Joshua 13

1 and Joshua be old to come (in): advanced in/on/with day: year and to say LORD to(wards) him you(m. s.) be old to come (in): advanced in/on/with day: year and [the] land: country/planet to remain to multiply much to/for to possess: take her

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 [the] land: country/planet [the] to remain all border [the] Philistine and all [the] Geshurite

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 upon face: surface Egypt and till border: boundary Ekron north [to] to/for Canaanite to devise: count five lord Philistine [the] Gaza and [the] Ashdod [the] Ashkelonite [the] Gittite and [the] Ekron and [the] Avvim

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 south all land: country/planet [the] Canaanite and Mearah which to/for Sidonian till Aphek [to] till border: boundary [the] Amorite

which is south of the area where the Canaan people-group live;

5 and [the] land: country/planet [the] Gebalite and all [the] Lebanon east [the] sun from Baal-gad Baal-gad underneath: under mountain: mount (Mount) Hermon till Lebo-(Hamath) 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 to dwell [the] mountain: hill country from [the] Lebanon till Misrephoth-maim Misrephoth-maim all Sidonian I to possess: take them from face: before son: descendant/people Israel except to fall: allot her to/for Israel in/on/with inheritance like/as as which to command 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 now to divide [obj] [the] land: country/planet [the] this in/on/with inheritance to/for nine [the] tribe and half [the] tribe [the] 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 him [the] Reubenite and [the] Gad to take: recieve inheritance their which to give: give to/for them Moses in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan east [to] like/as as which to give: give to/for them Moses servant/slave LORD

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 upon lip: edge torrent: valley Arnon and [the] city which in/on/with midst [the] torrent: valley and all [the] plain Medeba till 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 city Sihon king [the] Amorite which to reign in/on/with Heshbon till border: boundary son: descendant/people Ammon

All the towns ruled by King Sihon were in that area. The land extended to where the Ammon people-group lived.

11 and [the] Gilead and border: area [the] Geshurite and [the] Maacathite and all mountain: mount (Mount) Hermon and all [the] Bashan till 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 kingdom Og in/on/with Bashan which to reign in/on/with Ashtaroth and in/on/with Edrei he/she/it to remain from remainder [the] Rephaim and to smite them Moses and to possess: take 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 to possess: take son: descendant/people Israel [obj] [the] Geshurite and [obj] [the] Maacathite and to dwell Geshur and Maacah in/on/with entrails: among Israel till [the] day: today [the] 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 except to/for tribe [the] Levi not to give: give inheritance food offering LORD God Israel he/she/it inheritance his like/as as which to speak: speak to/for him

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 to give: give Moses to/for tribe son: descendant/people Reuben to/for family their

Moses had allotted land to each clan in the tribe of Reuben.

16 and to be to/for them [the] border: area from Aroer which upon lip: edge torrent: valley Arnon and [the] city which in/on/with midst [the] torrent: valley and all [the] plain upon 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 city her which in/on/with plain Dibon and Bamoth (Bamoth)-baal and Beth-(baal-meon) Baal-meon Baal-meon

It also included Heshbon [city] and all the nearby towns on the plain—Dibon, Bamioth-Baal, Beth-Baal-Meon,

18 and Jahaz [to] and Kedemoth and Mephaath

Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

19 and Kiriathaim and Sibmah and Zereth-shahar [the] Zereth-shahar in/on/with mountain: mount [the] valley

Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-Shahar on the hill overlooking the valley,

20 and Beth-peor Beth-peor and Slopes (of Pisgah) [the] Pisgah and Beth-jeshimoth [the] Beth-jeshimoth

Beth-Peor, the hills in the Pisgah area, and Beth-Jeshimoth.

21 and all city [the] plain and all kingdom Sihon king [the] Amorite which to reign in/on/with Heshbon which to smite Moses [obj] him and [obj] leader Midian [obj] Evi and [obj] Rekem and [obj] Zur and [obj] Hur and [obj] Reba prince Sihon to dwell [the] land: country/planet

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 [obj] Balaam son: child Beor [the] to divine to kill son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with sword to(wards) slain: killed 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 to be border: boundary son: descendant/people Reuben [the] Jordan and border: boundary this inheritance son: descendant/people Reuben to/for family their [the] city and village their

The [western] boundary of the land that was allotted to the clans of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan [River].

24 and to give: give Moses to/for tribe Gad to/for son: descendant/people Gad to/for family their

Moses also allotted some land to each clan in the tribe of Gad.

25 and to be to/for them [the] border: area Jazer and all city [the] Gilead and half land: country/planet son: descendant/people Ammon till Aroer which upon face: surface 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 till Ramath-mizpeh [the] Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim and from Mahanaim till border: area Debir

the area from Heshbon [city] to Ramath-Mizpah and Betonim [towns; the area] from Mahanaim [town] to the Debir region;

27 and in/on/with valley Beth-haram Beth-haram and Beth-nimrah Beth-nimrah and Succoth and Zaphon remainder kingdom Sihon king Heshbon [the] Jordan and border: boundary till end sea (Sea of) Chinnereth side: beyond [the] Jordan east [to]

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 inheritance son: descendant/people Gad to/for family their [the] city and village their

All this land, including the towns and villages, was allotted to the tribe of Gad.

29 and to give: give Moses to/for half tribe Manasseh and to be to/for half tribe son: descendant/people Manasseh to/for family 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 to be border: area their from Mahanaim all [the] Bashan all kingdom Og king [the] Bashan and all village Jair which in/on/with Bashan sixty city

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 half [the] Gilead and Ashtaroth and Edrei city kingdom Og in/on/with Bashan to/for son: descendant/people Machir son: child Manasseh to/for half son: descendant/people Machir to/for family 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 which to inherit Moses in/on/with Plains (of Moab) (Plains of) Moab from side: beyond to/for Jordan Jericho east [to]

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/for tribe [the] Levi not to give: give Moses inheritance LORD God Israel he/she/it inheritance their like/as as which to speak: speak to/for 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.