bordersלִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֛יהָlig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367itontheeastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285. —Thiswastheinheritanceנַחֲלַת֩na.cha.LatH5159ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֧ןvin.ya.MinH1144, accordingtoitsbordersH1367roundH5439about, accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940.

21Andthecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֛הle.ma.TehH4294ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940wereH1961:Jerichoיְרִיח֥וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,andBeth-hoglahH1031,andEmek-Keziz,

22andBeth-ArabahH1026,andZemaraimוּצְמָרַ֖יִםu.tze.ma.Ra.yimH6787,andBethel,

23andAvvim,andParah,andOphrahוְעָפְרָֽה׃ve.'a.fe.RahH6084,

24andChephar-haammonai,andOphni,andGebaוָגָ֑בַעva.Ga.va'H1387:twelvecitiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892andtheirhamlets;

25Gibeonגִּבְע֥וֹןgiv.'onH1391,andRamahוְהָֽרָמָ֖הve.ha.ra.MahH7414,andBeerothוּבְאֵרֽוֹת׃u.ve.'e.RotH881,

26andMizpeh,andChephirah,andMozah,

27andRekemוְרֶ֥קֶםve.Re.kemH7552,andJirpeel,andTharalah,

28andZelah, Eleph,andJebusi,thatis,Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, Gibeah, Kirjath:fourteencitiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892andtheir hamlets.Thiswastheinheritanceנַֽחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940.

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