New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 18:3-10

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.

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