Joshua 18

Joshua rebukes the remaining tribes for delaying possession of the land, sends surveyors from each of the seven tribes to divide the remaining territory into seven parts, and casts lots before YHWH in Shiloh for their allotments.[1][2]

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for there-is-not portion to-the-Levites in-your-midst for priesthood YHWH his-inheritance and-Gad and-Reuben and-the-half tribe of-Manasseh have-taken their-inheritance from-beyond the-Jordan eastward which he-gave to-them Moses servant of-YHWH
7 כִּ֠י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-is-not HTn חֵ֤לֶק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 cheleq portion HNcmsa לַ/לְוִיִּם֙ 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to-the-Levites HRd/Ngmpa בְּ/קִרְבְּ/כֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤊𐤌 beqirebekhem in-your-midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for HC כְהֻנַּ֥ת 𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤕 khehunat priesthood HNcfsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp נַחֲלָת֑/וֹ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤅 nachalato his-inheritance HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/גָ֡ד 𐤅/𐤂𐤃 vegad and-Gad HC/Np וּ/רְאוּבֵ֡ן 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤁𐤍 ureuven and-Reuben HC/Np וַ/חֲצִי֩ 𐤅/𐤇𐤑𐤉 vachatsi and-the-half HC/Ncmsc שֵׁ֨בֶט 𐤔𐤁𐤈 shevet tribe HNcmsc הַֽ/מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 hamenasheh of-Manasseh HTd/Np לָקְח֣וּ 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤅 laqechu have-taken HVqp3cp נַחֲלָתָ֗/ם 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤌 nachalatam their-inheritance HNcfsc/Sp3mp מֵ/עֵ֤בֶר 𐤌/𐤏𐤁𐤓 meever from-beyond HR/Ncmsa לַ/יַּרְדֵּן֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 layareden the-Jordan HRd/Np מִזְרָ֔חָ/ה 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄 mizerachah eastward HNcmsa/Sd אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr נָתַ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he-gave HVqp3ms לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to-them HR/Sp3mp מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp עֶ֥בֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 eved servant HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of-YHWH HNp
and they arose the men and they went and he commanded Joshua [direct object marker] the ones going to write [direct object marker] the land saying go and walk about in the land and write it and return to me and here I will cast for you lots before YHWH in Shiloh
8 וַ/יָּקֻ֥מוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌𐤅 vayaqumu and they arose HC/Vqw3mp הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יֵּלֵ֑כוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יְצַ֣ו 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅 vayetsav and he commanded HC/Vpw3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/הֹלְכִים֩ 𐤄/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 haholekhim the ones going HTd/Vqrmpa לִ/כְתֹּ֨ב 𐤋/𐤊𐤕𐤁 likhetov to write HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo הָ/אָ֜רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land HTd/Ncbsa לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc לְ֠כוּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu go HVqv2mp וְ/הִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 vehitehalekhu and walk about HC/Vtv2mp בָ/אָ֜רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vaarets in the land HRd/Ncbsa וְ/כִתְב֤וּ 𐤅/𐤊𐤕𐤁𐤅 vekhitevu and write HC/Vqv2mp אוֹתָ/הּ֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤄 otah it HTo/Sp3fs וְ/שׁ֣וּבוּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 veshuvu and return HC/Vqv2mp אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me HR/Sp1cs וּ֠/פֹה 𐤅/𐤐𐤄 ufoh and here HC/D אַשְׁלִ֨יךְ 𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊 ashelikhe I will cast HVhi1cs לָ/כֶ֥ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for you HR/Sp2mp גּוֹרָ֛ל 𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 goral lots HNcmsa לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp בְּ/שִׁלֹֽה 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤄 beshiloh in Shiloh HR/Np
And it was for them the border on the side of north from the Jordan and went up the border to the shoulder of Jericho from north and went up in the hill westward and it was and they were its exits wilderness of Beth Aven
12 וַ/יְהִ֨י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֧ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp הַ/גְּב֛וּל 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 hagevul the border HTd/Ncmsa לִ/פְאַ֥ת 𐤋/𐤐𐤀𐤕 lifeat on the side HR/Ncfsc צָפ֖וֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah of north HNcfsa/Sd מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֑ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan HTd/Np וְ/עָלָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤄 vealah and went up HC/Vqq3ms הַ/גְּבוּל֩ 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 hagevul-2 the border HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR כֶּ֨תֶף 𐤊𐤕𐤐 ketef the shoulder HNcfsc יְרִיח֜וֹ 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅 yericho of Jericho HNp מִ/צָּפ֗וֹן 𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 mitsafon from north HR/Ncfsa וְ/עָלָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤄 vealah-2 and went up HC/Vqq3ms בָ/הָר֙ 𐤁/𐤄𐤓 vahar in the hill HRd/Ncmsa יָ֔מָּ/ה 𐤉𐤌/𐤄 yamah westward HNcmsa/Sd ו/היה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vhyh and it was HC/Vqq3ms וְ/הָיוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and they were HC/Vqq3cp תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֔י/ו 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤅 totseotayv its exits HNcfpc/Sp3ms מִדְבַּ֖רָ/ה 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤄 midebarah wilderness of HNcmsc/Sd בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Beth HNp אָֽוֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven Aven HNp
and-was-drawn the-border and-turned to-side-of sea southward from the-hill that on face-of house-of Horon southward and-it-was and-they-were its-goings-out to Kiriath Baal that-is Kiriath Jearim city-of sons-of Judah this side-of sea
14 וְ/תָאַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤓 vetaar and-was-drawn HC/Vqq3ms הַ/גְּבוּל֩ 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 hagevul the-border HTd/Ncmsa וְ/נָסַ֨ב 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤁 venasav and-turned HC/VNq3ms לִ/פְאַת 𐤋/𐤐𐤀𐤕 lifeat to-side-of HR/Ncfsc יָ֜ם 𐤉𐤌 yam sea HNcmsa נֶ֗גְבָּ/ה 𐤍𐤂𐤁/𐤄 negebah southward HNcmsa/Sd מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הָ/הָר֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar the-hill HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR פְּנֵ֥י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face-of HNcbpc בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house-of HNp חֹרוֹן֮ 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 choron Horon HNp נֶגְבָּ/ה֒ 𐤍𐤂𐤁/𐤄 negebah-2 southward HNcmsa/Sd ו/היה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vhyh and-it-was HC/Vqq3ms וְ/הָי֣וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and-they-were HC/Vqq3cp תֹֽצְאֹתָ֗י/ו 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤅 totseotayv its-goings-out HNcfpc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR קִרְיַת 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 qireyat Kiriath HNp בַּ֨עַל֙ 𐤁𐤏𐤋 baal Baal HNp הִ֚יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi that-is HPp3fs קִרְיַ֣ת 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 qireyat-2 Kiriath HNp יְעָרִ֔ים 𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 yearim Jearim HNp עִ֖יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city-of HNcfsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of HNcmpc יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah HNp זֹ֖את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this HPdxfs פְּאַת 𐤐𐤀𐤕 peat side-of HNcfsc יָֽם 𐤉𐤌 yam-2 sea HNcmsa
and went down the border to the end the mountain that upon face of valley of son of Hinnom which in the valley of Rephaim northward and went down the valley of Hinnom to the shoulder of the Jebusite southward and went down spring of Rog el
16 וְ/יָרַ֨ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 veyarad and went down HC/Vqq3ms הַ/גְּב֜וּל 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 hagevul the border HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR קְצֵ֣ה 𐤒𐤑𐤄 qetseh the end HNcbsc הָ/הָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar the mountain HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR פְּנֵי֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face of HNcbpc גֵּ֣י 𐤂𐤉 gey valley of HNcbsc בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son of HNcmsc הִנֹּ֔ם 𐤄𐤍𐤌 hinom Hinnom HNp אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which HTr בְּ/עֵ֥מֶק 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤒 beemeq in the valley of HR/Ncmsc רְפָאִ֖ים 𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤉𐤌 refaim Rephaim HNp צָפ֑וֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah northward HNcfsa/Sd וְ/יָרַד֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 veyarad-2 and went down HC/Vqq3ms גֵּ֨י 𐤂𐤉 gey-2 the valley of HNcbsc הִנֹּ֜ם 𐤄𐤍𐤌 hinom-2 Hinnom HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR כֶּ֤תֶף 𐤊𐤕𐤐 ketef the shoulder of HNcfsc הַ/יְבוּסִי֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤉 hayevusi the Jebusite HTd/Ngmsa נֶ֔גְבָּ/ה 𐤍𐤂𐤁/𐤄 negebah southward HNcmsa/Sd וְ/יָרַ֖ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 veyarad-3 and went down HC/Vqq3ms עֵ֥ין 𐤏𐤉𐤍 eyn spring of HNp רֹגֵֽל 𐤓𐤂𐤋 rogel Rog el HNp
and it passed the border to the side Beth hoglah northward and it was and were its goings out the goings out of the border at the tongue of the sea of the Salt north at the end of the Jordan southward this border south
19 וְ/עָבַ֨ר 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓 veavar and it passed HC/Vqq3ms הַ/גְּב֜וּל 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 hagevul the border HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR כֶּ֣תֶף 𐤊𐤕𐤐 ketef the side HNcfsc בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Beth HNp חָגְלָה֮ 𐤇𐤂𐤋𐤄 chagelah hoglah HNp צָפוֹנָ/ה֒ 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah northward HNcfsa/Sd ו/היה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vhyh and it was HC/Vqq3ms וְ/הָי֣וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and were HC/Vqq3cp תצאותי/ו 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 ttsvtyv its goings out HNcfpc/Sp3ms תֹּצְא֣וֹת 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤅𐤕 totseot the goings out HNcfpc הַ/גְּב֗וּל 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 hagevul-2 of the border HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 at HR לְשׁ֤וֹן 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 leshon the tongue HNcbsc יָם 𐤉𐤌 yam of the sea HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֨לַח֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇 hamelach of the Salt HTd/Ncmsa צָפ֔וֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah-2 north HNcfsa/Sd אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 at HR קְצֵ֥ה 𐤒𐤑𐤄 qetseh the end HNcbsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֖ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden of the Jordan HTd/Np נֶ֑גְבָּ/ה 𐤍𐤂𐤁/𐤄 negebah southward HNcmsa/Sd זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this HPdxms גְּב֥וּל 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 gevul border HNcmsc נֶֽגֶב 𐤍𐤂𐤁 negev south HNcmsa
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