Joshua 13 | English Standard Version

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Land Still to Be Conquered

1 Now Joshua was old and advanced in years, and the Lord said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to possess. (De 31:3; Jos 14:10; Jos 23:1) 2 This is the land that yet remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites (Jud 3:1; Joe 3:4) 3 (from the Shihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron, it is counted as Canaanite; there are five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron), and those of the Avvim, (De 2:23; Jud 3:3; 1Ch 13:5; Jer 2:18)

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4 in the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the boundary of the Amorites, (Jud 1:34) 5 and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath, (Nu 34:8; Jos 11:17; Jos 12:7; 1Ki 5:18; Ps 83:7; Eze 27:9)

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6 all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, even all the Sidonians. I myself will drive them out from before the people of Israel. Only allot the land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded you. (Nu 34:2; Jos 11:8; Jos 23:4; Jos 23:13; Jud 2:21)

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7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.” (Jos 14:1)

The Inheritance East of the Jordan

8 With the other half of the tribe of Manasseh^[1] the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them: (Nu 32:33; Jos 12:6) 9 from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland of Medeba as far as Dibon; (Nu 21:30; De 2:36; Jos 13:16) 10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the boundary of the Ammonites; (Nu 21:24) 11 and Gilead, and the region of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah; (De 3:14) 12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he alone was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); these Moses had struck and driven out. (Nu 21:24; Nu 21:35; Jos 13:11) 13 Yet the people of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites, but Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel to this day. (Jos 13:11) 14 To the tribe of Levi alone Moses gave no inheritance. The offerings by fire to the Lord God of Israel are their inheritance, as he said to him. (Nu 18:20; Jos 14:3) 15 And Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the people of Reuben according to their clans. 16 So their territory was from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland by Medeba; (Nu 21:30; Jos 13:9) 17 with Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the tableland; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon, (Jos 13:16) 18 and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, (Nu 21:23) 19 and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar on the hill of the valley, (Nu 32:37) 20 and Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, (De 4:46; Jos 12:3) 21 that is, all the cities of the tableland, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses defeated with the leaders of Midian, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land. (Nu 21:24; Nu 31:8; De 3:10) 22 Balaam also, the son of Beor, the one who practiced divination, was killed with the sword by the people of Israel among the rest of their slain. (Jos 13:21) 23 And the border of the people of Reuben was the Jordan as a boundary. This was the inheritance of the people of Reuben, according to their clans with their cities and villages. 24 Moses gave an inheritance also to the tribe of Gad, to the people of Gad, according to their clans. 25 Their territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites, to Aroer, which is east of Rabbah, (Nu 32:34; De 3:11; 2Sa 11:1; 2Sa 12:26)

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26 and from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir,^[2] (Ge 32:2; 2Sa 2:8; 2Sa 2:12; 2Sa 17:24)

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27 and in the valley Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, having the Jordan as a boundary, to the lower end of the Sea of Chinnereth, eastward beyond the Jordan. (Ge 33:17; Jos 11:2) 28 This is the inheritance of the people of Gad according to their clans, with their cities and villages. 29 And Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was allotted to the half-tribe of the people of Manasseh according to their clans. 30 Their region extended from Mahanaim, through all Bashan, the whole kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities, (Nu 32:41; De 3:14; Jos 13:26; 1Ch 2:23)

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31 and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. These were allotted to the people of Machir the son of Manasseh for the half of the people of Machir according to their clans. (Nu 32:39; Jos 12:4; Jos 17:1) 32 These are the inheritances that Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho. (Nu 22:1) 33 But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the Lord God of Israel is their inheritance, just as he said to them. (Nu 18:20; Jos 13:14; Jos 18:7)

الكتاب المقدس

الأرض التي لم تمتلك بعد

1 وَشَاخَ يَشُوعُ وَطَعَنَ فِي الْعُمْرِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ: «لَقَدْ شِخْتَ وَطَعَنْتَ فِي السِّنِّ، وَمَا بَرِحَتْ هُنَاكَ أَرْضٌ شَاسِعَةٌ لِلامْتِلاكِ. 2 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ الأَرْضُ الْمُتَبَقِّيَةُ: كُلُّ مَنَاطِقِ أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَالْجَشُورِيِّينَ، 3 الْمُمْتَدَّةِ مِنْ نَهْرِ شِيحُورَ شَرْقِيَّ مِصْرَ حَتَّى إِقْلِيمِ عَقْرُونَ شِمَالاً، وَجَمِيعُهَا تُعْتَبَرُ مِلْكاً لِلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ. وَهِيَ مَنَاطِقُ لِلْحُكَّامِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ الْخَمْسَةِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي غَزَّةَ وَأَشْدُودَ وَأَشْقَلُونَ وَجَتَّ وَعَقْرُونَ وَالْعَوِيِّينَ، 4 وَكَذَلِكَ كُلُّ أَرْضِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ، وَالْمَغَارَةُ الَّتِي يَمْلِكُهَا الصِّيدُونِيُّونَ حَتَّى أَفِيقَ عِنْدَ حُدُودِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ جَنُوباً. 5 وَأَرْضُ الْجِبْلِيِّينَ وَكُلُّ لُبْنَانَ شَرْقاً مِنْ بَعْلِ جَادٍ عِنْدَ سَفْحِ حَرْمُونَ حَتَّى مَدْخَلِ حَمَاةَ. 6 أَمَّا جَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ الْجَبَلِ فِي لُبْنَانَ حَتَّى مِسْرَفُوتَ مَايِمَ، أَيْ جَمِيعُ الصِّيدُونِيِّينَ، فَأَنَا أَطْرُدُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلَكِنْ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُوَزِّعَ هَذِهِ الأَرَاضِي بِالْقُرْعَةِ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ لِتَكُونَ مِلْكاً لَهُمْ كَمَا أَمَرْتُكَ. 7 وَقَسِّمْهَا لِتَكُونَ مِيرَاثاً لِلتِّسْعَةِ الأَسْبَاطِ وَنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى، 8 لأَنَّ نِصْفَ مَنَسَّى الآخَرَ وَالرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَالْجَادِيِّينَ قَدْ حَصَلُوا عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِمِ الَّذِي وَهَبَهُ لَهُمْ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ فِي شَرْقِيِّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ». 9 وَهُوَ يَمْتَدُّ مِنْ عَرُوعِيرَ القَائِمَةِ عَلَى طَرَفِ وَادِي أَرْنُونَ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَدِينَةُ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِهِ، وَسَهْلُ مِيدَبَا إِلَى دِيبُونَ، 10 وَكُلِّ مُدُنِ سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَحْكُمُ فِي حَشْبُونَ حَتَّى حُدُودِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ، 11 وَجِلْعَادَ وَأَرَاضِي الْجَشُورِيِّينَ وَالْمَعْكِيِّينَ، وَجَبَلِ حَرْمُونَ كُلِّهِ، وَسَائِرِ بَاشَانَ إِلَى سَلْخَةَ، 12 وَكُلِّ مَمْلَكَةِ عُوجٍ فِي بَاشَانَ الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ فِي عَشْتَارُوثَ وَفِي إِذْرَعِي، وَهُوَ آخِرُ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنَ الرَّفَائِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ هَاجَمَهُمْ مُوسَى وَطَرَدَهُمْ. 13 وَلَمْ يَطْرُدِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ الْجَشُورِيِّينَ وَالْمَعْكِيِّينَ، فَظَلُّوا يُقِيمُونَ بَيْنَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ. 14 وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُعْطِ سِبْطَ لاوِي مِيرَاثاً، لأَنَّ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ الْمُقَرَّبَةَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَتْ نَصِيبَهُمْ، كَمَا وَعَدَهُمُ الرَّبُّ. 15 وَهَذَا مَا وَهَبَهُ مُوسَى لِلرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ: 16 كَانَتْ حُدُودُهُمْ تَمْتَدُّ مِنْ عَرُوعِيرَ الْقَائِمَةِ عَلَى طَرَفِ وَادِي أَرْنُونَ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَدِينَةُ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِ الْوَادِي وَكُلُّ سَهْلِ مِيدَبَا، 17 فَضْلاً عَنْ حَشْبُونَ وَسَائِرِ قُرَاهَا الْمُنْتَشِرَةِ فِي السَّهْلِ، وَدِيبُونَ وَبَامُوتَ بَعْلٍ، وَبَيْتِ بَعْلِ مَعُونَ، 18 وَيَهْصَةَ وَقَدِيمُوتَ وَمَيْفَعَةَ 19 وَقَرْيَتَايِمَ وَسِبْمَةَ وَصَارَثَ الشَّحْرِ فِي جَبَلِ الْوَادِي، 20 وَبَيْتِ فَغُورَ وَسُفُوحِ الْفِسْجَةِ وَبَيْتِ يَشِيمُوتَ، 21 وَكُلِّ مُدُنِ السَّهْلِ، وَكَافَّةِ مَمْلَكَةِ سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الَّذِي حَكَمَ فِي حَشْبُونَ، الَّذِي قَضَى عَلَيْهِ مُوسَى مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ رُؤَسَاءِ مِدْيَانَ: أُوِي وَرَاقَمَ وَصُورَ وَحُورَ وَرَابِعَ أُمَرَاءِ سِيحُونَ. 22 وَبَلْعَامُ بْنُ بَعُورَ الْعَرَّافُ قَتَلَهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالسَّيْفِ مَعَ جُمْلَةِ قَتْلاهُمْ. 23 وَكَانَ نَهْرُ الأُرْدُنِّ هُوَ الْحَدُّ الْغَرْبِيُّ لأَرَاضِي سِبْطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ، فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الْمُدُنُ وَضِيَاعُهَا مِنْ نَصِيبِ الرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ. 24 وَهَذَا مَا أَوْرَثَهُ مُوسَى لِسِبْطِ جَادٍ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ: 25 كَانَتْ حُدُودُهُمْ تَشْمَلُ يَعْزِيرَ وَكُلَّ مُدُنِ جِلْعَادَ وَنِصْفَ أَرْضِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ إِلَى عَرُوعِيرَ الْقَائِمَةِ مُقَابِلَ رَبَّةَ. 26 وَكَذَلِكَ مِنْ حَشْبُونَ إِلَى رَامَةِ الْمِصْفَاةِ وَبُطُونِيمَ، وَمِنْ مَحَنَايِمَ إِلَى حُدُودِ دَبِيرَ. 27 وَضَمَّتْ أَرْضُهُمْ فِي الْوَادِي بَيْتَ هَارَامَ وَبَيْتَ نِمْرَةَ وَسُكُّوتَ وَصَافُونَ، مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ مَمْلَكَةِ سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ حَشْبُونَ شَرْقِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ. وَامْتَدَّتْ تُخُومُ الْجَادِيِّينَ شِمَالًا حَتَّى طَرَفِ بُحَيْرَةِ الْجَلِيلِ. 28 هَذَا نَصِيبُ بَنِي جَادٍ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ، وَمُدُنِهِمْ وَضِيَاعِهَا. 29 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ الأَرَاضِي الَّتِي وَزَّعَهَا مُوسَى عَلَى نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ: 30 كَانَتْ حُدُودُهُمْ تَمْتَدُّ مِنْ مَحَنَايِمَ لِتَشْمَلَ كُلَّ مَمْلَكَةِ بَاشَانَ الَّتِي كَانَ يَحْكُمُهَا عُوجٌ مَلِكُ بَاشَانَ، وَكُلَّ حَوُّوثِ يَائِيرَ بِمُدُنِهَا السِّتِّينَ فِي بَاشَانَ. 31 وَنِصْفَ جِلْعَادَ وَعَشْتَارُوثَ وَإِذْرَعِي وَهِيَ مُدُنُ عُوجٍ الْمَلَكِيَّةُ فِي بَاشَانَ. وَقَد وُهِبَتْ هَذِهِ لِنِصْفِ ذُرِّيَّةِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى بِحَسَبِ عَشَائِرِهِمْ. 32 هَذِهِ هِيَ الأَرَاضِي الَّتِي وَزَّعَهَا مُوسَى فِي سُهُولِ مُوآبَ شَرْقِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ. 33 أَمَّا سِبْطُ لاوِي فَلَمْ يُوَرِّثْهُ مُوسَى مِلْكاً، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَ نَصِيبَهُمْ بِمُقْتَضَى وَعْدِهِ.