Joshua 13
New International Version
Land Still to Be Taken
13 When Joshua had grown old,(A) the Lord said to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.
2 “This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines(B) and Geshurites,(C) 3 from the Shihor River(D) on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron(E) on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite though held by the five Philistine rulers(F) in Gaza, Ashdod,(G) Ashkelon,(H) Gath and Ekron; the territory of the Avvites(I) 4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek(J) and the border of the Amorites;(K) 5 the area of Byblos;(L) and all Lebanon(M) to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon(N) to Lebo Hamath.(O)
6 “As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim,(P) that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out(Q) before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you,(R) 7 and divide it as an inheritance(S) among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”
Division of the Land East of the Jordan
8 The other half of Manasseh,[a] the Reubenites and the Gadites had received the inheritance that Moses had given them east of the Jordan, as he, the servant of the Lord, had assigned(T) it to them.(U)
9 It extended from Aroer(V) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau(W) of Medeba as far as Dibon,(X) 10 and all the towns of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon,(Y) out to the border of the Ammonites.(Z) 11 It also included Gilead,(AA) the territory of the people of Geshur and Maakah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salekah(AB)— 12 that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan,(AC) who had reigned in Ashtaroth(AD) and Edrei.(AE) (He was the last of the Rephaites.(AF)) Moses had defeated them and taken over their land.(AG) 13 But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur(AH) and Maakah,(AI) so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.(AJ)
14 But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the food offerings presented to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised them.(AK)
15 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its clans:
16 The territory from Aroer(AL) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba(AM) 17 to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau,(AN) including Dibon,(AO) Bamoth Baal,(AP) Beth Baal Meon,(AQ) 18 Jahaz,(AR) Kedemoth,(AS) Mephaath,(AT) 19 Kiriathaim,(AU) Sibmah,(AV) Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley, 20 Beth Peor,(AW) the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— 21 all the towns on the plateau(AX) and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs,(AY) Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba(AZ)—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country. 22 In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor,(BA) who practiced divination.(BB) 23 The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, according to their clans.(BC)
24 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its clans:
25 The territory of Jazer,(BD) all the towns of Gilead(BE) and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;(BF) 26 and from Heshbon(BG) to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim(BH) to the territory of Debir;(BI) 27 and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,(BJ) Sukkoth(BK) and Zaphon(BL) with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee[b](BM)). 28 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites,(BN) according to their clans.
29 This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, according to its clans:
30 The territory extending from Mahanaim(BO) and including all of Bashan,(BP) the entire realm of Og king of Bashan(BQ)—all the settlements of Jair(BR) in Bashan, sixty towns, 31 half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan).(BS) This was for the descendants of Makir(BT) son of Manasseh—for half of the sons of Makir, according to their clans.(BU)
32 This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab(BV) across the Jordan east of Jericho.(BW) 33 But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance;(BX) the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance,(BY) as he promised them.(BZ)
Footnotes
- Joshua 13:8 Hebrew With it (that is, with the other half of Manasseh)
- Joshua 13:27 Hebrew Kinnereth
Joshua 13
American Standard Version
13 Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and Jehovah said unto him, Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the regions of the Philistines, and all the Geshurites; 3 from [a]the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the border of Ekron northward, which is reckoned to the Canaanites; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; [b]also the Avvim, 4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; 5 and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entrance of Hamath; 6 all the inhabitants of the hill-country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, even all the Sidonians; them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only allot thou it unto Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
8 With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of Jehovah gave them: 9 from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the [c]plain of Medeba unto Dibon; 10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon; 11 and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salecah; 12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (the same was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); for these did Moses smite, and drove them out. 13 Nevertheless the children of Israel drove not out the Geshurites, nor the Maacathites: but Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel unto this day. 14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the offerings of Jehovah, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spake unto him.
15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families. 16 And their border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the [d]plain by Medeba; 17 Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the [e]plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon, 18 and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, 19 and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar in the mount of the valley, 20 and Beth-peor, and the [f]slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, 21 and all the cities of the [g]plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, that dwelt in the land. 22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among the rest of their slain. 23 And the border of the children of Reuben was the Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
24 And Moses gave unto the tribe of Gad, unto the children of Gad, according to their families. 25 And their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah; 26 and from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of [h]Debir; 27 and in the valley, Beth-haram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, [i]the Jordan and the border thereof, unto the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward. 28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
29 And Moses gave inheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh: and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families. 30 And their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities: 31 and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.
32 These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, eastward. 33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance: Jehovah, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he spake unto them.
Footnotes
- Joshua 13:3 Commonly called the brook of Egypt. See Num. 34:5.
- Joshua 13:3 Or, also the Avvim; from the south, all etc.
- Joshua 13:9 Or, table-land
- Joshua 13:16 Or, table-land
- Joshua 13:17 Or, table-land
- Joshua 13:20 Or, springs
- Joshua 13:21 Or, table-land
- Joshua 13:26 Or, Lidebir
- Joshua 13:27 Or, having the Jordan for a border
Josua 13
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Land som ännu inte intagits
13 Josua var nu gammal och hade nått hög ålder[a], och Herren sade till honom: ”Du är gammal och har nått hög ålder, men det finns mycket kvar av landet att inta. 2 (A) Detta är vad som återstår av landet: filisteernas[b] alla områden och hela geshureernas[c] land. 3 Allt som finns mellan Shihor[d] öster om Egypten och Ekrons område norrut räknas nämligen till Kanaans land, det som filisteernas fem furstar i Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gat och Ekron har, likaså aveernas område, 4 kananeernas land söderut och Meara, som tillhör sidonierna, ända till Afek och amoreernas område, 5 och gebaleernas land samt hela Libanontrakten österut, från Baal-Gad vid berget Hermon ända dit där vägen går till Hamat, 6 (B) alla invånarna i bergsbygden från Libanon ända till Misrefot-Majim, alla sidonier. Dessa ska jag själv driva undan för Israels barn. Men du ska fördela landet till arvedel åt Israel genom lottkastning, som jag har befallt dig. 7 Fördela redan nu detta land till arvedel åt de nio stammarna och åt ena hälften av Manasse stam.”
Landet öster om Jordan fördelas
8 (C) Tillsammans med Manasse hade också rubeniterna och gaditerna fått sin arvedel, den som Mose gav dem[e] på andra sidan Jordan, på östra sidan, just så som Herrens tjänare Mose gav den åt dem: 9 landet från Aroer, vid floden Arnons strand, och från staden i dalens mitt, likaså hela Medebaslätten ända till Dibon, 10 tillsammans med alla andra städer som hade tillhört Sichon, amoreernas kung som regerade i Heshbon, ända till ammoniternas område, 11 vidare Gilead och geshureernas och maakateernas område och hela Hermons bergsbygd och hela Bashan ända till Salka, 12 (D) hela Ogs rike i Bashan, Og som regerade i Ashtarot och Edrei och som levde kvar som en av de sista rafaeerna, sedan Mose hade slagit och fördrivit dem. 13 Men Israels barn fördrev inte geshureerna och maakateerna. Därför bodde också geshureer och maakateer kvar bland Israels barn, som de gör än i dag.
14 (E) Men åt Levi stam gav han inte någon arvedel. Eldsoffren[f] åt Herren, Israels Gud, är hans arvedel, som han hade sagt honom.
Rubens stams område
15 Detta är vad Mose gav åt Rubens barns stam, efter deras släkter. 16 De fick området från Aroer, vid floden Arnons strand, och från staden i dalens mitt, liksom hela slätten vid Medeba, 17 Heshbon med alla dess lydstäder på slätten, Dibon, Bamot-Baal, Bet-Baal-Meon, 18 Jahas, Kedemot, Mefaat, 19 Kirjatajim, Sibma,Seret-Hashahar på Dalberget, 20 Bet-Peor samt Pisgas sluttningar och Bet-Hajeshimot, 21 (F) alla städerna på slätten, hela riket efter amoreernas kung Sichon som regerade i Heshbon. Denne och de midjanitiska furstarna Evi, Rekem, Sur, Hur och Reba, Sichons lydfurstar, som bodde där i landet, hade blivit slagna av Mose. 22 (G) Spåmannen Bileam,[g] Beors son, dödades också med svärd av Israels barn tillsammans med andra som blev slagna av dem. 23 Gränsen för Rubens barn var Jordan, som utgjorde gränslinje. Detta är Rubens barns arvedel efter deras släkter, städerna med sina byar.
Gads stams område
24 Detta är vad Mose gav åt Gads stam, åt Gads barn, efter deras släkter. 25 De fick som sitt område Jazer och alla städer i Gilead och hälften av ammoniternas land, till det Aroer som ligger mitt emot Rabba, 26 vidare landet från Heshbon till Ramat-Hammispe och Betonim, och från Mahanajim till Debirs område, 27 samt i dalen följande: Bet-Haram, Bet-Nimra, Suckot och Safon, resten av riket från kung Sichon i Heshbon intill Jordan, som utgjorde gränsen, upp till änden av Kinneretsjön, landet på andra sidan Jordan, på östra sidan. 28 Detta är Gads barns arvedel efter deras släkter, städerna med sina byar.
Halva Manasse stams område
29 Detta är vad Mose gav åt ena hälften av Manasse stam, så att denna hälft av Manasse barns stam fick land efter sina släkter. 30 (H) Deras område utgjordes av landet från Mahanajim, hela Bashan, hela riket efter Og som var kung i Bashan, med alla Jairs byar i Bashan, sextio städer, 31 (I) och halva Gilead med Ashtarot och Edrei, Ogs huvudstäder i Bashan. Detta fick barnen till Makir, Manasses son, nämligen ena hälften av Makirs barn efter deras släkter.
32 Dessa var de arvslotter som Mose utskiftade på Moabs hedar, på andra sidan Jordan mitt emot Jeriko, på östra sidan. 33 Men åt Levi stam gav Mose inte någon arvedel. Herren, Israels Gud, är deras arvedel, så som han har sagt dem.
Footnotes
- 13:1 hög ålder Josua var troligen ungefär lika gammal som den 85-årige Kaleb (14:10).
- 13:2 filisteerna Beteckning på folk på den nuvarande Gazaremsan (jfr 1 Mos 21:34, 2 Mos 13:17), särskilt det sjöfolk som sedan under 1200-talet f Kr kom från de grekiska öarna (Jer 47:4).
- 13:2 geshureerna Dessa sydliga geshureer vid Gazaremsan (jfr 1 Sam 27:8) är en annan grupp än de nordliga geshureerna på nuvarande Golanhöjderna (Jos 12:5, 13:11).
- 13:3 Shihor Syftar här troligen på Wadi el-Arish, söder om Gaza. Se not till 4 Mos 34:5.
- 13:8 arvedel ... som Mose gav dem Se 4 Mos 32:1f.
- 13:14 eldsoffren Ordet saknas i Septuaginta (jfr vers 33).
- 13:22 spåmannen Bileam Hednisk profet som hyrdes för att förbanna israeliterna (4 Mos 22:5f) och som förledde dem till otrohet mot Herren (4 Mos 31:16, Upp 2:14).
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