Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 18

1And the whole congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478assembled togetherוַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950at Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,and set upוַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ינוּvai.yash.Ki.nuH7931the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150there. And the landוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776was subduedנִכְבְּשָׁ֖הnikh.be.ShahH3533beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

2And there remainedוַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙vai.yi.va.te.RuH3498among the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651tribesשְׁבָטִֽים׃she.va.TimH7626,which had not yet receivedחָלְק֖וּchal.KuH2505their inheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159.

3And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, How long areye slackמִתְרַפִּ֔יםmit.ra.PimH7503to goלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1hath givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414you?

4Give outהָב֥וּha.VuH3051from among you threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582for eachtribeלַשָּׁ֑בֶטla.Sha.vetH7626:and I will sendוְאֶשְׁלָחֵ֗םve.'esh.la.ChemH7971them, and they shall riseוְיָקֻ֜מוּve.ya.Ku.muH6965,and goוְיִֽתְהַלְּכ֥וּve.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980through the landבָאָ֛רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and describeוְיִכְתְּב֥וּve.yikh.te.VuH3789it accordingלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310to the inheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֖םna.cha.la.TamH5159of them; and they shall comeוְיָבֹ֥אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935again to me.

5And they shall divideוְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּve.hit.cha.le.KuH2505it into sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֣הle.shiv.'AhH7651partsחֲלָקִ֑יםcha.la.KimH2506:Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063shall abideיַעֲמֹ֤דya.'a.ModH5975in their coastגְּבוּלוֹ֙ge.vu.LoH1366on the southמִנֶּ֔גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045,and the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130shall abideיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975in their coastsגְּבוּלָ֖םge.vu.LamH1366on the northמִצָּפֽוֹן׃mi.tza.FonH6828.

6Ye shall therefore describeתִּכְתְּב֤וּtikh.te.VuH3789the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776intosevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651partsחֲלָקִ֔יםcha.la.KimH2506,and bringוַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935the descriptionhither to me, that I may castוְיָרִ֨יתִיve.ya.Ri.tiH3384lotsגּוֹרָל֙go.RalH1486for you here beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

7But the Levitesלַלְוִיִּם֙lal.vi.YimH3881have no partחֵ֤לֶקChe.lekH2506amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you; for the priesthoodכְהֻנַּ֥תkhe.hu.NatH3550of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068istheir inheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159:and Gadוְגָ֡דve.GadH1410,and Reubenוּרְאוּבֵ֡ןu.re.'u.VenH7205,and halfוַחֲצִי֩va.cha.TziH2677the tribeשֵׁ֨בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜הham.na.ShehH4519,have receivedלָקְח֣וּla.ke.ChuH3947their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֗םna.cha.la.TamH5159beyondמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּן֙lai.yar.DenH3383on the eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414them.

8And the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582aroseוַיָּקֻ֥מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and went awayH3212:and Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091chargedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680them that wentH1980to describeלִכְתֹּ֨בlikh.ToH3789the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,GoH3212and walkH1980through the landבָאָ֜רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and describeוְכִתְב֤וּve.khit.VuH3789it, and come againוְשׁ֣וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725to me, that I may here castאַשְׁלִ֨יךְ'ash.LikhH7993lotsגּוֹרָ֛לgo.RalH1486for you beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887.

9And the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582wentH3212and passed throughוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and describedוַיִּכְתְּב֧וּהָvai.yikh.te.Vu.haH3789it by citiesלֶֽעָרִ֛יםle.'a.RimH5892into sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֥הle.shiv.'AhH7651partsחֲלָקִ֖יםcha.la.KimH2506in a bookסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612,and cameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935againto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at Shilohשִׁלֹֽה׃shi.LohH7887.

10And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091castוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֩vai.yash.leKhH7993lotsגּוֹרָ֛לgo.RalH1486for them in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹ֖הbe.shi.LohH7887beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and there Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091dividedוַיְחַלֶּק־vay.cha.lek-H2505the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478according to their divisionsכְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃ פke.mach.le.ko.TamH4256.

11And the lotגּוֹרַ֛לgo.RalH1486of the tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144came upוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940:and the coastגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of their lotגּֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486came forthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318between the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

12And their borderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366on the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828sideלִפְאַ֥תlif.'AtH6285was from Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383;and the borderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366went upוְעָלָ֣הve.'a.LahH5927to the sideכֶּ֨תֶףKe.tefH3802of Jerichoיְרִיח֜וֹye.ri.ChoH3405on the northמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828side, and went upוְעָלָ֤הve.'a.LahH5927through the mountainsבָהָר֙va.HarH2022westwardיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220;and the goings outתֹּֽצְאֹתָ֔יוto.tze.'o.TavH8444thereof were at the wildernessמִדְבַּ֖רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Beth–avenH1007.

13And the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366went overוְעָבַר֩ve.'a.VarH5674from thence toward Luzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870,to the sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of Luzל֙וּזָה֙lu.zahH3870, which isBeth–elH1008,southwardנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045;and the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366descendedוְיָרַ֤דve.ya.RadH3381to Ataroth–adarH5853,near the hillהָהָ֕רha.HarH2022that liethon the south sideמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045of the netherתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃tach.TonH8481Beth–horonH1032.

14And the borderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366was drawnוְתָאַ֣רve.ta.'ArH8388thence,and compassedוְנָסַ֨בve.na.SavH5437the cornerלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285of the seaיָ֜םyamH3220southwardנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,from the hillהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022that liethbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Beth–horonH1032southwardנֶגְבָּה֒neg.BahH5045;and the goings outתֹֽצְאֹתָ֗יוto.tze.'o.TavH8444thereof were at Kirjath–baalH7154, which isKirjath–jearimH7157,a cityעִ֖יר'irH5892of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: this wasthe westיָֽם׃YamH3220quarterפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285.

15And the southנֶ֕גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045quarterוּפְאַת־u.fe.'at-H6285wasfrom the endמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of Kirjath–jearimH7157,and the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366went outוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318on the westיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220,and went outוְיָצָ֕אve.ya.Tza'H3318to the wellמַעְיַ֖ןma'.YanH4599of watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Nephtoahנֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃nef.To.achH5318:

16And the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366came downוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381to the endקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the mountainהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022that liethbeforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440the valleyגֵּ֣יgeiH1516of the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011, and which isin the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of the giantsרְפָאִ֖יםre.fa.'ImH7497on the northצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and descendedוְיָרַד֩ve.ya.RadH3381to the valleyגֵּ֨יgeiH1516of Hinnomהִנֹּ֜םhi.NomH2011,to the sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of Jebusiהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983on the southנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,and descendedוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381to En–rogelH5883,

17And was drawnוְתָאַ֣רve.ta.'ArH8388from the northמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and went forthוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318to En–shemeshH5885,and went forthוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318toward Gelilothגְּלִיל֔וֹתge.li.LotH1553, which isover againstנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the going upמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608of Adummimאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH131,and descendedוְיָרַ֕דve.ya.RadH3381to the stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68of Bohanבֹּ֖הַןBo.hanH932the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,

18And passed alongוְעָבַ֛רve.'a.VarH5674toward the sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802over againstמוּל־mul-H4136Arabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160northwardצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and went downוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381unto Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽתָה׃ha.'a.ra.Va.tahH6160:

19And the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366passed alongוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674to the sideכֶּ֣תֶףKe.tefH3802of Beth–hoglahH1031northwardצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828:and the outgoingsתֹּצְא֣וֹתto.tze.'o.tavH8444of the borderהַגְּב֗וּלha.ge.VulH1366were at the northצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828bayלְשׁ֤וֹןle.ShonH3956of the saltהַמֶּ֙לַח֙ha.Me.lachH4417seaיָם־yom-H3220at the southנֶ֑גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383: this wasthe southנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045coastגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

20And Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383was the borderיִגְבֹּל־yig.bol-H1379of it on the eastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285. This wasthe inheritanceנַחֲלַת֩na.cha.LatH5159of the childrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֧ןvin.ya.MinH1144,by the coastsלִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֛יהָlig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367thereof round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439,according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

21Now the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֛הle.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.tei.HemH4940were Jerichoיְרִיח֥וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,and Beth–hoglahH1031,and the valleyוְעֵ֥מֶקve.'E.mekH6010of Kezizקְצִֽיץ׃ke.TzitzH7104,

22And Beth–arabahH1026,and Zemaraimוּצְמָרַ֖יִםu.tze.ma.Ra.yimH6787,and Beth–elH1008,

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

24And Chephar–haammonaiהָֽעַמֹּנָ֛הha.'a.mo.niH3726,and Ophniוְהָֽעָפְנִ֖יve.ha.'a.fe.NiH6078,and Gabaוָגָ֑בַעva.Ga.va'H1387;twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.teim- 'es.RehH6240 H8147citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ve.chatz.rei.HenH2691:

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

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

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

28And Zelahוְצֵלַ֡עve.tze.La'H6762,Elephהָאֶ֜לֶףha.'E.lefH507,and Jebusiוְהַיְבוּסִ֨יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, which isJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Gibeathגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1394, andKirjathקִרְיַ֔תkir.YatH7157;fourteenאַרְבַּֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'ar.ba'- 'es.RehH6240 H702citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶ֑ןve.chatz.rei.HenH2691. This isthe inheritanceנַֽחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ פle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

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