Joshua 24:29-33
New English Translation
An Era Ends
29 After all this[a] Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of 110. 30 They buried him in his allotted territory[b] in Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. 31 Israel worshiped[c] the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive.[d] These men had experienced firsthand everything the Lord had done for Israel.[e]
32 The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the part of the field that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of money.[f] So it became the inheritance of the tribe of Joseph.[g]
33 Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they buried him in Gibeah in the hill country of Ephraim, where his son Phinehas had been assigned land.[h]
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- Joshua 24:29 tn Heb “after these things.”
- Joshua 24:30 tn Heb “in the territory of his inheritance.”
- Joshua 24:31 tn Or “served.”
- Joshua 24:31 tn Heb “all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived him.”
- Joshua 24:31 tn Heb “who knew all the work of the Lord which he had done for Israel.”
- Joshua 24:32 tn Heb “one hundred qesitahs.” The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qesitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value and/or weight is unknown. The word occurs only here and in Gen 33:19 and Job 42:11.
- Joshua 24:32 tn Heb “and they became for the sons of Joseph an inheritance.” One might think “bones” is the subject of the verb “they became,” but the verb is masculine, while “bones” is feminine. The translation follows the emendation suggested in the BHS note, which appeals to the Syriac and Vulgate for support. The emended reading understands “the part (of the field)” as the subject of the verb “became.” The emended verb is feminine singular; this agrees with “the part” (of the field), which is feminine in Hebrew.
- Joshua 24:33 tn Heb “in Gibeah of Phinehas, his son, which had been given to him in the hill country of Ephraim.”
Joshua 24:29-33
New Living Translation
Leaders Buried in the Promised Land
29 After this, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110. 30 They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
31 The people of Israel served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him—those who had personally experienced all that the Lord had done for Israel.
32 The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought along with them when they left Egypt, were buried at Shechem, in the plot of land Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor for 100 pieces of silver.[a] This land was located in the territory allotted to the descendants of Joseph.
33 Eleazar son of Aaron also died. He was buried in the hill country of Ephraim, in the town of Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas.
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- 24:32 Hebrew 100 kesitahs; the value or weight of the kesitah is no longer known.
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