Joshua 13
1 And Joshua he was old he had come in days and he said Yahweh to him you you are old you have come in days and the land it remains much very to take possession of it.
When Joshua was very old, Yahweh said to him, “Joshua, you are now an old man, but there is still a lot of land [for your army] to capture.
2 This [is] the land which remains all [the] territories of the Philistines and all the Geshurite[s].
Here is a list of the land that remains: The Geshur region and all the area where the Philistia people-group live;
3 From the Shihor which - [is] on [the] face of Egypt and to [the] border of Ekron north-ward to the Canaanite[s] it is reckoned [the] five - [the] rulers of [the] Philistines the Gazite[s] and the Ashdodite[s] the Ashkelonite[s] the Gittite[s] and the Ekronite[s] and the Avvite[s].
the area where the Canaan people-group live, from the Shihor River [in the south] at the [eastern] border of Egypt, to Ekron [city] in the north; the rulers of the five [cities] of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron; the area where the Avva people-group live,
4 From [the] south all [the] land of the Canaanite[s] and Mearah which [belongs] to the Sidonians to Aphek towards to [the] border of the Amorite[s].
which is south of the area where the Canaan people-group live;
5 And the land of the Gebalite[s] and all Lebanon [the] rising of the sun from Baal Gad under [the] mountain of Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
the area where the Gebal people-group live; and all the Lebanon area east of Baal-Gad [city] at the bottom of Hermon Mountain, as far as Lebo-Hamath.
6 All [the] inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim all [the] Sidonians I I will dispossess them from before [the] people of Israel only make fall it to Israel an inheritance just as I have commanded you.
All the people of the Sidon people-group live in the hilly area from Lebanon to Misrephoth-Maim, but I will force them to leave that area before you Israelis arrive there. Be sure to give that area to the Israeli people when you divide the land among them, like I told you to do.
7 And therefore apportion the land this an inheritance to [the] nine the tribes and [the] half of the tribe Manasseh.
Divide all that land among the nine Israeli tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh, [the tribes that do not have land on the east side of the Jordan River].”
8 With it the Reubenite[s] and the Gadite[s] they had received inheritance their which he had given to them Moses on [the] other side of the Jordan east-ward just as he had given to them Moses [the] servant of Yahweh.
Half of the tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already been told what land they would receive, because Moses, the man who served Yahweh [well], had already assigned to them the land on the east side of the Jordan [River].
9 From Aroer which [is] on [the] edge of [the] wadi of Arnon and the city which [is] in [the] middle of the wadi and all the plain Medeba to Dibon.
Their land extended from Aroer [town] at the Arnon River gorge to the town in the middle of the gorge. It included the whole plain from Medeba [town south] to Dibon [town].
10 And all [the] cities of Sihon [the] king of the Amorite[s] who he reigned in Heshbon to [the] border of [the] people of Ammon.
All the towns ruled by King Sihon were in that area. The land extended to where the Ammon people-group lived.
11 And Gilead and [the] territory of the Geshurite[s] and the Maacathite[s] and all [the] mountain of Hermon and all Bashan to Salecah.
The Gilead area was also there, and the regions where the people of the Geshur and Maacah people-groups lived, and all of Hermon Mountain and all the Bashan region [south] to Salecah.
12 All [the] kingdom of Og in Bashan who he reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei he he was left one of [the] remnant of the Rephaites and he had defeated them Moses and he had dispossessed them.
All the land ruled by Og, the king who ruled the Bashan [region], was in that land. Og was one of the last descendants of Repha; previously he had ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei [cities], but [the armies of] Moses had defeated their armies and had taken their land from them.
13 And not they dispossessed [the] people of Israel the Geshurite[s] and the Maacathite[s] and it has dwelt Geshur and Maacah in [the] midst of Israel until the day this.
But the Israelis did not force the people of the Geshur and Maacah [people-groups] to leave their land, so they still live among the Israeli people.
14 Only to [the] tribe of the Levite[s] not he gave an inheritance [the] fire offerings of Yahweh [the] God of Israel that [was] inheritance its just as he had spoken to it.
The tribe of Levi was the only tribe that did not get any land. Instead, just like Yahweh promised, they continued to receive [food from] the sacrifices that were given to Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worship], the sacrifices that were burned [on the sacred altar].
15 And he gave Moses to [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Reuben to clans their.
Moses had allotted land to each clan in the tribe of Reuben.
16 And it belonged to them the territory from Aroer which [is] on [the] edge of [the] wadi of Arnon and the city which [is] in [the] middle of the wadi and all the plain at Medeba.
Their land extended from Aroer [town] near the Arnon River gorge to Medeba [town]. That included all of the plain [that is near Medeba] and the town in the middle of the gorge.
17 Heshbon and all cities its which [are] in the plain Dibon and Bamoth Baal and Beth Baal Meon.
It also included Heshbon [city] and all the nearby towns on the plain—Dibon, Bamioth-Baal, Beth-Baal-Meon,
18 And Jahaz and Kedemoth and Mephaath.
Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
19 And Kiriathaim and Sibmah and Zereth Shahar on [the] hill of the valley.
Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-Shahar on the hill overlooking the valley,
20 And Beth Peor and [the] slopes of Pisgah and Beth Jeshimoth.
Beth-Peor, the hills in the Pisgah area, and Beth-Jeshimoth.
21 And all [the] cities of the plain and all [the] kingdom of Sihon [the] king of the Amorite[s] who he reigned in Heshbon whom he had defeated Moses him - and [the] leaders of Midian Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba [the] princes of Sihon [who] dwelt of the land.
That land included all the towns on the plain and all the area that King Sihon had previously ruled. But [the army of] Moses had defeated him and the rulers of the Midian people-group: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. The armies of all those rulers fought battles along with the army of Sihon, and they lived in that country.
22 And Balaam [the] son of Beor the diviner they killed [the] people of Israel with the sword to slain [ones] their.
The Israeli army killed many people during those battles, including Balaam, [the prophet] from Beor, who tried to use magic to predict/tell what would happen in the future.
23 And it was [the] border of [the] descendants of Reuben the Jordan and a territory this [was] [the] inheritance of [the] descendants of Reuben to clans their the cities and villages their.
The [western] boundary of the land that was allotted to the clans of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan [River].
24 And he gave Moses to [the] tribe of Gad to [the] descendants of Gad to clans their.
Moses also allotted some land to each clan in the tribe of Gad.
25 And it belonged to them the territory Jazer and all [the] cities of Gilead and [the] half of [the] land of [the] people of Ammon to Aroer which [is] on [the] face of Rabbah.
Their land included the Jazer [area] and all the towns of the Gilead [area]; half of the land where the Ammon people-group lived, as far as Aroer [town which is] near Rabbah [town];
26 And from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim and from Mahanaim to [the] territory of Lo Debar.
the area from Heshbon [city] to Ramath-Mizpah and Betonim [towns; the area] from Mahanaim [town] to the Debir region;
27 And in the valley Beth Haram and Beth Nimrah and Succoth and Zaphon [the] remainder of [the] kingdom of Sihon [the] king of Heshbon the Jordan and a border to [the] end of [the] sea of Kinnereth [the] other side of the Jordan east-ward.
Beth-Haram, Beth-Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon [cities] in the valley; and the other area that King Sihon had ruled on the east side of the Jordan River. That area extended [north] to the southern end of Galilee Lake.
28 This [was] [the] inheritance of [the] descendants of Gad to clans their the cities and villages their.
All this land, including the towns and villages, was allotted to the tribe of Gad.
29 And he gave Moses to [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh and it belonged to [the] half of [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Manasseh to clans their.
Moses also had allotted some of the land [on the east side of the Jordan River] to half of the tribe of Manasseh.
30 And it was territory their from Mahanaim all Bashan all [the] kingdom of - Og [the] king of Bashan and all [the] villages of Jair which [are] in Bashan sixty citi[es].
Their land extended [north] from Mahanaim [city]. It included all the Bashan region, all the land that King Og had ruled, and all the towns in the Jair area in Bashan. Altogether that area included 60 towns.
31 And [the] half of Gilead and Ashtaroth and Edrei [the] cities of [the] kingdom of Og in Bashan [belong] to [the] descendants of Makir [the] son of Manasseh to [the] half of [the] descendants of Makir to clans their.
Their area also included half of the Gilead region, and the cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei where King Og had ruled. All that area was allotted to the clans descended from Manasseh’s son Makir.
32 These [are that] which he gave as a possession Moses in [the] plains of Moab from [the] other side of [the] Jordan of Jericho east-ward.
Moses had allotted to those tribes the land that was on the plain of the Moab [region], on the east side of the Jordan [River], across from Jericho.
33 And to [the] tribe of the Levite[s] not he gave Moses an inheritance Yahweh [the] God of Israel he [was] inheritance their just as he had spoken to them.
But Moses did not allot any land to the tribe of Levi because Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship, promised that he himself would always provide for them.
