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Joshua 18
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Joshua 18
Revised Standard Version
The Territories of the Remaining Tribes
18 Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel assembled at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there; the land lay subdued before them.
2 There remained among the people of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned. 3 So Joshua said to the people of Israel, “How long will you be slack to go in and take possession of the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you? 4 Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them out that they may set out and go up and down the land, writing a description of it with a view to their inheritances, and then come to me. 5 They shall divide it into seven portions, Judah continuing in his territory on the south, and the house of Joseph in their territory on the north. 6 And you shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God. 7 The Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their heritage; and Gad and Reuben and half the tribe of Manas′seh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.”
8 So the men started on their way; and Joshua charged those who went to write the description of the land, saying, “Go up and down and write a description of the land, and come again to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.” 9 So the men went and passed up and down in the land and set down in a book a description of it by towns in seven divisions; then they came to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh, 10 and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord; and there Joshua apportioned the land to the people of Israel, to each his portion.
The Territory of Benjamin
11 The lot of the tribe of Benjamin according to its families came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Joseph. 12 On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan; then the boundary goes up to the shoulder north of Jericho, then up through the hill country westward; and it ends at the wilderness of Beth-a′ven. 13 From there the boundary passes along southward in the direction of Luz, to the shoulder of Luz (the same is Bethel), then the boundary goes down to At′aroth-ad′dar, upon the mountain that lies south of Lower Beth-hor′on. 14 Then the boundary goes in another direction, turning on the western side southward from the mountain that lies to the south, opposite Beth-hor′on, and it ends at Kir′iath-ba′al (that is, Kir′iath-je′arim), a city belonging to the tribe of Judah. This forms the western side. 15 And the southern side begins at the outskirts of Kir′iath-je′arim; and the boundary goes from there to Ephron,[a] to the spring of the Waters of Nephto′ah; 16 then the boundary goes down to the border of the mountain that overlooks the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is at the north end of the valley of Reph′aim; and it then goes down the valley of Hinnom, south of the shoulder of the Jeb′usites, and downward to En-ro′gel; 17 then it bends in a northerly direction going on to En-she′mesh, and thence goes to Geli′loth, which is opposite the ascent of Adum′mim; then it goes down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben; 18 and passing on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-arabah[b] it goes down to the Arabah; 19 then the boundary passes on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-hoglah; and the boundary ends at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this is the southern border. 20 The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to its families, boundary by boundary round about.
21 Now the cities of the tribe of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-ke′ziz, 22 Beth-arabah, Zemara′im, Bethel, 23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, 24 Che′pharam′moni, Ophni, Geba—twelve cities with their villages: 25 Gibeon, Ramah, Be-er′oth, 26 Mizpeh, Chephi′rah, Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Tar′alah, 28 Zela, Ha-eleph, Jebus[c] (that is, Jerusalem), Gib′e-ah[d] and Kir′iath-je′arim[e]—fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin according to its families.
Footnotes
- Joshua 18:15 Cn See 15.9. Heb westward
- Joshua 18:18 Gk: Heb to the shoulder over against the Arabah
- Joshua 18:28 Gk Syr Vg: Heb the Jebusite
- Joshua 18:28 Heb Gibeath
- Joshua 18:28 Gk: Heb Kiriath
Joshua 18
New King James Version
Joshua 18
New King James Version
The Remainder of the Land Divided
18 Now the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together (A)at Shiloh, and (B)set up the tabernacle of meeting there. And the land was subdued before them. 2 But there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance.
3 Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: (C)“How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you? 4 Pick out from among you three men for each tribe, and I will send them; they shall rise and go through the land, survey it according to their inheritance, and come back to me. 5 And they shall divide it into seven parts. (D)Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the (E)house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north. 6 You shall therefore [a]survey the land in seven parts and bring the survey here to me, (F)that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God. 7 (G)But the Levites have no part among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. (H)And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.”
8 Then the men arose to go away; and Joshua charged those who went to [b]survey the land, saying, “Go, walk (I)through the land, survey it, and come back to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.” 9 So the men went, passed through the land, and [c]wrote the survey in a book in seven parts by cities; and they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh. 10 Then Joshua cast (J)lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there (K)Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their [d]divisions.
The Land of Benjamin
11 (L)Now the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot came out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. 12 (M)Their border on the north side began at the Jordan, and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the mountains westward; it ended at the Wilderness of Beth Aven. 13 The border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz (N)(which is Bethel) southward; and the border descended to Ataroth Addar, near the hill that lies on the south side (O)of Lower Beth Horon.
14 Then the border extended around the west side to the south, from the hill that lies before Beth Horon southward; and [e]it ended at (P)Kirjath Baal (which is Kirjath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah. This was the west side.
15 The south side began at the end of Kirjath Jearim, and the border extended on the west and went out to (Q)the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. 16 Then the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before (R)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is in the Valley of the [f]Rephaim on the north, descended to the Valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite city on the south, and descended to (S)En Rogel. 17 And it went around from the north, went out to En Shemesh, and extended toward Geliloth, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, and descended to (T)the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. 18 Then it passed along toward the north side of [g]Arabah, and went down to Arabah. 19 And the border passed along to the north side of Beth Hoglah; then [h]the border ended at the north bay at the (U)Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.
20 The Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its boundaries all around, according to their families.
21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, 22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 23 Avim, Parah, Ophrah, 24 Chephar Haammoni, Ophni, and Gaba: twelve cities with their villages; 25 (V)Gibeon, (W)Ramah, Beeroth, 26 Mizpah, Chephirah, Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28 Zelah, Eleph, (X)Jebus (which is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kirjath: fourteen cities with their villages. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
Footnotes
- Joshua 18:6 describe in writing
- Joshua 18:8 describe in writing
- Joshua 18:9 described it in writing
- Joshua 18:10 portions
- Joshua 18:14 Lit. its goings out were
- Joshua 18:16 Lit. Giants
- Joshua 18:18 Beth Arabah, Josh. 15:6; 18:22
- Joshua 18:19 Lit. the goings out of the border were
Giosué 18
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Giosué 18
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
3. DESCRIZIONE DELLE ALTRE SETTE TRIBU'
Operazione catastale per queste sette tribù
18 Allora tutta la comunità degli Israeliti si radunò in Silo, e qui eresse la tenda del convegno. Il paese era stato sottomesso a loro. 2 Rimanevano tra gli Israeliti sette tribù che non avevano avuto la loro parte. 3 Disse allora Giosuè ai figli di Israele: «Fino a quando trascurerete di andare ad occupare il paese, che vi ha dato il Signore, Dio dei padri vostri? 4 Sceglietevi tre uomini per tribù e io li invierò. Essi si alzeranno, gireranno nella regione, la descriveranno secondo la loro eredità e torneranno da me. 5 Essi se la divideranno in sette parti: Giuda rimarrà sul suo territorio nel meridione e quelli della casa di Giuseppe rimarranno sul loro territorio al settentrione. 6 Voi poi farete una descrizione del paese in sette parti e me la porterete qui e io getterò per voi la sorte qui dinanzi al Signore Dio nostro. 7 Infatti non vi è parte per i leviti in mezzo a voi, perché il sacerdozio del Signore è la loro eredità, e Gad, Ruben e metà della tribù di Manàsse hanno gia ricevuta la loro eredità oltre il Giordano, ad oriente, come ha concesso loro Mosè, servo del Signore».
8 Si alzarono dunque gli uomini e si misero in cammino; Giosuè a coloro che andavano a descrivere il paese ordinò: «Andate, girate nella regione, descrivetela e tornate da me e qui io getterò per voi la sorte davanti al Signore, in Silo». 9 Gli uomini andarono, passarono per la regione, la descrissero secondo le città in sette parti su di un libro e vennero da Giosuè all'accampamento, in Silo. 10 Allora Giosuè gettò per loro la sorte in Silo, dinanzi al Signore, e lì Giosuè spartì il paese tra gli Israeliti, secondo le loro divisioni.
La tribù di Beniamino
11 Fu tirata a sorte la parte della tribù dei figli di Beniamino, secondo le loro famiglie; la parte che toccò loro aveva i confini tra i figli di Giuda e i figli di Giuseppe.
12 Dal lato di settentrione, il loro confine partiva dal Giordano, saliva il pendio settentrionale di Gerico, saliva per la montagna verso occidente e faceva capo al deserto di Bet-Aven. 13 Di là passava per Luza, sul versante meridionale di Luza, cioè Betel, e scendeva ad Atarot-Addar, presso il monte che è a mezzogiorno di Bet-Coron inferiore.
14 Poi il confine si piegava e, al lato occidentale, girava a mezzogiorno dal monte posto di fronte a Bet-Coron, a mezzogiorno, e faceva capo a Kiriat-Baal, cioè Kiriat-Iearim, città dei figli di Giuda. Questo era il lato occidentale.
15 Il lato meridionale cominciava all'estremità di Kiriat-Iearim. Il confine piegava verso occidente fino alla fonte delle acque di Neftoach; 16 poi scendeva all'estremità del monte di fronte alla valle di Ben-Innom, nella valle dei Refaim, al nord, e scendeva per la valle di Innom, sul pendio meridionale dei Gebusei, fino a En-Roghel. 17 Si estendeva quindi verso il nord e giungeva a En-Semes; di là si dirigeva verso le Curve di fronte alla salita di Adummim e scendeva al sasso di Bocan, figlio di Ruben; 18 poi passava per il pendio settentrionale di fronte all'Araba e scendeva all'Araba. 19 Il confine passava quindi per il pendio settentrionale di Bet-Ogla e faceva capo al golfo settentrionale del Mar Morto, alla foce meridionale del Giordano. Questo era il confine meridionale.
20 Il Giordano serviva di confine dal lato orientale.
Questo il possedimento dei figli di Beniamino, secondo le loro famiglie, con i suoi confini da tutti i lati.
Città di Beniamino
21 Le città della tribù dei figli di Beniamino, secondo le loro famiglie erano: Gerico, Bet-Ogla, Emek-Kesis, 22 Bet-Araba, Semaraim, Betel, 23 Avvim, Para, Ofra, 24 Chefar-Ammonai, Ofni e Gheba; dodici città e i loro villaggi; 25 Gàbaon, Rama, Beerot, 26 Mizpe, Chefira, Mosa, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Tareala, 28 Sela-Elef, Iebus, cioè Gerusalemme, Gabaa, Kiriat-Iearim: quattordici città e i loro villaggi.
Questo fu il possesso dei figli di Beniamino, secondo le loro famiglie.
Joshua 18
New International Version
Joshua 18
New International Version
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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