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Joshua 18
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Joshua 18
Legacy Standard Bible
The Remaining Land Divided
18 Then the whole congregation of the sons of Israel assembled themselves at (A)Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there; and the land was subdued before them.
2 And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance. 3 So Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “(B)How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you? 4 Provide for yourselves three men from [a]each tribe that I may send them, and that they may arise and walk through the land and write a description of it according to their inheritance; then they shall [b]return to me. 5 And they shall divide it into seven portions; (C)Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north. 6 So you shall write a description of the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me. (D)I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God. 7 For (E)the Levites have no portion among you because the priesthood of Yahweh is [c]their inheritance. Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh also have received their inheritance eastward beyond the Jordan, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave them.”
8 Then the men arose and went, and Joshua commanded those who went to write the description of the land, saying, “Go and walk through the land and write a description of it, and return to me; then I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh in (F)Shiloh.” 9 So the men went and passed through the land and wrote a description of it by cities in seven divisions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh. 10 And (G)Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions.
Benjamin’s Inheritance
11 Now the lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot [d]lay between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph. 12 (H)And their border on the north side was from the Jordan; then the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north and went up through the hill country westward, and [e]it ended at the wilderness of Beth-aven. 13 From there the border passed on to (I)Luz, to the side of Luz (that is, Bethel) southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, near the hill which lies on the south of (J)lower Beth-horon. 14 Then the border curved from there and turned round on the west side southward, from the hill which lies before Beth-horon southward; and [f]it ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the west side. 15 Then the (K)south side was from the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border went out westward and went out to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah. 16 Then the border went down to the edge of the hill which is in the (L)valley of Ben-hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the slope of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En-rogel. 17 Then it curved northward and went out to En-shemesh and went out to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and it went down to the (M)stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. 18 Then it continued to the side in front of the Arabah northward and went down to the Arabah. 19 And the border passed on to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the [g]border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border. 20 Moreover, the Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, according to their families and according to its borders all around.
21 Now the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho and Beth-hoglah and Emek-keziz, 22 and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Bethel, 23 and Avvim and Parah and Ophrah, 24 and Chephar-ammoni and Ophni and (N)Geba; twelve cities with their villages. 25 Gibeon and Ramah and Beeroth, 26 and Mizpeh and Chephirah and Mozah, 27 and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah, 28 and (O)Zelah, Haeleph and the Jebusite (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the (P)sons of Benjamin according to their families.
Footnotes
- Joshua 18:4 Lit the
- Joshua 18:4 Lit come
- Joshua 18:7 Lit his
- Joshua 18:11 Lit went out
- Joshua 18:12 Lit the goings out of it were
- Joshua 18:14 Lit the goings out of it were
- Joshua 18:19 Lit goings out of the border were
Josué 18
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Josué 18
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División del resto del territorio
18 Entonces toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel se reunió en Silo(A), y levantaron allí la tienda de reunión; y la tierra estaba sometida delante de ellos. 2 Y quedaban siete tribus de los hijos de Israel que no habían repartido su heredad. 3 Dijo, pues, Josué a los hijos de Israel: ¿Hasta cuándo pospondréis el entrar a tomar posesión de la tierra(B) que el Señor, el Dios de vuestros padres, os ha dado? 4 Escoged[a] tres hombres de cada[b] tribu, a quienes yo enviaré, y ellos se levantarán y recorrerán la tierra, y harán una descripción de ella según su heredad; entonces volverán[c] a mí. 5 Y la dividirán en siete partes; Judá se quedará en su territorio en el sur(C), y la casa de José se quedará en su territorio en el norte. 6 Y describiréis la tierra en siete partes, y me traeréis aquí la descripción. Y yo os echaré suertes(D) aquí delante del Señor nuestro Dios. 7 Pues los levitas no tienen porción entre vosotros porque el sacerdocio del Señor es su herencia(E). Gad, Rubén y la media tribu de Manasés también han recibido su herencia al otro lado del Jordán hacia el oriente, la cual les dio Moisés, siervo del Señor.
8 Entonces los hombres se levantaron y partieron, y Josué ordenó a los que salieron a describir la tierra, diciendo: Id y recorred la tierra, y describidla y volved a mí; entonces os echaré suertes aquí en Silo(F) delante del Señor. 9 Y los hombres fueron y recorrieron la tierra y la describieron por ciudades en siete partes en un libro; y vinieron a Josué en el campamento en Silo. 10 Y Josué les echó suertes en Silo delante del Señor, y allí Josué repartió la tierra a los hijos de Israel conforme a sus divisiones(G).
11 Y salió[d] la suerte de la tribu de los hijos de Benjamín conforme a sus familias, y el territorio de su suerte estaba[e] entre los hijos de Judá y los hijos de José. 12 Y su límite por el lado norte comenzaba en[f] el Jordán, subía[g] por el lado de Jericó al norte, ascendía por la región montañosa hacia el occidente y terminaba[h] en el desierto de Bet-avén(H). 13 De allí el límite seguía hasta Luz, por el lado sur de Luz, es decir, Betel(I); y el límite bajaba hasta Atarot-adar, cerca del monte que está al sur de Bet-horón(J) de abajo. 14 Y el límite doblaba allí y se extendía hacia el sur por el lado occidental, desde el monte que está frente a Bet-horón hacia el sur; y terminaba[i] en Quiriat-baal, es decir, Quiriat-jearim, ciudad de los hijos de Judá. Este era el límite occidental. 15 Y por el lado sur, desde el extremo de Quiriat-jearim, el límite seguía hacia el occidente e iba hasta la fuente de las aguas de Neftoa(K). 16 Entonces el límite bajaba hasta la orilla del monte que está en el valle de Ben-hinom[j](L), que está en el valle de Refaim hacia el norte; y bajaba al valle de Hinom, hasta la ladera del jebuseo hacia el sur, y bajaba hasta En-rogel[k]. 17 Luego doblaba hacia el norte e iba hasta En-semes y hasta Gelitot, que está frente a la subida de Adumín, y bajaba hasta la piedra de Bohán, hijo de Rubén(M), 18 continuaba por el lado frente al Arabá hacia el norte y bajaba hasta el Arabá. 19 El límite seguía por el lado de Bet-hogla hacia el norte, y terminaba[l] en la bahía norte del mar Salado, en el extremo sur del Jordán. Este era el límite sur. 20 El Jordán era su límite al lado oriental. Esta fue la heredad de los hijos de Benjamín, conforme a sus familias y conforme a sus límites alrededor.
21 Y las ciudades de la tribu de los hijos de Benjamín, conforme a sus familias, eran: Jericó, Bet-hogla, Emec-casis, 22 Bet-arabá, Zemaraim, Betel, 23 Avim, Pará, Ofra, 24 Quefar-haamoni, Ofni y Geba(N); doce ciudades con sus aldeas. 25 Gabaón, Ramá, Beerot, 26 Mizpa, Cafira, Mozah, 27 Requem, Irpeel, Tarala, 28 Zela(O), Elef, Jebús, es decir, Jerusalén, Guibeá[m] y Quiriat; catorce ciudades con sus aldeas. Esta fue la heredad de los hijos de Benjamín(P) conforme a sus familias.
Footnotes
- Josué 18:4 Lit., Daos
- Josué 18:4 Lit., la
- Josué 18:4 Lit., vendrán
- Josué 18:11 Lit., subió
- Josué 18:11 Lit., salió
- Josué 18:12 Lit., era desde
- Josué 18:12 Lit., y el límite subía
- Josué 18:12 Lit., las salidas de él estaban
- Josué 18:14 Lit., las salidas de él estaban
- Josué 18:16 I.e., hijo de Hinom
- Josué 18:16 I.e., fuente de Rogel
- Josué 18:19 Lit., y las salidas del límite estaban
- Josué 18:28 Heb., Guibeat
Joshua 18
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Joshua 18
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Division of the Rest of the Land
18 The whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh(A) and set up the tent of meeting(B) there. The country was brought under their control, 2 but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.
3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you? 4 Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to make a survey of the land and to write a description of it,(C) according to the inheritance of each.(D) Then they will return to me. 5 You are to divide the land into seven parts. Judah is to remain in its territory on the south(E) and the tribes of Joseph in their territory on the north.(F) 6 After you have written descriptions of the seven parts of the land, bring them here to me and I will cast lots(G) for you in the presence of the Lord our God. 7 The Levites, however, do not get a portion among you, because the priestly service of the Lord is their inheritance.(H) And Gad, Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan. Moses the servant of the Lord gave it to them.(I)”
8 As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, “Go and make a survey of the land and write a description of it.(J) Then return to me, and I will cast lots for you here at Shiloh(K) in the presence of the Lord.” 9 So the men left and went through the land. They wrote its description on a scroll, town by town, in seven parts, and returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh. 10 Joshua then cast lots(L) for them in Shiloh in the presence(M) of the Lord, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions.(N)
Allotment for Benjamin
11 The first lot came up for the tribe of Benjamin according to its clans. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:
12 On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan, passed the northern slope of Jericho and headed west into the hill country, coming out at the wilderness(O) of Beth Aven.(P) 13 From there it crossed to the south slope of Luz(Q) (that is, Bethel(R)) and went down to Ataroth Addar(S) on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.
14 From the hill facing Beth Horon(T) on the south the boundary turned south along the western side and came out at Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim),(U) a town of the people of Judah. This was the western side.
15 The southern side began at the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim on the west, and the boundary came out at the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.(V) 16 The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim.(W) It continued down the Hinnom Valley(X) along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.(Y) 17 It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth,(Z) which faces the Pass of Adummim,(AA) and ran down to the Stone of Bohan(AB) son of Reuben. 18 It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah[a](AC) and on down into the Arabah.(AD) 19 It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah(AE) and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea,(AF) at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.
20 The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side.
These were the boundaries that marked out the inheritance of the clans of Benjamin on all sides.(AG)
21 The tribe of Benjamin, according to its clans, had the following towns:
Jericho, Beth Hoglah,(AH) Emek Keziz, 22 Beth Arabah,(AI) Zemaraim,(AJ) Bethel,(AK) 23 Avvim,(AL) Parah, Ophrah,(AM) 24 Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba(AN)—twelve towns and their villages.
25 Gibeon,(AO) Ramah,(AP) Beeroth,(AQ) 26 Mizpah,(AR) Kephirah,(AS) Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28 Zelah,(AT) Haeleph, the Jebusite city(AU) (that is, Jerusalem(AV)), Gibeah(AW) and Kiriath—fourteen towns and their villages.(AX)
This was the inheritance of Benjamin for its clans.(AY)
Footnotes
- Joshua 18:18 Septuagint; Hebrew slope facing the Arabah
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