Revised Version 1895

Joshua 13

1NowH3117Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091wasoldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204andwellH3966stricken inyearsH3117; and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou artoldזָקַ֙נְתָּה֙za.Kan.tahH2204andwellH3966stricken inyearsH3117, and there remaineth yetveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּֽה־har.beh-H7235landוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776to bepossessedלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.

2This is thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776that yet remaineth:allכָּל־kol-H3605theregionsגְּלִיל֥וֹתge.li.LotH1552of thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theGeshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִֽי׃ha.ge.shu.RiH1651;

3from theShihorהַשִּׁיח֞וֹרha.shi.ChorH7883,whichH834isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,evenוְעַ֨דve.'AdH5704unto theborderגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366ofEkronעֶקְרוֹן֙'ek.rOnH6138northwardצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,whichH834iscountedתֵּחָשֵׁ֑בte.cha.ShevH2803to theCanaanitesלַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יla.ke.na.'a.NiH3669: thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430. theGazitesהָעַזָּתִ֤יha.'a.za.TiH5841, and theAshdoditesוְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִי֙ve.ha.'ash.do.DiH796, the Ashkelonites, theGittitesהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, and theEkronitesוְהָעֶקְרוֹנִ֖יve.ha.'ek.ro.NiH6139; also the Avvim,

4on thesouthמִתֵּימָ֞ןmi.tei.ManH8486:allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, andMearahוּמְעָרָ֛הu.me.'a.RahH4632that belongeth to the Zidonians, untoAphekאֲפֵ֑קָה'a.Fe.kahH663, to theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567:

5and thelandוְהָאָ֣רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776of theGebalitesהַגִּבְלִ֗יha.giv.LiH1382, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844,towardH935thesunrisingמִזְרַ֣חmiz.RachH4217, fromBaal-gadH1171underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478mountהַר־har-H2022Hermonחֶרְמ֑וֹןcher.MonH2768unto theenteringH935in ofHamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574:

6allכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thehillהָ֠הָרHa.horH2022countryH2022fromLebanonהַלְּבָנ֞וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844untoMisrephoth-maimH4956,evenעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the Zidonians; them will Idriveאוֹרִישֵׁ֔ם'o.ri.ShemH3423outמִֽן־min-H4480frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:onlyרַ֠קrakH7535allotהַפִּלֶ֤הָha.pi.Le.haH5307thou it untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for aninheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָ֔הbe.na.cha.LahH5159, as I havecommandedצִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforedivideחַלֵּ֞קcha.LekH2505thislandהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776for aninheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֖הbe.na.cha.LahH5159unto thenineלְתִשְׁעַ֣תle.tish.'AtH8672tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֑יםha.she.va.TimH7626, and thehalfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677tribeהַשֵּׁ֥בֶטha.She.vetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃Ham.na.ShehH4519.

8With him theReubenitesהָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙ha.r.'u.ve.NiH7206and theGaditesוְהַגָּדִ֔יve.ha.ga.DiH1425receivedלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947theirinheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159,whichH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414them,beyondבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217, even asMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414them;

9fromAroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177, that is on theedgeשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of thevalleyנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158ofArnonאַרְנ֜וֹן'ar.NonH769, and thecityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892that is in themiddleבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of thevalleyהַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalH5158, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theplainהַמִּישֹׁ֥רha.mi.ShorH4334ofMedebaמֵידְבָ֖אmeid.Va'H4311untoDibonדִּיבֽוֹן׃di.VonH1769;

10andallוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605thecitiesעָרֵי֙'a.ReiH5892ofSihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809, unto theborderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983;

11andGileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֞דve.ha.gil.'AdH1568, and theborderוּגְב֧וּלu.ge.VulH1366of theGeshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֣יha.ge.shu.RiH1651andMaacathitesוְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֗יve.ha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602, andallוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605mountהַ֥רharH2022Hermonחֶרְמ֛וֹןcher.MonH2768, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןha.ba.ShanH1316untoSalecahסַלְכָֽה׃sal.KhahH5548;

12allכָּל־kol-H3605thekingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam.le.KhutH4468ofOgעוֹג֙'OgH5747inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.ShanH1316,whichH834reignedמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427inAshtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּר֖וֹתbe.'ash.ta.RotH6252and inEdreiוּבְאֶדְרֶ֑עִיu.ve.'ed.Re.'iH154(thesameH1931wasleftH7604of theremnantH7604of theRephaimהָרְפָאִ֔יםha.re.fa.'ImH7497); fortheseH1931didH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872smiteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221, and drave themoutוַיֹּרִשֵֽׁם׃vai.yo.ri.ShemH3423.

13Nevertheless thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dravenotH3808outהוֹרִ֙ישׁוּ֙ho.Ri.shuH3423theGeshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֖יha.ge.shu.RiH1651,norH3808theMaacathitesהַמַּעֲכָתִ֑יha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602: butGeshurגְּשׁ֤וּרge.ShurH1650andMaacathוּמַֽעֲכָת֙u.ma.'a.KhatH4601dweltוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14Onlyרַ֚קrakH7535unto thetribeלְשֵׁ֣בֶטle.She.vetH7626ofLeviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878hegaveH5414noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159; theofferingsH801of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,madeH5414byfireאִשֵּׁ֨י'i.SheiH801are hisinheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159, as he spake unto him.

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto thetribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

16And theirborderהַגְּב֗וּלha.ge.VulH1366was fromAroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177, that is on theedgeשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of thevalleyנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158ofArnonאַרְנ֜וֹן'ar.NonH769, and thecityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892that is in themiddleבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of thevalleyהַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalH5158, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theplainהַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.ShorH4334byMedebaמֵידְבָֽא׃mei.de.Va'H4311;

17Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֥וֹןchesh.BonH2809, andallH3605herH3605citiesעָרֶ֖יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892that are in theplainבַּמִּישֹׁ֑רba.mi.ShorH4334;Dibonדִּיבוֹן֙di.VonH1769, and Bamoth-baal, andBeth-baal-meonH1010;

18andJahazוְיַ֥הְצָהve.Yah.tzahH3096, andKedemothוּקְדֵמֹ֖תu.ke.de.MotH6932, andMephaathוּמֵפָֽעַת׃u.me.Fa.'atH4158;

19andKiriathaimוְקִרְיָתַ֣יִםve.kir.ya.Ta.yimH7156, andSibmahוְשִׂבְמָ֔הve.siv.MahH7643, andZereth-shaharH6890in themountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of thevalleyהָעֵֽמֶק׃ha.'E.mekH6010;

20andBeth-peorH1047, and theslopesH794ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֖הha.pis.GahH6449, andBeth-jeshimothH1020;

21andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of theplainהַמִּישֹׁ֔רha.mi.ShorH4334, andallוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605thekingdomמַמְלְכ֗וּתmam.le.KhutH4468ofSihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872smoteהִכָּ֨הhi.KahH5221with thechiefsH5387ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Eviאֱוִ֤י'e.ViH189, andRekemרֶ֙קֶם֙re.kemH7552, andZurצ֤וּרtzurH6698, andHurחוּר֙churH2354, andRebaרֶ֔בַעRe.va'H7254, theprincesH5387ofSihonסִיח֔וֹןsi.ChonH5511, thatdweltיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22Balaamבִּלְעָ֥םbil.'AmH1109also thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֖וֹרbe.'orH1160, the soothsayer, did thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478slayH2026with theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719among the rest of theirslainH2026.

23And theborderגְּבוּל֙ge.VulH1366of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205wasJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and theborderוּגְב֑וּלu.ge.VulH1366thereof. This was theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֤תna.cha.LatH5159of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, thecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892and the villages thereof.

24AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto thetribeלְמַטֵּה־le.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָ֔דGadH1410, unto thechildrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֖דgadH1410, according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

25And theirborderהַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.VulH1366wasJazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568, andhalfוַחֲצִ֕יva.cha.TziH2677thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983, untoAroerעֲרוֹעֵ֕רa.ro.'ErH6177that isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Rabbahרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7237;

26and fromHeshbonוּמֵחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹןu.me.chesh.BonH2809untoRamath-mizpehH7434, andBetonimוּבְטֹנִ֑יםu.ve.to.NimH993; and fromMahanaimוּמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםu.mi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266unto theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofDebirלִדְבִֽר׃lid.VirH1688;

27and in thevalleyוּבָעֵ֡מֶקu.va.'E.mekH6010,Beth-haramH1027, andBeth-nimrahH1039, andSuccothוְסֻכּ֣וֹתve.su.KotH5523, andZaphonוְצָפ֗וֹןve.tza.FonH6829, therestיֶ֚תֶרYe.terH3499of thekingdomמַמְלְכ֗וּתmam.le.KhutH4468ofSihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809,Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383and theborderוּגְבֻ֑לu.ge.VulH1366thereof, unto the uttermost part of theseaיָם־yom-H3220ofChinnerethכִּנֶּ֔רֶתki.Ne.retH3672beyondעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָֽחָה׃miz.Ra.chahH4217.

28This is theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֖דgadH1410according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, thecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892and the villages thereof.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414inheritance unto thehalfלַחֲצִ֖יla.cha.TziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519: and it was for thehalfלַחֲצִ֛יla.cha.TziH2677tribeH4294of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

30And theirborderגְבוּלָ֗םge.vu.LamH1366was fromMahanaimמִמַּחֲנַ֨יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266,allכָּֽל־kal-H3605Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֜ןha.ba.ShanH1316,allכָּֽל־kal-H3605thekingdomמַמְלְכ֣וּת׀mam.le.KhutH4468ofOgע֣וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֗ןha.ba.ShanH1316, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thetownsH5892ofJairיָאִ֛ירya.'IrH2971,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316, threescorecitiesH5892:

31andhalfוַחֲצִ֤יva.cha.TziH2677Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568, andAshtarothוְעַשְׁתָּר֣וֹתve.'ash.ta.RotH6252, andEdreiוְאֶדְרֶ֔עִיve.'ed.Re.'iH154, thecitiesעָרֵ֛י'a.ReiH5892of thekingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam.le.KhutH4468ofOgע֖וֹגogH5747inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֑ןba.ba.ShanH1316, were for thechildrenלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121ofMachirמָכִיר֙ma.KhirH4353thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,evenH4519for thehalfלַחֲצִ֥יla.cha.TziH2677of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofMachirמָכִ֖ירma.KhirH4353according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

32Theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428are the inheritanceswhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872distributedנִחַ֥לni.ChalH5157in theplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,beyondמֵעֵ֛בֶרme.'E.verH5676theJordanלְיַרְדֵּ֥ןle.yar.DenH3383atJerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,eastwardמִזְרָֽחָה׃ סmiz.Ra.chahH4217.

33But unto thetribeוּלְשֵׁ֙בֶט֙u.le.She.vetH7626ofLeviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159: theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, is theirinheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֔םna.cha.la.TamH5159, as he spake unto them.

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