New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 18

Rest of the Land Divided

1Then the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478assembledוַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950atShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,and setH7931upH7931the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033;and the landוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776was subduedנִכְבְּשָׁ֖הnikh.be.ShahH3533beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

2But there remainedוַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙vai.yi.va.te.RuH3498among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651tribesשְׁבָטִֽים׃she.va.TimH7626whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had not dividedחָלְק֖וּchal.KuH2505their inheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159.

3So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Howאָ֙נָה֙'a.nahH575longעַד־'ad-H5704will youputH7503offH7503enteringלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935to takeלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423possessionH3423of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1,has givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414you?

4Provideהָב֥וּha.VuH3051for yourselves threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969menH376fromeach tribeלַשָּׁ֑בֶטla.Sha.vetH7626so that I may sendוְאֶשְׁלָחֵ֗םve.'esh.la.ChemH7971them, and that they may ariseוְיָקֻ֜מוּve.ya.Ku.muH6965and walkוְיִֽתְהַלְּכ֥וּve.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980through the landבָאָ֛רֶץva.'A.retzH776and writeוְיִכְתְּב֥וּve.yikh.te.VuH3789a description ofit accordingלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310to their inheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֖םna.cha.la.TamH5159; then they shallreturnוְיָבֹ֥אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935to me.

5And they shall divideוְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּve.hit.cha.le.KuH2505it into sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֣הle.shiv.'AhH7651portionsחֲלָקִ֑יםcha.la.KimH2506;Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063shall stayיַעֲמֹ֤דya.'a.ModH5975in its territoryגְּבוּלוֹ֙ge.vu.LoH1366on the southמִנֶּ֔גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045,and the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130shall stayיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975in their territoryגְּבוּלָ֖םge.vu.LamH1366on the northמִצָּפֽוֹן׃mi.tza.FonH6828.

6And you shall writeתִּכְתְּב֤וּtikh.te.VuH3789a description ofthe landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776in sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651divisionsחֲלָקִ֔יםcha.la.KimH2506,and bringוַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935the descriptionhereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008to me.Then I will castוְיָרִ֨יתִיve.ya.Ri.tiH3384lotsגּוֹרָל֙go.RalH1486for you hereפֹּ֔הPohH6311beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

7Forthe Levitesלַלְוִיִּם֙lal.vi.YimH3881haveH369noH369portionחֵ֤לֶקChe.lekH2506amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you, becauseH3588the priesthoodכְהֻנַּ֥תkhe.hu.NatH3550of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068istheir inheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159.Gadוְגָ֡דve.GadH1410,Reubenוּרְאוּבֵ֡ןu.re.'u.VenH7205,and the half-tribeוַחֲצִי֩ שֵׁ֨בֶטva.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677 H7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜הham.na.ShehH4519also have receivedלָקְח֣וּla.ke.ChuH3947their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֗םna.cha.la.TamH5159eastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217beyondמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH4480 H5676the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּן֙lai.yar.DenH3383,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414them.”

8Then the menH376aroseוַיָּקֻ֥מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980,and Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680those who wentהַהֹלְכִים֩ha.ho.le.KhimH1980to writeלִכְתֹּ֨בlikh.ToH3789a description ofthe landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Goלְ֠כוּLe.khuH1980and walkוְהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּve.hit.ha.le.KhuH1980through the landבָאָ֜רֶץva.'A.retzH776and writeוְכִתְב֤וּve.khit.VuH3789a description ofit, and returnוְשׁ֣וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725to me; then I will castאַשְׁלִ֨יךְ'ash.LikhH7993lotsגּוֹרָ֛לgo.RalH1486for you hereוּ֠פֹהU.fohH6311beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887.”

9So the menH376wentוַיֵּלְכ֤וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and passedוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674through the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and wroteוַיִּכְתְּב֧וּהָvai.yikh.te.Vu.haH3789a description ofit by citiesלֶֽעָרִ֛יםle.'a.RimH5892in sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֥הle.shiv.'AhH7651divisionsחֲלָקִ֖יםcha.la.KimH2506in a bookסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091at the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at Shilohשִׁלֹֽה׃shi.LohH7887.

10Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091then castוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֩vai.yash.leKhH7993lotsגּוֹרָ֛לgo.RalH1486for them in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹ֖הbe.shi.LohH7887beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and thereשָׁ֨םshamH8033Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091dividedוַיְחַלֶּק־vay.cha.lek-H2505the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478according to their divisionsכְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃ פke.mach.le.ko.TamH4256.

The Territory of Benjamin

11Now the lotגּוֹרַ֛לgo.RalH1486of the tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144cameH5927upH5927according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,and the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of their lotגּֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486layוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318betweenH996the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

12Their borderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366on the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828sideלִפְאַ֥תlif.'AtH6285was from the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,then the borderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366wentH5927upH5927to the sideכֶּ֨תֶףKe.tefH3802of Jerichoיְרִיח֜וֹye.ri.ChoH3405on the northמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and wentH5927upH5927through the hillבָהָר֙va.HarH2022countryH2022westwardיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220, andit endedתֹּֽצְאֹתָ֔יוto.tze.'o.TavH1961 H8444at the wildernessמִדְבַּ֖רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Beth-avenH1007.

13Then from thereמִשָּׁ֨םmi.ShamH8033the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366continuedוְעָבַר֩ve.'a.VarH5674toLuzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870,to the sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of Luzל֙וּזָה֙lu.zahH3870(that is, BethelH1008)southwardנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045;and the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentH3381downוְיָרַ֤דve.ya.RadH3381to Ataroth-addarH5853,nearעַל־'al-H5921the hillהָהָ֕רha.HarH2022whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834lieson the southמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045oflowerתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃tach.TonH8481Beth-horonH1032.

14And the borderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366changedH8388directionH8388from thereand turnedוְנָסַ֨בve.na.SavH5437aroundH5437on the westיָ֜םyamH3220sideלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285southwardנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,from the hillהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834liesoppositeעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Beth-horonH1032southwardנֶגְבָּה֒neg.BahH5045; andit endedוְהָי֣וּ תֹֽצְאֹתָ֗יוve.ha.yah to.tze.'o.TavH1961 H8444at Kiriath-baalH7154(that is, Kiriath-jearimH7157),a cityעִ֖יר'irH5892of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.ThisH2088wasthe westיָֽם׃YamH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285.

15Then thesouthנֶ֕גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045sideוּפְאַת־u.fe.'at-H6285wasfrom the edgeמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of Kiriath-jearimH7157,and the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318westwardיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220and wentוְיָצָ֕אve.ya.Tza'H3318to the fountainמַעְיַ֖ןma'.YanH4599of the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Nephtoahנֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃nef.To.achH5318.

16Then the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentH3381downוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381to the edgeקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the hillהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is in theValleyגֵּ֣יgeiH1516of Ben-hinnomבֶן־ הִנֹּ֔םven- hi.NomH1121 H2011,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834is in the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִ֖יםre.fa.'ImH7497northwardצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828;and it wentH3381downוְיָרַד֩ve.ya.RadH3381to the Valleyגֵּ֨יgeiH1516of Hinnomהִנֹּ֜םhi.NomH2011,to the slopeכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983southwardנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,and wentH3381downוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381to En-rogelH5883.

17Then it turnedוְתָאַ֣רve.ta.'ArH8388northwardמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828and wentוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318to En-shemeshH5885,and wentוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318to Gelilothגְּלִיל֔וֹתge.li.LotH1553,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is oppositeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the ascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608of Adummimאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH131,and it wentH3381downוְיָרַ֕דve.ya.RadH3381to thestoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68of Bohanבֹּ֖הַןBo.hanH932the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205.

18And it continuedוְעָבַ֛רve.'a.VarH5674to the sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802in frontמוּל־mul-H4136of the Arabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160northwardצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and wentH3381downוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381to the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽתָה׃ha.'a.ra.Va.tahH6160.

19Then the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366continuedוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674to the sideכֶּ֣תֶףKe.tefH3802of Beth-hoglahH1031northwardצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828; and theborderהַגְּב֗וּלha.ge.VulH1366endedוְהָי֣וּ תֹּצְא֣וֹתve.ha.yah to.tze.'o.tavH1961 H8444at the northצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828bayלְשׁ֤וֹןle.ShonH3956of the Saltהַמֶּ֙לַח֙ha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָם־yom-H3220,at the southנֶ֑גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088wasthe southernנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

20Moreover, the Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383was its borderיִגְבֹּל־yig.bol-H1379on the eastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285.ThisH2088wasthe inheritanceנַחֲלַת֩na.cha.LatH5159of the sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֧ןvin.ya.MinH1144according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, andaccording to its bordersלִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֛יהָlig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367allH5439aroundH5439.

21Now the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֛הle.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.tei.HemH4940were Jerichoיְרִיח֥וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,Beth-hoglahH1031,and Emek-kezizוְעֵ֥מֶק קְצִֽיץ׃ve.'E.mek ke.TzitzH6010 H7104,

22Beth-arabahH1026,Zemaraimוּצְמָרַ֖יִםu.tze.ma.Ra.yimH6787,and BethelH1008,

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

24Chephar-ammoniהָֽעַמֹּנָ֛הha.'a.mo.niH3726,Ophniוְהָֽעָפְנִ֖יve.ha.'a.fe.NiH6078, andGebaוָגָ֑בַעva.Ga.va'H1387;twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.teim- 'es.RehH8147 H6240citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ve.chatz.rei.HenH2691.

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

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

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

28Zelahוְצֵלַ֡עve.tze.La'H6762,Haelephהָאֶ֜לֶףha.'E.lefH507,the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֨יve.hay.vu.SiH2983city (that is, Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389),GibeahH1390,Kiriathקִרְיַ֔תkir.YatH7157;fourteenאַרְבַּֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'ar.ba'- 'es.RehH702 H6240citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶ֑ןve.chatz.rei.HenH2691.ThisH2088is the inheritanceנַֽחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ פle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

Rest of the Land Divided

The Territory of Benjamin

Commentaries on Joshua 18