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| 1Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the LORD said to him: “You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed. | 1Joshua was now old, getting on in years, and the LORD said to him, "You have become old, getting on in years, but a great deal of the land remains to be possessed. |
| 2This is the land that yet remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all that of the Geshurites, | 2This is the land that remains: All the districts of the Philistines and the Geshurites: |
| 3from Sihor, which is east of Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron northward (which is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines—the Gazites, the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites; | 3from the Shihor east of Egypt to the border of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)--the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvites |
| 4from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; | 4in the south; all the land of the Canaanites: from Arah of the Sidonians to Aphek and as far as the border of the Amorites; |
| 5the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath; | 5the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon east from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath-- |
| 6all the inhabitants of the mountains from Lebanon as far as the Brook Misrephoth, and all the Sidonians—them I will drive out from before the children of Israel; only divide it by lot to Israel as an inheritance, as I have commanded you. | 6all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, all the Sidonians. I will drive them out before the Israelites, only distribute the land as an inheritance for Israel, as I have commanded you. |
| 7Now therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.” | 7Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh." |
| 8With the other half-tribe the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses had given them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the LORD had given them: | 8With the other half of the tribe, the Reubenites and Gadites had received the inheritance Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the LORD's servant had given them: |
| 9from Aroer which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and the town that is in the midst of the ravine, and all the plain of Medeba as far as Dibon; | 9From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, all the Medeba plateau as far as Dibon, |
| 10all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the children of Ammon; | 10and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, to the border of the Ammonites; |
| 11Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salcah; | 11also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah-- |
| 12all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants; for Moses had defeated and cast out these. | 12the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei; he was one of the remaining Rephaim. Moses struck them down and drove them out, |
| 13Nevertheless the children of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maachathites, but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day. | 13but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites and Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath live in Israel to this day. |
| 14Only to the tribe of Levi he had given no inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as He said to them. | 14He did not give any inheritance to the tribe of Levi. This was its inheritance, just as He had promised: the offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel. |
| 15And Moses had given to the tribe of the children of Reuben an inheritance according to their families. | 15To the tribe of the Reubenites by their clans, Moses gave |
| 16Their territory was from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the ravine, and all the plain by Medeba; | 16this as their territory: From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau as far as Medeba, |
| 17Heshbon and all its cities that are in the plain: Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, | 17with Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau--Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon, |
| 18Jahaza, Kedemoth, Mephaath, | 18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, |
| 19Kirjathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the mountain of the valley, | 19Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley, |
| 20Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— | 20Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth-- |
| 21all the cities of the plain and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses had struck with the princes of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were princes of Sihon dwelling in the country. | 21all the cities of the plateau, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. Moses had killed him and the chiefs of Midian--Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba--the princes of Sihon who lived in the land. |
| 22The children of Israel also killed with the sword Balaam the son of Beor, the soothsayer, among those who were killed by them. | 22Along with those the Israelites put to death, they also killed the diviner, Balaam son of Beor, with the sword. |
| 23And the border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and their villages. | 23The border of the Reubenites was the Jordan and its plain. This was the inheritance of the Reubenites by their clans, with the cities and their villages. |
| 24Moses also had given an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad according to their families. | 24To the tribe of the Gadites by their clans, Moses gave |
| 25Their territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is before Rabbah, | 25this as their territory: Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites to Aroer, near Rabbah; |
| 26and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir, | 26from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir; |
| 27and in the valley Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan as its border, as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth, on the other side of the Jordan eastward. | 27in the valley: Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon--the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon. Their land also included the Jordan and its territory as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east side of the Jordan. |
| 28This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and their villages. | 28This was the inheritance of the Gadites by their clans, with the cities and their villages. |
| 29Moses also had given an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh; it was for half the tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families: | 29And to half the tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of Manasseh's descendants by their clans, Moses gave |
| 30Their territory was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair which are in Bashan, sixty cities; | 30this as their territory: From Mahanaim through all Bashan--all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all of Jair's Villages that are in Bashan--60 cities. |
| 31half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, for half of the children of Machir according to their families. | 31But half of Gilead, and Og's royal cities in Bashan--Ashtaroth and Edrei--are for the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half the descendants of Machir by their clans. |
| 32These are the areas which Moses had distributed as an inheritance in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward. | 32These were the portions Moses gave them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan east of Jericho. |
| 33But to the tribe of Levi Moses had given no inheritance; the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as He had said to them. | 33But Moses did not give a portion to the tribe of Levi. The LORD, the God of Israel, was their inheritance, just as He had promised them. |
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