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Land That Remains to Be Possessed

13 Now (A)Joshua was old, advanced in years, and Yahweh said to him, “You are old, advanced in years, and very much of the land remains to be possessed. This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and all those of the (B)Geshurites; from the Shihor which is [a]east of Egypt, even as far as the border of Ekron to the north (it is counted as Canaanite); the (C)five lords of the Philistines: the Gazite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, the Ekronite; and the Avvite [b]to the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as (D)Aphek, to the border of the (E)Amorite; and the land of the (F)Gebalite, and all of Lebanon, to the east toward the sunrise, (G)from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon as far as [c]Lebo-hamath. All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon as far as (H)Misrephoth-maim, all the Sidonians, I will dispossess them from before the sons of Israel; (I)only allot it to Israel for an inheritance as I have commanded you. So now, apportion this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 13:3 Lit on the face of
  2. Joshua 13:4 Or from the Teman
  3. Joshua 13:5 Or the entrance of Hamath

Land Still Remains to be Conquered

13 Now Joshua was old and advanced in years,[a] and Yahweh said to him, “You are old and advanced in years,[b] and very much of the land remains to be possessed. This is the remaining land: all the regions of the Philistines, and all of the Geshurites,[c] from the Shihor, which is east of Egypt,[d] up to the border of Ekron to the north, which is reckoned as Canaanite; there are five Philistine rulers: the Gazites,[e] Ashdodites,[f] Ashkelonites,[g] Gittites,[h] Ekronites,[i] and the Avvim. In the south; all the land of the Canaanites,[j] and Mearah, which belongs to the Sidonians up to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites,[k] and the land of the Gebalites, and all the Lebanon,[l] toward the east,[m] from Baal Gad at the foot of[n] Mount Hermon up to Lebo-Hamath; all the inhabitants of the hill country, from the Lebanon[o] up to Misrephoth Maim, and all the Sidonians. I will drive them out from before the Israelites;[p] only allocate it to Israel as an inheritance just as I have commanded you. Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 13:1 Literally “he went in the days”
  2. Joshua 13:1 Literally “you went in the days”
  3. Joshua 13:2 Hebrew “Geshurite”
  4. Joshua 13:3 Literally “on the face of Egypt”
  5. Joshua 13:3 Hebrew “Gazite”
  6. Joshua 13:3 Hebrew “Ashdodite”
  7. Joshua 13:3 Hebrew “Ashkelonite”
  8. Joshua 13:3 Hebrew “Gittite”
  9. Joshua 13:3 Hebrew “Ekronite”
  10. Joshua 13:4 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  11. Joshua 13:4 Hebrew “Amorite”
  12. Joshua 13:5 Or “white mountain”
  13. Joshua 13:5 Literally “the rise of the sun”
  14. Joshua 13:5 Or “below” or “under”
  15. Joshua 13:6 Or “white mountain”
  16. Joshua 13:6 Literally “sons/children of Israel”