Josué 13
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El territorio no conquistado
13 Josué ya estaba muy anciano y el Señor le dijo: «Has envejecido y aún falta conquistar muchas naciones. 2-7 Esta es la lista de los territorios aún no ocupados:
»Toda la tierra de los filisteos; la de los guesureos; el territorio que ahora pertenece a los cananeos desde el arroyo de Egipto hasta el límite meridional de Ecrón; cinco ciudades de los filisteos: Gaza, Asdod, Ascalón, Gat, y Ecrón; la tierra de los aveos en el sur; en el norte, toda la tierra de los cananeos, incluyendo Araj que pertenece a los sidonios; que se extiende hacia el norte hasta Afec en el límite de los amorreos; la tierra de los guiblitas, y toda la región montañosa, desde Baal Gad al pie del monte Hermón en el sur hasta la entrada de Lebó Jamat en el norte; toda la región montañosa desde el Líbano hasta Misrefot Mayin, incluyendo toda la tierra de los sidonios.
»Expulsaré a todas estas naciones de Israel para incluir su territorio en la división de la tierra entre las nueve tribus restantes y la media tribu de Manasés de la manera que te he ordenado».
División de los territorios al oriente del Jordán
8 La otra mitad de la tribu de Manasés y las tribus de Rubén y Gad ya habían recibido sus tierras en la ribera oriental del río Jordán, porque Moisés les había asignado esta tierra. 9 Su territorio se extendía desde Aroer a orillas del río Arnón, e incluía la ciudad en el valle, y toda la meseta de Medeba hasta Dibón. 10 Incluía además las ciudades de Sijón, rey de los amorreos, que reinaba en Hesbón, y se extendía hasta los límites de Amón, 11 y hasta Galaad, territorio de los guesureos y de los macateos. Abarcaba todo el monte Hermón, la tierra de Basán con la ciudad de Salcá, 12 y todo el territorio de Og, rey de Basán que había reinado en Astarot y Edrey. Fue el último de los refaítas; Moisés lo atacó y lo expulsó de allí. 13 Sin embargo, el pueblo de Israel no había expulsado a los guesureos ni a los macateos, quienes viven entre los israelitas hasta este día.
14 Asignación de tierras:
Tierra asignada a la tribu de Leví:
Moisés no asignó tierra a la tribu de Leví, ya que los levitas recibían las ofrendas consagradas al Señor.
15 Tierra asignada a la tribu de Rubén:
Según el número de habitantes, Moisés asignó a la tribu de Rubén el siguiente territorio:
16 Desde Aroer a orillas del río de Arnón, pasando a través de la ciudad de Arnón, hasta la meseta cerca de Medeba. 17 Incluía Hesbón y las otras ciudades de la llanura: Dibón, Bamot Baal, Bet Baal Megón, 18 Yahaza, Cademot, Mefat, 19 Quiriatayin, Sibma, Zaret Sajar en el monte que está frente al valle, 20 Bet Peor, Bet Yesimot, y las faldas del monte Pisgá.
21 La tierra de Rubén también abarcaba las ciudades de la meseta y el reino de Sijón. Sijón era el rey de Hesbón que Moisés había matado juntamente con los otros jefes de Madián: Eví, Requen, Zur, Jur y Reba. 22 El pueblo de Israel también dio muerte a Balán el adivino, hijo de Beor. 23 El río Jordán era el límite occidental de la tribu de Rubén.
24-28 Tierra asignada a la tribu de Gad:
Moisés también asignó tierras a la tribu de Gad de acuerdo con su población. Este territorio incluía a Jazer, todas las ciudades de Galaad, y la mitad de la tierra de Amón hasta Aroer cerca de Rabá. También se extendía desde Hesbón hasta Ramat Mizpé, y Betonín; desde Majanayin hasta Lodebar. En el valle estaban Bet Aram y Bet Nimrá, Sucot, Zafón y el resto del reino de Sijón de Hesbón. El río Jordán era el límite occidental y llegaba hasta el lago de Quinéret. Luego el límite seguía hacia el este del río Jordán.
29 Tierra asignada a la media tribu de Manasés:
Moisés había asignado el siguiente territorio a la media tribu de Manasés conforme a sus necesidades. 30 Su territorio se extendía por el norte desde Majanayin, incluyendo todo Basán, el antiguo reino de Og y las sesenta ciudades de Yaír en Basán. 31 La mitad de Galaad y las ciudades reales del rey Og de Basán, Astarot y Edrey, fueron entregadas a la mitad del clan de Maquir, quien era hijo de Manasés.
32 Así fue como Moisés dividió la tierra al oriente del río Jordán, donde el pueblo estuvo acampado frente a Jericó. 33 Pero Moisés no le había dado tierra a la tribu de Leví porque, como ya les había explicado, el Señor era su herencia.
Joshua 13
King James Version
13 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.
2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,
3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites 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 whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;
9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;
12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
13 Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
14 Only unto the tribes of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.
15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.
16 And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
17 Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,
18 And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,
20 And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth,
21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
23 And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
24 And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.
25 And their coast 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 Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
27 And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.
29 And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.
30 And their coast 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, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
32 These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.
33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
Joshua 13
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Land Not Yet Taken
13 When Joshua was very old, the Lord said to him, “Joshua you have grown old, but there is still much land for you to take control of. 2 You have not yet taken the land of Geshur or the land of the Philistines. 3 You have not yet taken the area from the Shihor River[a] at Egypt to the border of Ekron and the land further north. That land still belongs to the Canaanites. You must still defeat the five Philistine leaders at Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. You must also defeat the Avvites 4 who live south of the Canaanite land. And you must still go north to take Mearah, which the Sidonians control. From there you must still go as far as Aphek on the Amorite border. 5 You have not yet defeated the area of the Gebalites. And also there is the area of Lebanon east of Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
6 “The people of Sidon are living in the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim. But I will force them out for the Israelites. Be sure to remember this land when you divide the land among the Israelites. Do this as I told you. 7 Now divide the land among the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”
Dividing the Land
8 The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the other half of the tribe of Manasseh had already received all their land. The Lord’s servant, Moses, gave them the land east of the Jordan River. 9 Their land started at Aroer by the Arnon Ravine and continued to the town in the middle of the ravine. And it included the whole plain from Medeba to Dibon. 10 All the towns that King Sihon of the Amorites ruled were in that land. He ruled in the city of Heshbon. The land continued to the area where the Ammonites lived. 11 Also the town of Gilead was in that land. And the area where the people of Geshur and Maacah lived was in that land. All of Mount Hermon and all of Bashan as far as Salecah was in that land. 12 All the kingdom of King Og was in that land. King Og ruled in Bashan. In the past he ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. Og was from the Rephaites. In the past Moses had defeated those people and had taken their land. 13 The Israelites did not force out the people of Geshur and Maacah. They still live among the Israelites today.
14 The tribe of Levi is the only tribe that did not get any land. Instead, the Levites were given all the animals offered by fire to the Lord, the God of Israel. That is what the Lord promised them.
15 Moses had given each family group from the tribe of Reuben some land. This is the land they received: 16 It was the land from Aroer near the Arnon Ravine to the town of Medeba. This included the whole plain and the town in the middle of the ravine. 17 The land continued to Heshbon. It included all the towns on the plain. Those towns were Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, 18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, 19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley, 20 Beth Peor, the hills of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth. 21 So that land included all the towns on the plain and all the area that King Sihon of the Amorites had ruled. He ruled in the town of Heshbon, but Moses had defeated him and the leaders of the Midianites. Those leaders were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. (They all fought together with Sihon.) All of them lived in that country. 22 The Israelites defeated Balaam son of Beor. (Balaam tried to use magic to tell the future.) The Israelites killed many people during the fighting. 23 The land that was given to Reuben stopped at the shore of the Jordan River. So the land that was given to the family groups of Reuben included all these towns and their fields that were listed.
24 This is the land Moses gave to the tribe of Gad. He gave this land to each tribe:
25 He gave them the land of Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of the Ammonites that went as far as Aroer near Rabbah. 26 Their land included the area from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, from Mahanaim to the land of Debir, 27 the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth and Zaphon, including the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon, along the Jordan all the way up to Lake Galilee on the eastern side of the river. 28 All this land is the land Moses gave the family groups of Gad. That land included all the towns that were listed. Moses gave that land to each family group.
29 This is the land Moses gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. Half of all the families in the tribe of Manasseh got this land:
30 The land started at Mahanaim. The land included all of Bashan, all the land ruled by King Og of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair in Bashan. (In all, there were 60 cities.) 31 The land also included half of Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei. (Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei were the cities where King Og had lived.) All this land was given to the family of Makir son of Manasseh. Half of all his sons got this land.
32 Moses gave all this land to these tribes. He did this while the people were camped on the plains of Moab. This was across the Jordan River, east of Jericho. 33 Moses did not give any land to the tribe of Levi. The Lord, God of Israel, promised that he himself would be the gift for the tribe of Levi.
Footnotes
- Joshua 13:3 Shihor River Probably one of the eastern branches of the Nile River.
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