Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 13

1Now Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091was oldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204andstrickenבָּ֖אba'H935in yearsבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117;And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou art oldזָקַ֙נְתָּה֙za.Kan.tahH2204andstrickenבָּ֣אתָBa.taH935in yearsבַיָּמִ֔יםvai.ya.MimH3117,and there remainethנִשְׁאֲרָ֥הnish.'a.RahH7604yet veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּֽה־har.beh-H7235landוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776to be possessedלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.

2This isthe landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776that yet remainethהַנִּשְׁאָ֑רֶתha.nish.'A.retH7604:all the bordersגְּלִיל֥וֹתge.li.LotH1552of the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430,and all Geshuriהַגְּשׁוּרִֽי׃ha.ge.shu.RiH1651,

3From Sihorהַשִּׁיח֞וֹרha.shi.ChorH7883, which isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,even unto the bordersגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366of Ekronעֶקְרוֹן֙'ek.rOnH6138northwardצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, whichis countedתֵּחָשֵׁ֑בte.cha.ShevH2803to the Canaaniteלַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יla.ke.na.'a.NiH3669:fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430;the Gazathitesהָעַזָּתִ֤יha.'a.za.TiH5841,and the Ashdothitesוְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִי֙ve.ha.'ash.do.DiH796,the Eshkalonitesהָאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִ֣יha.'esh.ke.lo.NiH832,the Gittitesהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663,and the Ekronitesוְהָעֶקְרוֹנִ֖יve.ha.'ek.ro.NiH6139;also the Avitesוְהָעַוִּֽים׃ve.ha.'a.VimH5761:

4From the southמִתֵּימָ֞ןmi.tei.ManH8486,all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and Mearahוּמְעָרָ֛הu.me.'a.RahH4632that isbeside the Sidoniansלַצִּידֹנִ֖יםla.tzi.do.NimH6722,unto Aphekאֲפֵ֑קָה'a.Fe.kahH663,to the bordersגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567:

5And the landוְהָאָ֣רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776of the Giblitesהַגִּבְלִ֗יha.giv.LiH1382,and all Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844,toward the sunrisingמִזְרַ֣ח הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁmiz.Rach ha.She.meshH8121 H4217,from Baal–gadH1171under mountהַר־har-H2022Hermonחֶרְמ֑וֹןcher.MonH2768unto the enteringלְב֥וֹאle.Vo'H935into Hamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574.

6All the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the hill countryהָ֠הָרHa.horH2022from Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֞וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844unto Misrephoth–maimH4956, andall the Sidoniansצִ֣ידֹנִ֔יםtzi.do.NimH6722,them will I drive outאוֹרִישֵׁ֔ם'o.ri.ShemH3423from beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:only divide thou it by lotהַפִּלֶ֤הָha.pi.Le.haH5307unto the Israelitesלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for an inheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָ֔הbe.na.cha.LahH5159,as I have commandedצִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee.

7Now therefore divideחַלֵּ֞קcha.LekH2505this landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776for an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֖הbe.na.cha.LahH5159unto the nineלְתִשְׁעַ֣תle.tish.'AtH8672tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֑יםha.she.va.TimH7626,and the halfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677tribeהַשֵּׁ֥בֶטha.She.vetH7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃Ham.na.ShehH4519,

8With whom the Reubenitesהָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙ha.r.'u.ve.NiH7206and the Gaditesוְהַגָּדִ֔יve.ha.ga.DiH1425have receivedלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159,which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414them, beyondבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217, evenas Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414them;

9From Aroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177, that isupon the bankשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of the riverנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158Arnonאַרְנ֜וֹן'ar.NonH769,and the cityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892that isin the midstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the riverהַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalH5158,and all the plainהַמִּישֹׁ֥רha.mi.ShorH4334of Medebaמֵידְבָ֖אmeid.Va'H4311unto Dibonדִּיבֽוֹן׃di.VonH1769;

10And all the citiesעָרֵי֙'a.ReiH5892of Sihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,which reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,unto the borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983;

11And Gileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֞דve.ha.gil.'AdH1568,and the borderוּגְב֧וּלu.ge.VulH1366of the Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֣יha.ge.shu.RiH1651and Maachathitesוְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֗יve.ha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,and all mountהַ֥רharH2022Hermonחֶרְמ֛וֹןcher.MonH2768,and all Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןha.ba.ShanH1316unto Salcahסַלְכָֽה׃sal.KhahH5548;

12All the kingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of Ogעוֹג֙'OgH5747in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.ShanH1316,which reignedמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427in Ashtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּר֖וֹתbe.'ash.ta.RotH6252and in Edreiוּבְאֶדְרֶ֑עִיu.ve.'ed.Re.'iH154,who remainedנִשְׁאַר֙nish.'ArH7604of the remnantמִיֶּ֣תֶרmi.Ye.terH3499of the giantsהָרְפָאִ֔יםha.re.fa.'ImH7497:for these did Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872smiteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221,and cast them outוַיֹּרִשֵֽׁם׃vai.yo.ri.ShemH3423.

13Nevertheless the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478expelledהוֹרִ֙ישׁוּ֙ho.Ri.shuH3423not the Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֖יha.ge.shu.RiH1651,nor the Maachathitesהַמַּעֲכָתִ֑יha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602:but the Geshuritesגְּשׁ֤וּרge.ShurH1650and the Maachathitesוּמַֽעֲכָת֙u.ma.'a.KhatH4601dwellוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478until this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14Only unto the tribeלְשֵׁ֣בֶטle.She.vetH7626of Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878he gaveנָתַ֖ןna.TanH5414none inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159;the sacrificesH801of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478made by fireאִשֵּׁ֨י'i.SheiH801aretheir inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,as he saidדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696unto them.

15And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205inheritanceaccording to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

16And their coastהַגְּב֗וּלha.ge.VulH1366was from Aroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177, that ison the bankשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of the riverנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158Arnonאַרְנ֜וֹן'ar.NonH769,and the cityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892that isin the midstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the riverהַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalH5158,and all the plainהַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.ShorH4334by Medebaמֵידְבָֽא׃mei.de.Va'H4311;

17Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֥וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and all her citiesעָרֶ֖יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892that arein the plainבַּמִּישֹׁ֑רba.mi.ShorH4334;Dibonדִּיבוֹן֙di.VonH1769,and Bamoth–baalוּבָמ֣וֹתu.va.MotH1120,and Beth–baal–meonH1010,

18And Jahazahוְיַ֥הְצָהve.Yah.tzahH3096,and Kedemothוּקְדֵמֹ֖תu.ke.de.MotH6932,and Mephaathוּמֵפָֽעַת׃u.me.Fa.'atH4158,

19And Kirjathaimוְקִרְיָתַ֣יִםve.kir.ya.Ta.yimH7156,and Sibmahוְשִׂבְמָ֔הve.siv.MahH7643,and Zareth–shaharH6890in the mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of the valleyהָעֵֽמֶק׃ha.'E.mekH6010,

20And Beth–peorH1047,and Ashdoth–pisgahוְאַשְׁדּ֥וֹתve.'ash.DotH794 H798,and Beth–jeshimothH1020,

21And all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the plainהַמִּישֹׁ֔רha.mi.ShorH4334,and all the kingdomמַמְלְכ֗וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of Sihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,which reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,whom Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872smoteהִכָּ֨הhi.KahH5221with the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Eviאֱוִ֤י'e.ViH189,and Rekemרֶ֙קֶם֙re.kemH7552,and Zurצ֤וּרtzurH6698,and Hurחוּר֙churH2354,and Rebaרֶ֔בַעRe.va'H7254, which weredukesנְסִיכֵ֣יne.si.KheiH5257of Sihonסִיח֔וֹןsi.ChonH5511,dwellingיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22Balaamבִּלְעָ֥םbil.'AmH1109also the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֖וֹרbe.'orH1160,the soothsayerהַקּוֹסֵ֑םha.ko.SemH7080,did the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478slayהָרְג֧וּha.re.GuH2026with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719among themאֶל־'el-H413that were slainחַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃cha.lei.HemH2491by them.

23And the borderגְּבוּל֙ge.VulH1366of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205was Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and the borderוּגְב֑וּלu.ge.VulH1366thereof. This wasthe inheritanceנַחֲלַ֤תna.cha.LatH5159of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892and the villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ פve.chatz.rei.HenH2691thereof.

24And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414inheritanceunto the tribeלְמַטֵּה־le.ma.teh-H4294of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410, evenunto the childrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֖דgadH1410according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

25And their coastהַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.VulH1366was Jazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270,and all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,and halfוַחֲצִ֕יva.cha.TziH2677the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,unto Aroerעֲרוֹעֵ֕רa.ro.'ErH6177that isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Rabbahרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7237;

26And from Heshbonוּמֵחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹןu.me.chesh.BonH2809unto Ramath–mizpehH7434,and Betonimוּבְטֹנִ֑יםu.ve.to.NimH993;and from Mahanaimוּמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםu.mi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266unto the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Debirלִדְבִֽר׃lid.VirH1688;

27And in the valleyוּבָעֵ֡מֶקu.va.'E.mekH6010,Beth–aramH1027,and Beth–nimrahH1039,and Succothוְסֻכּ֣וֹתve.su.KotH5523,and Zaphonוְצָפ֗וֹןve.tza.FonH6829,the restיֶ֚תֶרYe.terH3499of the kingdomמַמְלְכ֗וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of Sihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809,Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383and hisborderוּגְבֻ֑לu.ge.VulH1366, evenunto the edgeקְצֵה֙ke.TzehH7097of the seaיָם־yom-H3220of Chinnerethכִּנֶּ֔רֶתki.Ne.retH3672on the other sideעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָֽחָה׃miz.Ra.chahH4217.

28This isthe inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֖דgadH1410after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽם׃ve.chatz.rei.HemH2691.

29And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414inheritanceunto the halfלַחֲצִ֖יla.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519: and this was the possessionof the halfלַחֲצִ֛יla.cha.TziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

30And their coastגְבוּלָ֗םge.vu.LamH1366was from Mahanaimמִמַּחֲנַ֨יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266,all Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֜ןha.ba.ShanH1316,all the kingdomמַמְלְכ֣וּת׀mam.le.KhutH4468of Ogע֣וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֗ןha.ba.ShanH1316,and all the townsחַוֹּ֥תcha.VotH2333of Jairיָאִ֛ירya.'IrH2971, which arein Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316,threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346citiesעִֽיר׃'IrH5892:

31And halfוַחֲצִ֤יva.cha.TziH2677Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568,and Ashtarothוְעַשְׁתָּר֣וֹתve.'ash.ta.RotH6252,and Edreiוְאֶדְרֶ֔עִיve.'ed.Re.'iH154,citiesעָרֵ֛י'a.ReiH5892of the kingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of Ogע֖וֹגogH5747in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֑ןba.ba.ShanH1316, were pertainingunto the childrenלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Machirמָכִיר֙ma.KhirH4353the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519, evento the one halfלַחֲצִ֥יla.cha.TziH2677of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Machirמָכִ֖ירma.KhirH4353by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

32These are the countrieswhich Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872did distribute for inheritanceנִחַ֥לni.ChalH5157in the plainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,on the other sideמֵעֵ֛בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלְיַרְדֵּ֥ןle.yar.DenH3383,by Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,eastwardמִזְרָֽחָה׃ סmiz.Ra.chahH4217.

33But unto the tribeוּלְשֵׁ֙בֶט֙u.le.She.vetH7626of Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414not anyinheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159:Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wastheir inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֔םna.cha.la.TamH5159,as he saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto them.

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