Discovery BoxGenesis 13:12-17
Context13:12 Abram settled in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled among the cities of the Jordan plain 1 and pitched his tents next to Sodom. 13:13 (Now 2 the people 3 of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the Lord.) 4
13:14 After Lot had departed, the Lord said to Abram, 5 “Look 6 from the place where you stand to the north, south, east, and west. 13:15 I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants 7 forever. 13:16 And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted. 8 13:17 Get up and 9 walk throughout 10 the land, 11 for I will give it to you.”
Genesis 15:18-21
Context15:18 That day the Lord made a covenant 12 with Abram: “To your descendants I give 13 this land, from the river of Egypt 14 to the great river, the Euphrates River – 15:19 the land 15 of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 15:20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, 15:21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.” 16
Numbers 34:2-15
Context34:2 “Give these instructions 17 to the Israelites, and tell them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that has been assigned to you as an inheritance, 18 the land of Canaan with its borders, 34:3 your southern border 19 will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the Edomite border, and your southern border will run eastward to the extremity of the Salt Sea, 34:4 and then the border will turn from the south to the Scorpion Ascent, 20 continue to Zin, and then its direction 21 will be from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon. 34:5 There the border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and then its direction is to the sea. 22
34:6 “‘And for a western border 23 you will have the Great Sea. 24 This will be your western border.
34:7 “‘And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor; 34:8 from Mount Hor you will draw a line to Lebo Hamath, 25 and the direction of the border will be to Zedad. 34:9 The border will continue to Ziphron, and its direction will be to Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.
34:10 “‘For your eastern border you will draw a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. 34:11 The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth. 26 34:12 Then the border will continue down the Jordan River 27 and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.’”
34:13 Then Moses commanded the Israelites: “This is the land which you will inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to be given 28 to the nine and a half tribes, 34:14 because the tribe of the Reubenites by their families, 29 the tribe of the Gadites by their families, and half of the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance. 34:15 The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, east of Jericho, 30 toward the sunrise.”
Deuteronomy 32:8
Context32:8 When the Most High 31 gave the nations their inheritance,
when he divided up humankind, 32
he set the boundaries of the peoples,
according to the number of the heavenly assembly. 33
Joshua 12:7-8
Context12:7 These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Lebanon Valley to Mount Halak on up to Seir. Joshua assigned this territory to the Israelite tribes, 34 12:8 including the hill country, the lowlands, 35 the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev – the land of 36 the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites:
Joshua 14:1--21:45
Context14:1 The following is a record of the territory assigned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders. 37 14:2 The land assignments to the nine-and-a-half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the Lord had instructed Moses. 38 14:3 Now Moses had assigned land 39 to the two-and-a-half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land 40 to the Levites. 41 14:4 The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions. 42 14:5 The Israelites followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses and divided up the land. 43
14:6 The men of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said about you and me to Moses, the man of God, at Kadesh Barnea. 44 14:7 I was forty years old when Moses, the Lord’s servant, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land and I brought back to him an honest report. 45 14:8 My countrymen 46 who accompanied 47 me frightened the people, 48 but I remained loyal to the Lord my God. 49 14:9 That day Moses made this solemn promise: 50 ‘Surely the land on which you walked 51 will belong to you and your descendants permanently, 52 for you remained loyal to the Lord your God.’ 14:10 So now, look, the Lord has preserved my life, just as he promised, these past forty-five years since the Lord spoke these words to Moses, during which Israel traveled through the wilderness. Now look, I am today eighty-five years old. 14:11 Today I am still as strong as when Moses sent me out. I can fight and go about my daily activities with the same energy I had then. 53 14:12 Now, assign me this hill country which the Lord promised me at that time! No doubt you heard at that time that the Anakites live there in large, fortified cities. 54 But, assuming the Lord is with me, I will conquer 55 them, as the Lord promised.” 14:13 Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron. 56 14:14 So Hebron remains the assigned land of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this very day 57 because he remained loyal to the Lord God of Israel. 14:15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite. 58 ) Then the land was free of war.
15:1 The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south. 59 15:2 Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea, 60 15:3 extended 61 south of the Scorpion Ascent, 62 crossed to Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, crossed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka. 15:4 It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, 63 and ended at the sea. This was their 64 southern border.
15:5 The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth 65 of the Jordan River. 66
The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan, 67 15:6 went up to Beth Hoglah, crossed north of Beth Arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. 15:7 It then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning northward to Gilgal (which is opposite the Pass 68 of Adummim south of the valley), crossed to the waters of En Shemesh and extended to En Rogel. 15:8 It then went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites on the south (that is, Jerusalem), 69 going up to the top of the hill opposite the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the Valley of the Rephaites to the north. 15:9 It then went from the top of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and went to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim). 15:10 It then turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, crossed to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is Kesalon), descended to Beth Shemesh, and crossed to Timnah. 15:11 It then extended to the slope of Ekron to the north, went toward Shikkeron, crossed to Mount Baalah, extended to Jabneel, and ended at the sea.
15:12 The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. 70 These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans. 71
15:13 Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba (that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the Lord’s instructions to Joshua. (Arba was the father of Anak.) 72 15:14 Caleb drove out 73 from there three Anakites – Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. 15:15 From there he attacked the people of Debir. 74 (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.) 15:16 Caleb said, “To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Acsah as a wife.” 15:17 When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, 75 captured it, Caleb 76 gave Acsah his daughter to him as a wife.
15:18 One time Acsah 77 came and charmed her father 78 so that she could ask him for some land. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What would you like?” 15:19 She answered, “Please give me a special present. 79 Since you have given me land in the Negev, now give me springs of water. So he gave her both upper and lower springs.
15:20 This is the land assigned to the tribe of Judah by its clans: 80 15:21 These cities were located at the southern extremity of Judah’s tribal land near the border of Edom: 81 Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 15:22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 15:23 Kedesh, Hazor, 82 Ithnan, 15:24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 15:25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor), 15:26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, 15:27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshbon, Beth Pelet, 15:28 Hazar Shual, Beer Sheba, Biziothiah, 15:29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem, 15:30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, 15:31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 15:32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon – a total of twenty-nine cities and their towns. 83
15:33 These cities were 84 in the lowlands: 85 Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 15:34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 15:35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, 15:36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim) – a total of fourteen cities and their towns.
15:37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 15:38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, 15:39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, 15:40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, 15:41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah – a total of sixteen cities and their towns.
15:42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 15:43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 15:44 Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah – a total of nine cities and their towns.
15:45 Ekron and its surrounding towns 86 and settlements; 15:46 from Ekron westward, all those in the vicinity of Ashdod and their towns; 15:47 Ashdod with its surrounding towns and settlements, and Gaza with its surrounding towns and settlements, as far as the Stream of Egypt 87 and the border at the Mediterranean Sea. 88
15:48 These cities were 89 in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, 15:49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir), 15:50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 15:51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh – a total of eleven cities and their towns.
15:52 Arab, Dumah, 90 Eshan, 15:53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, 15:54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior – a total of nine cities and their towns.
15:55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 15:56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 15:57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah – a total of ten cities and their towns.
15:58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, 15:59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon – a total of six cities and their towns.
15:60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah – a total of two cities and their towns.
15:61 These cities were 91 in the desert: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, 15:62 Nibshan, the city of Salt, and En Gedi – a total of six cities and their towns.
15:63 The men of Judah were unable to conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. 92 The Jebusites live with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this very day. 93
16:1 The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho 94 to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. 95 16:2 The southern border 96 extended from Bethel to Luz, 97 and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth. 16:3 It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.
16:4 Joseph’s descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land. 98 16:5 The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: 99 The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon. 16:6 It then extended on to the sea, with Micmethath on the north. It turned eastward to Taanath Shiloh and crossed it on the east to Janoah. 16:7 It then descended from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, 100 and extended to the Jordan River. 101 16:8 From Tappuah it went westward to the Valley of Kanah and ended at the sea. This is the land assigned to the tribe of Ephraim 102 by its clans. 16:9 Also included were the cities set apart for the tribe of Ephraim within Manasseh’s territory, along with their towns. 103
16:10 The Ephraimites 104 did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants.
17:1 The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land. 105 The descendants of Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors. 106 They were assigned Gilead and Bashan. 107 17:2 The rest of Manasseh’s descendants were also assigned land 108 by their clans, including the descendants of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.
17:3 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 17:4 They went before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, “The Lord told Moses to assign us land among our relatives.” 109 So Joshua 110 assigned them land among their uncles, as the Lord had commanded. 111 17:5 Manasseh was allotted ten shares of land, 112 in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan, 17:6 for the daughters of Manasseh were assigned land among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.
17:7 The border of Manasseh went 113 from Asher to Micmethath which is near 114 Shechem. It then went south toward those who live in Tappuah. 17:8 (The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah, located on the border of Manasseh, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.) 17:9 The border then descended southward to the Valley of Kanah. Ephraim was assigned cities there among the cities of Manasseh, 115 but the border of Manasseh was north of the valley and ended at the sea. 17:10 Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s to the north. The sea was Manasseh’s 116 western border and their territory 117 touched Asher on the north and Issachar on the east. 17:11 Within Issachar’s and Asher’s territory Manasseh was assigned Beth Shean, Ibleam, the residents of Dor, En Dor, the residents of Taanach, the residents of Megiddo, 118 the three of Napheth, 119 and the towns surrounding all these cities. 120 17:12 But the men 121 of Manasseh were unable to conquer these cities; the Canaanites managed 122 to remain in those areas. 17:13 Whenever the Israelites were strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them. 123
17:14 The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the Lord has enabled us to increase in number.” 124 17:15 Joshua replied to them, “Since you have so many people, 125 go up into the forest and clear out a place to live in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaites, for the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you.” 17:16 The descendants of Joseph said, “The whole hill country 126 is inadequate for us, and the Canaanites living down in the valley in Beth Shean and its surrounding towns and in the Valley of Jezreel have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.” 127 17:17 Joshua said to the family 128 of Joseph – to both Ephraim and Manasseh: “You have many people and great military strength. You will not have just one tribal allotment. 17:18 The whole hill country 129 will be yours; though it is a forest, you can clear it and it will be entirely yours. 130 You can conquer the Canaanites, though they have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels and are strong.”
18:1 The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. 131 Though they had subdued the land, 132 18:2 seven Israelite tribes had not been assigned their allotted land. 133 18:3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long do you intend to put off occupying 134 the land the Lord God of your ancestors 135 has given you? 18:4 Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me. 136 18:5 Divide it into seven regions. 137 Judah will stay 138 in its territory in the south, and the family 139 of Joseph in its territory in the north. 18:6 But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the Lord our God. 18:7 But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the Lord. 140 Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land 141 east of the Jordan which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned them.”
18:8 When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land, “Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the Lord here in Shiloh.” 18:9 The men journeyed 142 through the land and mapped it and its cities out into seven regions on a scroll. Then they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh. 18:10 Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.
18:11 The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin 143 by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph. 144 18:12 Their northern border started at the Jordan, went up to the slope of Jericho 145 on the north, ascended westward to the hill country, and extended to the desert of Beth Aven. 18:13 It then crossed from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south (that is, Bethel), 146 and descended to Ataroth Addar located on the hill that is south of lower Beth Horon. 18:14 It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe 147 of Judah. This is the western border. 148 18:15 The southern side started on the edge of Kiriath Jearim and extended westward to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. 18:16 The border then descended to the edge of the hill country near the Valley of Ben Hinnom located in the Valley of the Rephaites to the north. It descended through the Valley of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites to the south and then down to En Rogel. 18:17 It went northward, extending to En Shemesh and Geliloth opposite the Pass 149 of Adummim, and descended to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. 18:18 It crossed to the slope in front of the Arabah to the north and descended into the Arabah. 18:19 It then crossed to the slope of Beth Hoglah to the north and ended at the northern tip of the Salt Sea 150 at the mouth of the Jordan River. 151 This was the southern border. 18:20 The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans. 152
18:21 These cities belonged to the tribe 153 of Benjamin by its clans: Jericho, 154 Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, 18:22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 155 18:23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, 18:24 Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba – a total of twelve cities and their towns.
18:25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 18:26 Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah, 18:27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 18:28 Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city 156 (that is, Jerusalem), 157 Gibeah, and Kiriath – a total of fourteen cities and their towns. 158 This was the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin 159 by its clans.
19:1 The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans. 160 19:2 Their assigned land included 161 Beer Sheba, 162 Moladah, 19:3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, 19:4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 19:5 Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, 19:6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen – a total of thirteen cities and their towns, 19:7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan – a total of four cities and their towns, 19:8 as well as all the towns around these cities as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the land assigned to the tribe of Simeon by its clans. 163 19:9 Simeon’s assigned land was taken from Judah’s allotted portion, for Judah’s territory was too large for them; so Simeon was assigned land within Judah. 164
19:10 The third lot belonged to the tribe of Zebulun 165 by its clans. The border of their territory 166 extended to Sarid. 19:11 Their border went up westward to Maralah and touched Dabbesheth and the valley near 167 Jokneam. 19:12 From Sarid it turned eastward 168 to the territory of Kisloth Tabor, extended to Daberath, and went up to Japhia. 19:13 From there it crossed eastward to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin and extended to Rimmon, turning toward Neah. 19:14 It then turned on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El. 19:15 Their territory included Kattah, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; 169 in all they had twelve cities and their towns. 170 19:16 This was the land assigned to the tribe of Zebulun 171 by its clans, including these cities and their towns.
19:17 The fourth lot belonged to the tribe of Issachar 172 by its clans. 19:18 Their assigned land 173 included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem, 19:19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, 19:20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, 19:21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah and Beth Pazzez. 19:22 Their border touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. They had sixteen cities and their towns. 19:23 This was the land assigned to the tribe of Issachar 174 by its clans, including the cities and their towns.
19:24 The fifth lot belonged to the tribe of Asher 175 by its clans. 19:25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph, 19:26 Alammelech, Amad, and Mishal. Their border touched Carmel to the west and Shihor Libnath. 19:27 It turned eastward toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El to the north, as well as the Valley of Emek and Neiel, and extended to Cabul on the north 176 19:28 and on to Ebron, 177 Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon. 178 19:29 It then turned toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, 179 turned to Hosah, and ended at the sea near Hebel, Aczib, 19:30 Umah, Aphek, and Rehob. In all they had 180 twenty-two cities and their towns. 19:31 This was the land assigned to the tribe of Asher 181 by its clans, including these cities and their towns.
19:32 The sixth lot belonged to the tribe of Naphtali 182 by its clans. 19:33 Their border started at Heleph and the oak of Zaanannim, went to Adami Nekeb, Jabneel and on to Lakkum, 183 and ended at the Jordan River. 184 19:34 It turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, extended from there to Hukok, touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and the Jordan 185 on the east. 19:35 The fortified cities included Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, 19:36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, 186 19:37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, 19:38 Yiron, 187 Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh. In all they had 188 nineteen cities and their towns. 19:39 This was the land assigned to the tribe of Naphtali 189 by its clans, including the cities and their towns.
19:40 The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan 190 by its clans. 19:41 Their assigned land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, 19:42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, 19:43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 19:44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, 19:45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, 19:46 the waters of Jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory in front of Joppa. 19:47 (The Danites failed to conquer their territory, 191 so they went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. They put the sword to it, took possession of it, and lived in it. They renamed it 192 Dan after their ancestor. 193 ) 19:48 This was the land assigned to the tribe of Dan 194 by its clans, including these cities and their towns.
19:49 When they finished dividing the land into its regions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun some land. 195 19:50 As the Lord had instructed, they gave him the city he requested – Timnath Serah in the Ephraimite hill country. He built up the city and lived in it.
19:51 These are the land assignments which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders 196 made by drawing lots in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 197 So they finished dividing up the land.
20:1 The Lord instructed Joshua: 20:2 “Have the Israelites select 198 the cities of refuge 199 that I told you about through Moses. 20:3 Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; 200 these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood. 20:4 The one who committed manslaughter 201 should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. 202 They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there. 203 20:5 When the avenger of blood comes after him, they must not hand over to him the one who committed manslaughter, for he accidentally killed his fellow man without premeditation. 204 20:6 He must remain 205 in that city until his case is decided by the assembly 206 and the high priest dies. 207 Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to the city from which he escaped.” 208
20:7 So they selected 209 Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. 20:8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho 210 they selected 211 Bezer in the desert on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh. 20:9 These were the cities of refuge 212 appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by 213 the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly. 214
21:1 The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders 21:2 in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The Lord told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle.” 21:3 So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.
21:4 The first lot belonged to 215 the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. 21:5 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 21:6 Gershon’s descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 21:7 Merari’s descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 21:8 So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the Lord had instructed Moses.
21:9 They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below. 21:10 They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, 216 for the first lot belonged to them. 21:11 They assigned them Kiriath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas. 21:12 (Now the city’s fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.) 21:13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah, 21:14 Jattir, Eshtemoa, 21:15 Holon, Debir, 21:16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of nine cities taken from these two tribes. 21:17 From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned 217 Gibeon, Geba, 21:18 Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 21:19 The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
21:20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim. 21:21 They assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer, 21:22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 21:23 From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon, 21:24 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 21:25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, 218 along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities. 21:26 The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.
21:27 They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: 219 from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities; 21:28 from the tribe of Issachar: Kishon, Daberath, 21:29 Jarmuth, and En Gannim, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 21:30 from the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon, 21:31 Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 21:32 from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of three cities. 21:33 The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
21:34 They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, 21:35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 21:36 220 from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz, 21:37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 21:38 from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim, 21:39 Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 21:40 The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.
21:41 The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites 221 forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas. 21:42 Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard. 222
21:43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, 223 and they conquered 224 it and lived in it. 21:44 The Lord made them secure, 225 in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. 226 None of their enemies could resist them. 227 21:45 Not one of the Lord’s faithful promises to the family of Israel 228 was left unfulfilled; every one was realized. 229
[13:12] 1 tn Or “the cities of the plain”; Heb “[the cities of] the circle,” referring to the “circle” or oval area of the Jordan Valley.
[13:13] 2 tn Here is another significant parenthetical clause in the story, signaled by the vav (וו) disjunctive (translated “now”) on the noun at the beginning of the clause.
[13:13] 3 tn Heb “men.” However, this is generic in sense; it is unlikely that only the male residents of Sodom were sinners.
[13:13] 4 tn Heb “wicked and sinners against the
[13:14] 5 tn Heb “and the
[13:14] 6 tn Heb “lift up your eyes and see.”
[13:15] 7 tn Heb “for all the land which you see to you I will give it and to your descendants.”
[13:16] 8 tn The translation “can be counted” (potential imperfect) is suggested by the use of יוּכַל (yukhal, “is able”) in the preceding clause.
[13:17] 9 tn The connective “and” is not present in the Hebrew text; it has been supplied for purposes of English style.
[13:17] 10 tn The Hitpael form הִתְהַלֵּךְ (hithallekh) means “to walk about”; it also can carry the ideas of moving about, traversing, going back and forth, or living in an area. It here has the connotation of traversing the land to survey it, to look it over.
[13:17] 11 tn Heb “the land to its length and to its breadth.” This phrase has not been included in the translation because it is somewhat redundant (see the note on the word “throughout” in this verse).
[15:18] 12 tn Heb “cut a covenant.”
[15:18] 13 tn The perfect verbal form is understood as instantaneous (“I here and now give”). Another option is to understand it as rhetorical, indicating certitude (“I have given” meaning it is as good as done, i.e., “I will surely give”).
[15:18] 14 sn The river of Egypt is a wadi (a seasonal stream) on the northeastern border of Egypt, not to the River Nile.
[15:19] 15 tn The words “the land” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[15:21] 16 tn Each of the names in the list has the Hebrew definite article, which is used here generically for the class of people identified.
[34:2] 18 tn Heb “this is the land that will fall to you as an inheritance.”
[34:3] 19 tn The expression refers to the corner or extremity of the Negev, the South.
[34:4] 20 tn Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” (עַקְרַבִּים [’aqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).
[34:4] 21 tn Heb “its going forth,” or the way it runs.
[34:5] 22 sn That is, the Mediterranean.
[34:6] 23 tn The word for west is simply “sea,” because the sea is west of Israel.
[34:6] 24 sn That is, the Mediterranean Sea (also in the following verse).
[34:8] 25 tn Or “to the entrance to Hamath.”
[34:11] 26 tn Or “the Sea of Galilee” (so NLT); NCV, TEV, CEV “Lake Galilee.”
[34:12] 27 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
[34:13] 28 tn The infinitive forms the direct object of what the
[34:14] 29 tn Heb “the house of their fathers.” So also a little later in this verse.
[34:15] 30 map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
[32:8] 31 tn The Hebrew term עֶליוֹן (’elyon) is an abbreviated form of the divine name El Elyon, frequently translated “God Most High” (so here NCV, CEV) or something similar. This full name (or epithet) occurs only in Gen 14, though the two elements are parallel in Ps 73:11; 107:11; etc. Here it is clear that Elyon has to do with the nations in general whereas in v. 9, by contrast, Yahweh relates specifically to Israel. See T. Fretheim, NIDOTTE 1:400-401. The title depicts God as the sovereign ruler of the world, who is enthroned high above his dominion.
[32:8] 32 tn Heb “the sons of man” (so NASB); or “the sons of Adam” (so KJV).
[32:8] 33 tc Heb “the sons of Israel.” The idea, perhaps, is that Israel was central to Yahweh’s purposes and all other nations were arranged and distributed according to how they related to Israel. See S. R. Driver, Deuteronomy (ICC), 355-56. For the MT יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּנֵי (bÿney yisra’el, “sons of Israel”) a Qumran fragment has “sons of God,” while the LXX reads ἀγγέλων θεοῦ (angelwn qeou, “angels of God”), presupposing בְּנֵי אֵל (bÿney ’el) or בְּנֵי אֵלִים (beney ’elim). “Sons of God” is undoubtedly the original reading; the MT and LXX have each interpreted it differently. MT assumes that the expression “sons of God” refers to Israel (cf. Hos. 1:10), while LXX has assumed that the phrase refers to the angelic heavenly assembly (Pss 29:1; 89:6; cf. as well Ps 82). The phrase is also attested in Ugaritic, where it refers to the high god El’s divine assembly. According to the latter view, which is reflected in the translation, the Lord delegated jurisdiction over the nations to his angelic host (cf. Dan. 10:13-21), while reserving for himself Israel, over whom he rules directly. For a defense of the view taken here, see M. S. Heiser, “Deuteronomy 32:8 and the Sons of God,” BSac 158 (2001): 52-74.
[12:7] 34 tn Heb “Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotted portions.”
[12:8] 35 tn Or “the foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”
[12:8] 36 tn The words “the land of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[14:1] 37 tn Heb “These are [the lands] which the sons of Israel received as an inheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes assigned as an inheritance to the sons of Israel.”
[14:2] 38 tn Heb “By lot was their inheritance, as the
[14:3] 39 tn Or “assigned an inheritance.”
[14:3] 40 tn Or “no inheritance.”
[14:3] 41 tn The Hebrew text adds, “in their midst.”
[14:4] 42 tn Heb “and they did not assign a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities [in which] to live and their pastures for their cattle and property.”
[14:5] 43 tn Heb “Just as the
[14:6] 44 tn Heb “You know the word which the
[14:7] 45 tn Heb “and I brought back to him a word just as [was] in my heart.”
[14:8] 47 tn Heb “went up with.”
[14:8] 48 tn Heb “made the heart[s] of the people melt.”
[14:8] 49 tn Heb “I filled up after the
[14:9] 50 tn Heb “swore an oath.”
[14:9] 51 tn Heb “on which your foot has walked.”
[14:9] 52 tn Heb “will belong to you for an inheritance, and to your sons forever.”
[14:11] 53 tn Heb “like my strength then, like my strength now, for battle and for going out and coming in.”
[14:12] 54 tn Heb “are there and large, fortified cities.”
[14:12] 55 tn Or “will dispossess.”
[14:13] 56 tn Heb “Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.”
[14:14] 57 tn Heb “Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh for an inheritance to this day.”
[14:15] 58 tn Heb “And he was the great man among the Anakites.”
[15:1] 59 tn Heb “The lot was to the tribe of the sons of Judah by their clans to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin toward the south, southward.”
[15:2] 60 tn Heb “Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the tongue that faces to the south.”
[15:3] 62 tn Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” (עַקְרַבִּים [’aqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).
[15:4] 63 tn Traditionally “the Brook of Egypt,” although a number of recent translations have “the Wadi of Egypt” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV).
[15:4] 64 tn The translation follows the LXX at this point. The MT reads, “This will be your southern border.”
[15:5] 66 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.
[15:5] 67 tn Heb “the border on the northern side was from the tongue of the sea, from the end of the Jordan.”
[15:8] 69 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[15:12] 70 tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
[15:12] 71 tn Heb “this was the border of the sons of Judah round about, by their clans.”
[15:13] 72 tn Heb “To Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah according to the mouth [i.e., command] of the
[15:14] 73 tn Or “dispossessed.”
[15:15] 74 tn Heb “he went up against the inhabitants of Debir.”
[15:17] 75 tn “Caleb’s brother” may refer either to Othniel or to Kenaz. If Kenaz was the brother of Caleb, Othniel is Caleb’s nephew.
[15:17] 76 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Caleb) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[15:18] 77 tn Heb “she”; the referent (Acsah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[15:18] 78 tn Heb “him.” The referent of the pronoun could be Othniel, in which case the translation would be, “she incited him [Othniel] to ask her father for a field.” This is problematic, however, for Acsah, not Othniel, makes the request in v. 19. The LXX has “he [Othniel] urged her to ask her father for a field.” This appears to be an attempt to reconcile the apparent inconsistency and probably does not reflect the original text. If Caleb is understood as the referent of the pronoun, the problem disappears. For a fuller discussion of the issue, see P. G. Mosca, “Who Seduced Whom? A Note on Joshua 15:18//Judges 1:14,” CBQ 46 (1984): 18-22. This incident is also recorded in Judg 1:14.
[15:19] 79 tn Elsewhere this Hebrew word (בְּרָכָה, bÿrakhah) is often translated “blessing,” but here it refers to a gift (as in Gen 33:11; 1 Sam 25:27; 30:26; and 2 Kgs 5:15).
[15:20] 80 tn Heb “This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah by their clans.”
[15:21] 81 tn Heb “and the cities were at the end of the tribe of the sons of Judah, at the border of Edom, to the south.”
[15:23] 82 map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.
[15:32] 83 tn The total number of names in the list is thirty-six, not twenty-nine. Perhaps (1) some of the names are alternatives (though the text appears to delineate clearly such alternative names here and elsewhere, see vv. 8, 9, 10, 13, 25b) or (2), more likely, later scribes added to a list originally numbering twenty-nine and failed to harmonize the concluding summary statement with the expanded list.
[15:33] 84 tn The words “these cities were” have been supplied for English stylistic reasons.
[15:33] 85 tn Or “the foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”
[15:45] 86 tn Heb “daughters.”
[15:47] 87 tn See the note on this place name in 15:4.
[15:47] 88 tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
[15:48] 89 tn The words “These cities were” have been supplied in the translation for English stylistic reasons.
[15:52] 90 tc Some Hebrew
[15:61] 91 tn The words “These cities were” have been supplied for English stylistic reasons.
[15:63] 92 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[15:63] 93 sn The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6-7).
[16:1] 94 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
[16:1] 95 tn Heb “The lot went out to the sons of Joseph from the Jordan [at] Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, the desert going up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.”
[16:2] 96 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the southern border) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[16:2] 97 tn In the Hebrew text the place name “Luz” has the directive ending, indicating that the border went from Bethel to Luz. Elsewhere Luz and Bethel appear to be names for the same site (cf. Judg 1:23), but here they appear to be distinct. Note that the NIV translates “from Bethel (that is, Luz)” here, following the reading of the LXX, εἰς Βαιθηλ Λουζα (eis Baiqhl Louza, “from Bethel [Luz]”).
[16:4] 98 tn Or “received their inheritance.”
[16:5] 99 tn Heb “The territory of the sons of Ephraim was for their clans.”
[16:7] 100 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
[16:7] 101 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
[16:8] 102 tn Heb “This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim.”
[16:9] 103 tn Heb “and the cities set apart for the sons of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities and their towns.”
[16:10] 104 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Ephraimites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[17:1] 105 tn Heb “and the lot belonged to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph.”
[17:1] 106 tn Heb “to Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war.”
[17:1] 107 tn Heb “Gilead and Bashan belonged to him.”
[17:2] 108 tn Heb “and it belonged to the sons of Manasseh who remained.”
[17:4] 109 tn Heb “The
[17:4] 110 tn Heb “he.” The referent is probably Joshua, although Eleazar is mentioned first in the preceding list.
[17:4] 111 tn Heb “and he assigned to them in accordance with the mouth [i.e., command] of the
[17:5] 112 tn Heb “and the allotted portions of Manasseh fell out ten.”
[17:7] 114 tn Heb “in front of”; perhaps “east of.”
[17:9] 115 tn Heb “these cities belonged to Ephraim in the midst of the cities of Manasseh.”
[17:10] 116 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[17:10] 117 tn Heb “they”; the referent (their territory) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[17:11] 118 map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.
[17:11] 119 tn Or “the third [is] Napheth”; or “Napheth-dor.” The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain.
[17:11] 120 tn Heb “Beth Shean and its surrounding towns, Ibleam and its surrounding towns, the residents of Dor and its surrounding towns, the residents of En Dor and its surrounding towns, the residents of Taanach and its surrounding towns, the residents of Megiddo and its surrounding towns, three of Nepheth.”
[17:12] 121 tn Heb “sons”; “men” has been used in the translation because the context involves the conquest of cities; therefore, warriors (hence males) would be in view here.
[17:12] 122 tn Or “were determined.”
[17:13] 123 sn On the Israelites’ failure to conquer the Canaanites completely, see Judg 1:27-28.
[17:14] 124 tn Heb “Why have you given me as an inheritance one lot and one portion, though I am a great people until [the time] which, until now the
[17:15] 125 tn Heb “If you are a great people.”
[17:16] 126 tn The Hebrew text has simply “the hill country,” which must here include the hill country of Ephraim and the forest regions mentioned in v. 15.
[17:16] 127 tn Heb “and there are iron chariots among all the Canaanites who live in the land of the valley, to those who are in Beth Shean and its daughters and to those who are in the Valley of Jezreel.” Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255 and R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.
[17:18] 129 tn The Hebrew text has simply “the hill country,” which must here include the hill country of Ephraim and the forest regions mentioned in v. 15.
[17:18] 130 tn Heb “and its limits will be yours.”
[18:1] 131 tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”
[18:1] 132 tn Heb “and the land was subdued before them.”
[18:2] 133 tn Heb “there were left among the sons of Israel who had not divided up their inheritance seven tribes.”
[18:3] 134 tn Heb “How long are you putting off entering and possessing.”
[18:4] 136 tn Heb “I will send them so they may arise and walk about in the land and describe it in writing according to their inheritance and come to me.”
[18:5] 139 tn Heb “the house.”
[18:7] 140 tn Or “the priesthood of the
[18:7] 141 tn Or “inheritance.”
[18:9] 142 tn Heb “went and passed through.”
[18:11] 143 tn Heb “and the lot came up for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin.”
[18:11] 144 tn Heb “and the territory of their allotment went out between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.”
[18:12] 145 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
[18:13] 146 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
[18:14] 147 tn Heb “sons,” here referring to the tribe.
[18:19] 150 sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.
[18:19] 151 tn Heb “to the tongue of the Salt Sea to the north, to the end of the Jordan to the south.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity (also in the following verse).
[18:20] 152 tn Heb “This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin by its borders round about, by their clans.”
[18:21] 153 tn Heb “the sons,” here referring to the tribe.
[18:21] 154 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
[18:22] 155 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
[18:28] 156 tn The word “city” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
[18:28] 157 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[18:28] 158 tn The structure of this list presents problems. In v. 28 no conjunction appears before “Haeleph” or “Kiriath” in the Hebrew text. This suggests they should be compounded with the preceding names, yielding “Zelah Haeleph” and “Gibeah Kiriath” respectively. This results in a list of only twelve cities, however, while the summary statement (v. 28) gives the number fourteen. One should note, however, that the city lists in chap. 15 do not consistently use the conjunction before the name of each city. See also Josh 19:7, where no conjunction appears before “Rimmon,” but the summary assumes that Ain and Rimmon are distinct.
[18:28] 159 tn Heb “This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin.”
[19:1] 160 tn Heb “and the second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon by their clans.”
[19:2] 161 tn Heb “and they had in their inheritance.”
[19:2] 162 tc The MT has “and Sheba” listed after “Beer Sheba.” The LXX suggests “Shema.” The Hebrew text appears to be corrupt, since the form “Sheba” duplicates the latter part of the preceding name. If Sheba (or Shema) is retained, the list numbers fourteen, one more than the number given in the concluding summary (v. 6).
[19:8] 163 tn Heb “this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon.”
[19:9] 164 tn Heb “from the portion of the sons of Judah was the inheritance of the sons of Simeon for the portion of the sons of Judah was too large for them, and the sons of Simeon received an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.”
[19:10] 165 tn Heb “and the third lot came up for the sons of Zebulun.”
[19:10] 166 tn Or “inheritance.”
[19:11] 167 tn Heb “in front of”; perhaps “east of.”
[19:12] 168 tn Heb “eastward toward the rising of the sun.”
[19:15] 169 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
[19:15] 170 tn Heb “Kattah, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem, twelve cities and their towns.” The words “their territory included” and “in all they had” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[19:16] 171 tn Heb “this is the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun.”
[19:17] 172 tn Heb “the fourth lot came out for the sons of Issachar.”
[19:18] 173 tn Or “their inheritance.”
[19:23] 174 tn Heb “this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar.”
[19:24] 175 tn Heb “and the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the sons of Asher.”
[19:28] 177 tc Some Hebrew
[19:28] 178 map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
[19:29] 179 map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
[19:30] 180 tn The words “in all they had” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[19:31] 181 tn Heb “this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher.”
[19:32] 182 tn Heb “the sixth lot came out for the sons of Naphtali, for the sons of Naphtali.”
[19:33] 183 tn Heb “and their border was from Heleph, from the oak of Zaanannim, and Adami Nekeb, and Jabneel to Lakkum.”
[19:33] 184 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.
[19:34] 185 tc The MT reads “Judah, the Jordan”; the LXX omits “Judah.” Perhaps there was a town named Judah, distinct from the tribe of Judah, located near the northern end of the Jordan.
[19:36] 186 map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.
[19:38] 187 sn Instead of Yiron some English translations read Iron.
[19:38] 188 tn The words “in all they had” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[19:39] 189 tn Heb “this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali.”
[19:40] 190 tn Heb “the seventh lot came out for the sons of Dan.”
[19:47] 191 tn Heb “the territory of the sons of Dan went out from them.”
[19:47] 192 tn Heb “Leshem.” The pronoun (“it”) has replaced the name “Leshem” in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[19:47] 193 tn Heb “according to the name of their father.”
[19:48] 194 tn Heb “this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan.”
[19:49] 195 tn Heb “an inheritance in their midst.”
[19:51] 196 tn Heb “the leaders of the fathers of the tribes.”
[19:51] 197 tn Heb “at the entrance of the tent of assembly.”
[20:2] 198 tn Heb “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘Set aside for yourselves.’”
[20:3] 200 tn Heb “so that the one who kills, taking life accidentally without knowledge, may flee there.”
[20:4] 201 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[20:4] 202 tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”
[20:4] 203 tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”
[20:5] 204 tn Heb “for without knowledge he killed his neighbor, and he was not hating him prior to that.”
[20:6] 206 tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly for judgment.”
[20:6] 207 tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.”
[20:6] 208 tn Heb “may return and enter his city and his house, the city from which he escaped.”
[20:7] 209 tn Heb “set apart.”
[20:8] 210 map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
[20:9] 212 tn The Hebrew text reads simply “the cities.” The words “for refuge” are supplied for clarification.
[20:9] 213 tn Heb “and not die by the hand of.”
[20:9] 214 tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly.” The words “at least” are supplied for clarification.
[21:4] 215 tn Heb “came out for.”
[21:10] 216 tn Heb “and it belonged to the sons of Aaron, from the Kohathite clans, from the sons of Levi.”
[21:17] 217 tn The words “they assigned” are supplied for clarification (also in vv. 23, 25).
[21:25] 218 tn The name “Gath Rimmon” is problematic here, for it appears in the preceding list of Danite cities. The LXX reads “Iebatha”; 1 Chr 6:55 HT (6:70 ET) reads “Bileam.” Most modern translations retain the name “Gath Rimmon,” however.
[21:27] 219 tn The words “they assigned” and “the following cities” are supplied for clarification (also in v. 34).
[21:36] 220 tc 21:36-37 are accidentally omitted from a number of significant Hebrew
[21:41] 221 tn Heb “in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel.”
[21:42] 222 tn Heb “these cities were city [by] city, and its grazing areas [were] around it; so [it was] for all these cities.”
[21:43] 223 tn Heb “which he had sworn to give to their fathers.”
[21:43] 224 tn Or “possessed.”
[21:44] 225 tn Heb “gave them rest all around.”
[21:44] 226 tn Heb “according to all he swore to their fathers.”
[21:44] 227 tn Heb “not a man stood from before them from all their enemies.”
[21:45] 228 tn Heb “the house of Israel.” Cf. NCV “the Israelites”; TEV “the people of Israel”; CEV, NLT “Israel.”
[21:45] 229 tn Heb “not a word from all the good word which the
