Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 18:3-10

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.

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