Joshua · Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Joshua 13 Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
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1 Now Joshua was old [and] advanced in years; and the LORD said to him Thou art old [and] advanced in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.
1 Now Joshua was old and well advanced in years. Yahweh said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.
2 This [is] the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,
2 “This is the land that still remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all the Geshurites;
3 From Sihor, which [is] before Egypt, even to the borders of Ekron northward, [which] is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
3 from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,
4 From the south all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that [is] beside the Sidonians, to Aphek to the borders of the Amorites:
4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites;
5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon towards the sun-rising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon to the entering into Hamath.
5 and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad under Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath;
6 And the inhabitants of the hill-country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, [and] all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot to the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
6 all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, even all the Sidonians. I will drive them out from before the children of Israel. Just allocate it to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded you.
7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, [even] as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.
8 With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of Yahweh gave them:
9 From Aroer that [is] upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that [is] in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba to Dibon;
9 from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain of Medeba to Dibon;
10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, to the border of the children of Ammon;
10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, to the border of the children of Ammon;
11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salcah;
11 and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;
12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants. For these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (who was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); for Moses attacked these, and drove them out.
13 Nevertheless, the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
13 Nevertheless the children of Israel didn’t drive out the Geshurites, nor the Maacathites: but Geshur and Maacath live within Israel to this day.
14 Only to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire [are] their inheritance, as he said to them.
14 Only he gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The offerings of Yahweh, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spoke to him.
15 And Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben [inheritance] according to their families.
15 Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families.
16 And their border was from Aroer that [is] on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that [is] in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
16 Their border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain by Medeba;
17 Heshbon, and all her cities that [are] in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
17 Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the plain; Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
18 And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley,
19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar in the mount of the valley,
20 And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,
20 Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, Beth Jeshimoth,
21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
21 all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.
22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the sooth-sayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword, among them that were slain by them.
22 The children of Israel also killed Balaam the son of Beor, the soothsayer, with the sword, among the rest of their slain.
23 And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and its border. This [was] the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and their villages.
23 The border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and its villages.
24 And Moses gave [inheritance] to the tribe of Gad, [even] to the children of Gad according to their families.
24 Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad, according to their families.
25 And their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, to Aroer that [is] before Rabbah;
25 Their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, to Aroer that is near Rabbah;
26 And from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
26 and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
27 And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and [its] border, [even] to the edge of the sea of Cinneroth, on the other side of Jordan eastward.
27 and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan’s bank, to the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward.
28 This [is] the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.
28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and its villages.
29 And Moses gave [inheritance] to the half-tribe of Manasseh: and [this] was [the possession] of the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.
29 Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
30 And their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which [are] in Bashan, sixty cities:
30 Their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the villages of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities.
31 And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, [were pertaining] to the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, [even] to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
31 Half Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.
32 These [are the countries] which Moses distributed for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side of Jordan by Jericho eastward.
32 These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, eastward.
33 But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave not [any] inheritance: the LORD God of Israel [was] their inheritance, as he said to them.
33 But Moses gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. Yahweh, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he spoke to them.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Evi
One of the five kings of Midian killed in Israel's war of vengeance against the Midianites.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21
Hur
One of the five kings of Midian killed in Israel's war of vengeance against the Midianites.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21
Jair
Son of Segub and grandson of Hezron by Machir's daughter, counted among Manasseh's descendants; he captured the villages of Gilead that were called Havvoth-jair after him.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30
Reba
One of the five kings of Midian killed in Israel's war of vengeance against the Midianites.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21
Rekem
One of the five kings of Midian killed in Israel's war of vengeance against the Midianites.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21
Zur
A tribal chief of a Midianite family and father of Cozbi; a Zur is also named among the five Midianite kings killed in the war of vengeance.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 25:15; Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Joshua 14:10; Deuteronomy 31:3; Joshua 24:29; Genesis 18:11; Joshua 23:1–2
- 2 Joshua 13:11; Joel 3:4; Judges 3:1; 1 Samuel 27:8; Deuteronomy 11:23–24
- 3 Jeremiah 2:18; Deuteronomy 2:23; Judges 3:3; 1 Samuel 6:4; Numbers 34:2–14
- 4 Joshua 19:30; 1 Samuel 4:1; Judges 1:34–36; Joshua 12:7–8; Joshua 12:18
- 5 1 Kings 5:18; Joshua 12:7; Psalm 83:7; Ezekiel 27:9; Numbers 34:8
- 6 Joshua 11:8; Judges 2:21–23; Numbers 33:54; Joshua 23:13; Exodus 23:30–31
- 7 Numbers 26:53–56; Numbers 33:54; Ezekiel 47:13–23; Ezekiel 48:23–29; Numbers 32:2–14
- 8 Joshua 12:6; Deuteronomy 3:12–17; Joshua 22:4; Numbers 32:33–42; Joshua 4:12
- 9 Joshua 13:16; Numbers 21:30; Deuteronomy 3:12; Jeremiah 48:22; Isaiah 15:2
- 10 Numbers 21:24–26
- 11 Deuteronomy 4:47–48; Joshua 12:2–5; 1 Chronicles 2:23
- 12 Joshua 12:4; Deuteronomy 3:10–11; Numbers 21:23–35; Joshua 14:3–4
- 13 Joshua 13:11; Joshua 23:12–13; Numbers 33:55; 2 Samuel 13:37–38; Judges 2:1–3
- 14 Numbers 18:20–24; Joshua 14:3–4; Deuteronomy 18:1–2; Deuteronomy 10:9; Deuteronomy 12:19
- 16 Joshua 13:9; Joshua 12:2; Isaiah 16:7–9; Jeremiah 48:21–24; Numbers 32:33–38
- 17 Numbers 22:41; Numbers 21:19; Numbers 32:38
- 18 Numbers 21:23; Joshua 21:36–37; 1 Chronicles 6:78–79
- 19 Numbers 32:37–38
- 20 Deuteronomy 4:46; Joshua 12:3; Ezekiel 25:9; Numbers 33:49; Numbers 25:3
- 21 Numbers 31:8; Deuteronomy 3:10; Deuteronomy 2:30–36; Numbers 21:24–35
- 22 Numbers 31:8; Jude 11; Revelation 2:14; 2 Peter 2:15; Numbers 24:1
- 24 Numbers 32:34–36
- 25 Deuteronomy 3:11; 2 Samuel 11:1; 2 Samuel 12:26; Numbers 32:35; Deuteronomy 2:19
- 26 2 Samuel 17:27; 2 Samuel 2:8; Genesis 31:49; 1 Kings 22:3; Judges 10:17
- 27 Numbers 34:11; Numbers 32:36; Genesis 33:17; Joshua 11:2; Deuteronomy 3:17
- 30 Joshua 13:26; Numbers 32:39–41; 1 Chronicles 2:21–23; Deuteronomy 3:13–15
- 31 Joshua 12:4; Numbers 32:39–40
- 33 Joshua 18:7; Joshua 13:14; Deuteronomy 18:1–2; Deuteronomy 10:9; Numbers 18:20
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