Joshua 18

Rest of the Land Divided

1Then the wholeH3605 congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 assembledH6950 themselves at 1ShilohH7887, and setH7931 up the tentH168 of meetingH4150 thereH8033; and the landH776 was subduedH3533 beforeH6440 them.

2There remainedH3498 among the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 sevenH7651 tribesH7626 whoH834 had not dividedH2505 their inheritanceH5159. 3So JoshuaH3091 saidH559 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, “2HowH575 longH5704 will you putH7503 offH7503 enteringH935 to takeH3423 possessionH3423 of the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of your fathersH1, has givenH5414 you? 4ProvideH3051 for yourselves threeH7969 menH376 from 3each tribeH7626 that I may sendH7971 them, and that they may ariseH6965 and walkH1980 through the landH776 and writeH3789 a description of it accordingH6310 to their inheritanceH5159; then they shall 4returnH935 to me. 5They shall divideH2505 it into sevenH7651 portionsH2506; 5JudahH3063 shall stayH5975 in its territoryH1366 on the southH5045, and the houseH1004 of JosephH3130 shall stayH5975 in their territoryH1366 on the northH6828. 6You shall describeH3789 the landH776 in sevenH7651 divisionsH2506, and bringH935 the description hereH2008 to me. 6I will castH3384 lotsH1486 for you hereH6311 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 our GodH430. 7For 7the LevitesH3881 haveH369 noH369 portionH2506 amongH7130 you, becauseH3588 the priesthoodH3550 of the LordH3068 is 8their inheritanceH5159. GadH1410 and ReubenH7205 and the half-tribeH2677H7626 of ManassehH4519 also have receivedH3947 their inheritanceH5159 eastwardH4217 beyondH4480H5676 the JordanH3383, whichH834 MosesH4872 the servantH5650 of the LordH3068 gaveH5414 them.”

8Then the menH376 aroseH6965 and wentH1980, and JoshuaH3091 commandedH6680 those who wentH1980 to describeH3789 the landH776, sayingH559, “GoH1980 and walkH1980 through the landH776 and describeH3789 it, and returnH7725 to me; then I will castH7993 lotsH1486 for you hereH6311 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 in 9ShilohH7887.” 9So the menH376 wentH1980 and passedH5674 through the landH776, and describedH3789 it by citiesH5892 in sevenH7651 divisionsH2506 in a bookH5612; and they cameH935 to JoshuaH3091 to the campH4264 at ShilohH7887. 10And 10JoshuaH3091 castH7993 lotsH1486 for them in ShilohH7887 beforeH6440 the LordH3068, and thereH8033 JoshuaH3091 dividedH2505 the landH776 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 according to their divisionsH4256.

The Territory of Benjamin

11Now the lotH1486 of the tribeH4294 of the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 cameH5927 up according to their familiesH4940, and the territoryH1366 of their lotH1486 11layH3318 betweenH996 the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 and the sonsH1121 of JosephH3130. 1212Their borderH1366 on the northH6828 sideH6285 was from the JordanH3383, then the borderH1366 wentH5927 up to the sideH3802 of JerichoH3405 on the northH6828, and wentH5927 up through the hillH2022 countryH2022 westwardH3220, and 13it endedH1961H8444 at the wildernessH4057 of Beth-avenH1007. 13From thereH8033 the borderH1366 continuedH5674 to 14LuzH3870, to the sideH3802 of LuzH3870 (that is, BethelH1008) southwardH5045; and the borderH1366 wentH3381 downH3381 to Ataroth-addarH5853, nearH5921 the hillH2022 whichH834 lies on the southH5045 of 15lowerH8481 Beth-horonH1032. 14The borderH1366 extendedH8388 from there and turnedH5437 roundH5437 on the westH3220 sideH6285 southwardH5045, from the hillH2022 whichH834 lies beforeH5921H6440 Beth-horonH1032 southwardH5045; and 16it endedH1961H8444 at Kiriath-baalH7154 (that is, Kiriath-jearimH7157), a cityH5892 of the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063. ThisH2088 was the westH3220 sideH6285. 15Then the 17southH5045 sideH6285 was from the edgeH7097 of Kiriath-jearimH7157, and the borderH1366 wentH3318 westwardH3220 and wentH3318 to the fountainH4599 of the watersH4325 of NephtoahH5318. 16The borderH1366 wentH3381 downH3381 to the edgeH7097 of the hillH2022 whichH834 is in the 18valleyH1516 of Ben-hinnomH1121H2011, whichH834 is in the valleyH6010 of RephaimH7497 northwardH6828; and it wentH3381 downH3381 to the valleyH1516 of HinnomH2011, to the slopeH3802 of the JebusiteH2983 southwardH5045, and wentH3381 downH3381 to En-rogelH5883. 17It extendedH8388 northwardH6828 and wentH3318 to En-shemeshH5885 and wentH3318 to GelilothH1553, whichH834 is oppositeH5227 the ascentH4608 of AdummimH131, and it wentH3381 downH3381 to the 19stoneH68 of BohanH932 the sonH1121 of ReubenH7205. 18It continuedH5674 to the sideH3802 in frontH4136 of the ArabahH6160 northwardH6828 and wentH3381 downH3381 to the ArabahH6160. 19The borderH1366 continuedH5674 to the sideH3802 of Beth-hoglahH1031 northwardH6828; and the 20borderH1366 endedH1961H8444 at the northH6828 bayH3956 of the SaltH4417 SeaH3220, at the southH5045 endH7097 of the JordanH3383. ThisH2088 was the southH5045 borderH1366. 20Moreover, the JordanH3383 was its borderH1379 on the eastH6924 sideH6285. ThisH2088 was the inheritanceH5159 of the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144, according to their familiesH4940 and according to its bordersH1367 allH5439 aroundH5439.

21Now the citiesH5892 of the tribeH4294 of the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 according to their familiesH4940 were JerichoH3405 and Beth-hoglahH1031 and Emek-kezizH6010H7104, 22and Beth-arabahH1026 and ZemaraimH6787 and BethelH1008, 23and AvvimH5761 and ParahH6511 and OphrahH6084, 24and Chephar-ammoniH3726 and OphniH6078 and 21GebaH1387; twelveH8147H6240 citiesH5892 with their villagesH2691. 25GibeonH1391 and RamahH7414 and BeerothH881, 26and MizpehH4708 and ChephirahH3716 and MozahH4681, 27and RekemH7552 and IrpeelH3416 and TaralahH8634, 28and 22ZelahH6762, HaelephH507 and the JebusiteH2983 (that is, JerusalemH3389), GibeahH1390, KiriathH7157; fourteenH702H6240 citiesH5892 with their villagesH2691. ThisH2088 is the inheritanceH5159 of the 23sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 according to their familiesH4940.