Joshua 13
Land Still Remains to be Conquered
1Now Joshua was old and ⌞advanced in years⌟, ▼▼Literally “he went in the days”
and Yahweh said to him, “You are old and ⌞advanced in years⌟, ▼▼Literally “you went in the days”
and very much of the land remains to be possessed. 2This is the remaining land: all the regions of the Philistines, and all of the Geshurites, ▼▼Hebrew “Geshurite”
3from the Shihor, which is ⌞east of Egypt⌟, ▼▼Literally “on the face of Egypt”
up to the border of Ekron to the north, which is reckoned as Canaanite; there are five Philistine rulers: the Gazites, ▼▼Hebrew “Gazite”
Ashdodites, ▼▼Hebrew “Ashdodite”
Ashkelonites, ▼▼Hebrew “Ashkelonite”
Gittites, ▼▼Hebrew “Gittite”
Ekronites, ▼▼Hebrew “Ekronite”
and the Avvim. 4In the south; all the land of the Canaanites, ▼▼Hebrew “Canaanite”
and Mearah, which belongs to the Sidonians up to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites, ▼▼Hebrew “Amorite”
5and the land of the Gebalites, and all the Lebanon, ▼▼Or “white mountain”
⌞toward the east⌟, ▼▼Literally “the rise of the sun”
from Baal Gad ⌞at the foot of⌟ ▼▼Or “below” or “under”
Mount Hermon up to Lebo-Hamath; 6all the inhabitants of the hill country, from the Lebanon ▼▼Or “white mountain”
up to Misrephoth Maim, and all the Sidonians. I will drive them out from before the ⌞Israelites⌟; ▼▼Literally “sons/children of Israel”
only allocate it to Israel as an inheritance just as I have commanded you. 7Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” 8With it ▼▼That is, the other half-tribe of Manasseh
the Reubenites, ▼▼Hebrew “Reubenite”
and the Gadites ▼▼Hebrew “Gadite”
received their inheritance, which Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses Yahweh’s servant gave to them: 9from Aroer, which is on the edge of the wadi ▼▼A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
of Arnon, and the city which is in the middle of the wadi, and all the plateau from Medeba up to Dibon; 10and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, ▼▼Hebrew “Amorite”
who reigned in Heshbon up to the border of the ⌞Ammonites⌟; ▼▼Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
11and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurite ▼▼Hebrew “Geshurite”
and the Maacathites, ▼▼Hebrew “Maacathite”
all of ⌞Mount Hermon⌟, ▼▼Or “the hill country of Hermon”
and Bashan up to Salecah; 12all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei—he was left over from the survivors ▼▼Hebrew “survivor”
of the Rephaim; these Moses had defeated and driven out. 13But the ⌞Israelites⌟ ▼▼Literally “sons/children of Israel”
did not drive out the Geshurites ▼▼Hebrew “Geshurite”
or the Maacathites; ▼▼Hebrew “Maacathite”
Geshur and Maacah live among Israel to this day. 14Only the tribe of Levites ▼▼Hebrew “Levite”
Moses did not give an inheritance; the offerings made by fire to Yahweh the God of Israel are their ▼▼Hebrew “his”
inheritance, just as he promised to them. ▼▼Hebrew “he said to him”
Reuben’s Inheritance
15Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the descendants ▼▼Or “sons”
of Reuben according to their families. 16Their territory was from Aroer, which was on the edge of the wadi ▼▼A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
of Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plateau by Medeba; 17Heshbon and its cities that are on the plateau; Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, 18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, 19Kiriathaim, Sibmah, and Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley; 20Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth; 21all of the cities of the plateau, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, ▼▼Hebrew “Amorite”
who reigned in Heshbon and whom Moses defeated with the leaders of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon who dwelled in the land. 22In addition to their slain, the ⌞Israelites⌟ ▼▼Literally “sons/children of Israel”
killed with the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination. 23And the border of the descendants ▼▼Or “sons”
of Reuben was the Jordan and its banks. ▼▼Hebrew “bank”
This was the inheritance of the descendants ▼▼Or “sons”
of Reuben according to their families, the cities, and their villages. Gad’s Inheritance
24Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the descendants ▼▼Or “sons”
of Gad, according to their families. 25Their territory was Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the ⌞Ammonites⌟ ▼▼Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
up to Aroer, ⌞which is east of Rabbah⌟; ▼▼Literally “which is before Rabbah”
26and from Heshbon up to Ramah-Mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim up to the territory to Debir; 27in the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan and its banks, ▼▼Hebrew “bank”
up to the lower end of the Kinnereth Sea ▼▼That is, the Sea of Galilee
beyond the Jordan to the east. 28This is the inheritance of the ⌞Gadites⌟ ▼▼Literally “sons/children of Gad”
according to their families, the cities, and their villages. The Half-Tribe of Manasseh’s Inheritance
29Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh; it was for the half-tribe of the descendants ▼▼Or “sons”
of Manasseh according to their families. 30Their territory was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the settlements ▼▼Or “tent villages”
of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities, 31and half of Gilead, with Ashtaroth, Edrei, and the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan; these were allotted to the children of Makir son of Manasseh, for half of the children of Makir according to their families. 32These are the territories that Moses gave as an inheritance on the desert-plateau of Moab, beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho. 33But to the tribe of Levi Moses did not give an inheritance; Yahweh the God of Israel, he is their inheritance, just as ⌞he promised them⌟. ▼▼Literally “he said to them”
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