Joshua 18:22

18:22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, ¹ 

Joshua 18:2

18:2 seven Israelite tribes had not been assigned their allotted land. ² 

Joshua 13:4

13:4 to the south; ³  all the Canaanite territory, ⁴  from Arah ⁵  in the region of Sidon ⁶  to Aphek, as far as Amorite territory;

[18:22]  ¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[18:2]  ² tn Heb “there were left among the sons of Israel who had not divided up their inheritance seven tribes.”

[13:4]  ³ tn Or “from Teman.” The phrase is especially problematic if taken with what follows, as the traditional verse division suggests. For further discussion see T. C. Butler, Joshua (WBC), 146.

[13:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “all the land of the Canaanites.”

[13:4]  ⁵ tc The reading “Arah” assumes a slight emendation of the Hebrew vowel pointing. The MT reads, “and a cave,” or “and Mearah” (if one understands the word as a proper noun).

[13:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “which belongs to the Sidonians.”