Joshua 18

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1: And assembled togetherH6950 wholeH3605 the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 at Shiloh,H7887 and set upH7931 there.H8033 -H0853 The tabernacleH0168 of meetingH4150 and the landH0776 was subduedH3533 before them.H6440

2: But there remainedH3498 among the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 whichH0834 notH3808 had yet receivedH2505 -H0853 their inheritance.H5159 SevenH7651 tribes,H7626

3: and saidH0559 JoshuaH3091 toH0413 the sonsH1121 of Israel,H3478 howH5704 longH0575 youH0859 will neglectH7503 to goH0935 and possessH3423 -H0853 the land,H0776 whichH0834 has givenH5414 YahwehH3068 GodH0430 of your fathers.H0001

4: Pick outH3051 threeH7969 menH0376 for [each] tribe-H7626 and I will send themH7971 and they shall rise,H6965 and goH1980 through the land,H0776 and surveyH3789 itH0853 according toH6310 their inheritanceH5159 and come [back]H0935 to me.H0413

5: And they shall divideH2505 itH0853 into sevenH7651 parts-H2506 JudahH3063 shall remainH5975 inH5921 their territoryH1366 on the south,H5045 and the houseH1004 of JosephH3130 shall remainH5975 inH5921 their territoryH1366 on the north.H6828

6: Therefore YouH0859 shall surveyH3789 -H0853 the landH0776 sevenH7651 in parts,H2506 and bring [the survey]H0935 to meH0413 hereH2008 that I may castH3384 lotsH1486 hereH6311 beforeH6440 YahwehH3068 our God.H0430

7: ButH3588 have noH0369 partH2506 the LevitesH3881 among youH7130 forH3588 the priesthoodH3550 of YahwehH3068 [is] their inheritance.H5159 And Gad,H1410 and Reuben,H7205 and halfH2677 the tribeH7626 of Manasseh,H4519 have receivedH3947 their inheritanceH5159 beyondH5676 the JordanH3383 on the east,H4217 whichH0834 gaveH5414 MosesH4872 the servantH5650 of Yahweh.H3068

8: And arose,H6965 the menH0582 and to go away,H1980 and chargedH6680 JoshuaH3091 -H0853 those who wentH1980 to describeH3789 -H0853 the land,H0776 saying,H0559 goH1980 and walkH1980 through the land,H0776 describeH3789 itH0853 and come backH7725 to meH0413 that hereH6311 I may castH7993 lotsH1486 beforeH6440 YahwehH3068 in Shiloh.H7887

9: So wentH1980 the menH0582 and passedH5674 through the land,H0776 and wrote the surveyH3789 by citiesH5892 in sevenH7651 partsH2506 inH5921 a book,H5612 and they cameH0935 toH0413 JoshuaH3091 atH0413 the campH4264 in Shiloh.H7887

10: And castH7993 JoshuaH3091 lotsH1486 in ShilohH7887 beforeH6440 Yahweh,H3068 and dividedH2505 thereH8033 JoshuaH3091 -H0853 the landH0776 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 according to their divisions.H4256

11: And came upH5927 the lotH1486 of the tribeH4294 of the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 according to their families,H4940 and came outH3318 the territoryH1366 of their lotH1486 betweenH0996 the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 andH0996 the sonsH1121 of Joseph.H3130

12: And beganH1961 borderH1366 on the sideH6285 northH6828 atH4480 the Jordan-H3383 and went upH5927 the borderH1366 toH0413 the sideH3802 of JerichoH3405 on the north,H6828 and went upH5927 through the mountainsH2022 westward-H3220 it endedH1961 theH8444 at the WildernessH4057 Beth Aven.H1007

13: And went overH5674 from thereH8033 the borderH1366 toward Luz,H3870 toH0413 the sideH3802 of Luz,H3870 southward-H5045 that [is]H1931 Bethel,H1008 and descendedH3381 the borderH1366 to Ataroth Addar,H5853 nearH5921 the hillH2022 that [lies]H0834 on the south sideH5045 Beth HoronH1032 Lower.H8481

14: And extendedH8388 the borderH1366 and aroundH5437 the west sideH6285 theH3220 to south,H5045 fromH4480 the hillH2022 that [lies]H0834 -H5921 beforeH6440 Beth HoronH1032 southward-H5045 andH1961 it endedH8444 atH0413 Kirjath Baal,H7154 that [is]H1931 Kirjath Jearim,H7157 a cityH5892 of the sonsH1121 of Judah.H3063 This [was]H2063 the sideH6285 west.H3220

15: And the side [began]H6285 southH5045 at the endH7097 Kirjath Jearim,H7157 and extendedH3318 the borderH1366 on the west,H3220 and went outH3318 toH0413 the springH4599 of the watersH4325 of Nephtoah.H5318

16: And came downH3381 the borderH1366 toH0413 the endH7097 of the mountainH2022 that [lies]H0834 uponH5921 the face ofH6440 the ValleyH1516 of the SonH1121 of Hinnom,H2011 which [is]H0834 in the ValleyH6010 of RephaimH7497 on the north,H6828 and descendedH3381 to the ValleyH1516 of the Son of Hinnom,H2011 toH0413 the sideH3802 of the Jebusite [city]H2983 on the south,H5045 and descendedH3381 En Rogel,H5883

17: and it went aroundH8388 from the north,H6828 and went outH3318 En Shemesh,H5885 and extendedH3318 towardH0413 Geliloth,H1553 which isH0834 beforeH5227 the AscentH4608 of Adummim,H0131 and descendedH3381 to the stoneH0068 of BohanH0932 sonH1121 of Reuben,H7205

18: and it passed alongH5674 towardH0413 the sideH3802 ofH4136 ArabahH6160 north,H6828 and went downH3381 to Arabah.H6160

19: And passed alongH5674 the borderH1366 toH0413 the sideH3802 Beth HoglahH1031 north-H6828 thenH1961 endedH8444 the borderH1366 atH0413 the bay atH3956 SeaH3220 the SaltH4417 northH6828 atH0413 the endH7097 of the Jordan.H3383 SouthH5045 this [was]H2088 the boundaryH1366 southern.H5045

20: And the JordanH3383 was borderH1379 itsH0853 on the side.H6285 EastH6924 this [was]H2063 the inheritanceH5159 of the sonsH1121 of Benjamin,H1144 according to its boundariesH1367 all around,H5439 according to their families.H4940

21: And wereH1961 the citiesH5892 of the tribeH4294 of the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 according to their familiesH4940 Jericho,H3405 Beth Hoglah,H1031 andH6010 Emek Keziz,H7104 Beth Arabah,H1026 and Zemaraim,H6787 Bethel,H1008

23: and Avim,H5761 and Parah,H6511 and Ophrah,H6084 Chephar-haammonai,H3726 and Ophni,H6078 and Geba-H1387 citiesH5892 twoH8147 [and] tenH6240 and with their villages.H2691

25: Gibeon,H1391 and Ramah,H7414 and Beeroth,H0881

26: and Mizpah,H4708 and Chephirah,H3716 and Mozah,H4681

27: and Rekem,H7552 and Irpeel,H3416 and Taralah,H8634

28: and Zelah,H6762 Haeleph,H0507 and the Jebusite [city],H2983 that [is]H1931 Jerusalem,H3389 Gibeah,H1394 [and] Kirjath-H7157 citiesH5892 fourH0702 [and] tenH6240 and with their villages.H2691 This [was]H2063 the inheritanceH5159 of the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 according to their families.H4940