Focused Passage

Joshua 13:15-23

Land Still Remaining and the Eastern Tribal Inheritances

The LORD tells aged Joshua that much land remains, commands him to allot the land, and the chapter records the eastern inheritances already given to Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, while emphasizing that Levi’s inheritance is the LORD Himself.

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15This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben:

16The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba,

17to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,

18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

19Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,

20Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth—

21all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.

22The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.

23And the border of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the clans of the Reubenites, including the cities and villages.

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References and Original Words

Verse 15

Original words

[This is what] Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularhad givenוַיִּתֵּ֣ןH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃H4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הH4294Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructvvvבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Reubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןH7205Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 16

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-וַיְהִ֨יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-לָהֶ֜םPreposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralThe territoryהַגְּב֗וּלH1366Article | Noun - masculine singularfrom Aroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡רH6177Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁר֩H834Pronoun - relativeonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe rimשְׂפַת־H8193Noun - feminine singular constructof the Arnonאַרְנ֜וֹןH769Noun - proper - feminine singularValleyנַ֨חַלH5158Noun - masculine singular constructalong with the cityוְהָעִ֨ירH5892Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֧רH834Pronoun - relativein the middleבְּתוֹךְ־H8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the valleyהַנַּ֛חַלH5158Article | Noun - masculine singularto the wholeוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructplateauהַמִּישֹׁ֖רH4334Article | Noun - masculine singularbeyondעַל־H5921PrepositionMedebaמֵידְבָֽא׃H4311Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 17

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to Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֥וֹןH2809Noun - proper - feminine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructits citiesעָרֶ֖יהָH5892Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeon the plateauבַּמִּישֹׁ֑רH4334Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularincluding Dibonדִּיבוֹן֙H1769Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוּבָמ֣וֹתH1120Bamoth-baalבַּ֔עַלH1168Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוּבֵ֖יתH1010vvvבַּ֥עַלH1010PrepositionBeth-baal-meonמְעֽוֹן׃H1010Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 18

Original words

Jahazוְיַ֥הְצָהH3096Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularKedemothוּקְדֵמֹ֖תH6932Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularMephaathוּמֵפָֽעַת׃H4158Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 19

Original words

Kiriathaimוְקִרְיָתַ֣יִםH7156Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularSibmahוְשִׂבְמָ֔הH7643Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוְצֶ֥רֶתH6890Zereth-shaharהַשַּׁ֖חַרH6890Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularon the hillבְּהַ֥רH2022Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructin the valleyהָעֵֽמֶק׃H6010Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 20

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vvvוּבֵ֥יתH1047Beth-peorפְּע֛וֹרH1047Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularthe slopesוְאַשְׁדּ֥וֹתH794Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural constructof Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֖הH6449Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוּבֵ֥יתH1020and Beth-jeshimothהַיְשִׁמֽוֹת׃H1020Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 21

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allוְכֹל֙H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe citiesעָרֵ֣יH5892Noun - feminine plural constructof the plateauהַמִּישֹׁ֔רH4334Article | Noun - masculine singularand allוְכָֽל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe kingdomמַמְלְכ֗וּתH4468Noun - feminine singular constructof Sihonסִיחוֹן֙H5511Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶ֣לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יH567Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativereignedמָלַ֖ךְH4427Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularin Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןH2809Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular[until]אֲשֶׁר֩H834Pronoun - relativeMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֹת֣וֹ׀H853Direct object marker | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerkilled himהִכָּ֨הH5221Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularand the chiefsנְשִׂיאֵ֣יH5387Noun - masculine plural constructof Midianמִדְיָ֗ןH4080Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerEviאֱוִ֤יH189Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerRekemרֶ֙קֶם֙H7552Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerZurצ֤וּרH6698Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerHurחוּר֙H2354Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Rebaרֶ֔בַעH7254Noun - proper - masculine singularthe princesנְסִיכֵ֣יH5257Noun - masculine plural constructof Sihonסִיח֔וֹןH5511Noun - proper - masculine singularwho livedיֹשְׁבֵ֖יH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructin the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 22

Original words

The Israelitesבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructבְנֵֽי־בְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularalso [killed]וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe divinerהַקּוֹסֵ֑םH7080Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularBalaamבִּלְעָ֥םH1109Noun - proper - masculine singularson of Beorבְּע֖וֹרH1160Noun - proper - masculine singular[ along with the others] they putהָרְג֧וּH2026Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבH2719Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .אֶל־H413Preposition. . .חַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃H2491Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 23

Original words

And the borderגְּבוּל֙H1366Noun - masculine singular constructof the Reubenitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .רְאוּבֵ֔ןH7205Noun - proper - masculine singularwasוַיְהִ֗יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe bankוּגְב֑וּלH1366Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularThisזֹ֣אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularwas the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֤תH5159Noun - feminine singular constructof the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔םH4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralof the Reubenitesבְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .רְאוּבֵן֙H7205Noun - proper - masculine singularincluding the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםH5892Article | Noun - feminine pluraland villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃פH2691Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine plural

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