Joshua 13:8-14

Tribal Lands East of the Jordan

13:8 The other half of Manasseh, ¹  Reuben, and Gad received their allotted tribal lands beyond the Jordan, ²  just as Moses, the Lord’s servant, had assigned them. 13:9 Their territory started ³  from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley), included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba as far as Dibon, 13:10 and all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon, and ended at the Ammonite border. 13:11 Their territory also included ⁴  Gilead, Geshurite and Maacathite territory, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah – 13:12 the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. (He was one of the few remaining Rephaites.) ⁵  Moses defeated them and took their lands. ⁶  13:13 But the Israelites did not conquer ⁷  the Geshurites and Maacathites; Geshur and Maacah live among Israel to this very day. 13:14 However, Moses ⁸  did not assign land as an inheritance ⁹  to the Levites; their inheritance ¹⁰  is the sacrificial offerings ¹¹  made to the Lord God of Israel, as he instructed ¹²  them.

[13:8]  ¹ tn The MT reads “with him,” which is problematic, since the reference would be to the other half of the tribe of Manasseh (not the half mentioned in v. 7).

[13:8]  ² tn Heb “received their inheritance, which Moses had assigned to them beyond the Jordan.”

[13:9]  ³ tn The words “their territory started” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:11]  ⁴ tn The words “their territory also included” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “from the remnant of the Rephaites.”

[13:12]  ⁶ tn Or “dispossessed them.”

[13:13]  ⁷ tn Or “dispossess.”

[13:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Moses) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “did not assign an inheritance.”

[13:14]  ¹⁰ tn That is, “their source of food and life.”

[13:14]  ¹¹ tn Or “offerings made by fire.”

[13:14]  ¹² tn Or “promised” (Heb “spoke”).