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