Focused Passage

Joshua 13:8-14

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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8The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:

9The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,

10and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;

11also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—

12the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim. Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them,

13but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.

14To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.

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Verse 8

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The other [half of Manasseh]עִמּ֗וֹH5973Preposition | third person masculine singularalong with the Reubenitesהָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙H7206Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Gaditesוְהַגָּדִ֔יH1425Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularhad receivedלָקְח֖וּH3947Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthe inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֑םH5159Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralאֲשֶׁר֩אֲשֶׁר֩H834Pronoun - relativeMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularhad givenנָתַ֨ןH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthemלָהֶ֜םPreposition | third person masculine pluralbeyondבְּעֵ֤בֶרH5676Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙H3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularto the eastמִזְרָ֔חָהH4217Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularjust asכַּאֲשֶׁר֙H834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularthe servantעֶ֥בֶדH5650Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad assignedנָתַ֣ןH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto themלָהֶ֔םPreposition | third person masculine plural
Verse 9

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[The area] from 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 singularthe wholeוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructplateauהַמִּישֹׁ֥רH4334Article | Noun - masculine singularof Medebaמֵידְבָ֖אH4311Noun - proper - feminine singularasעַד־H5704Prepositionfar as Dibonדִּיבֽוֹן׃H1769Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 10

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and allוְכֹ֗לH3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe citiesעָרֵי֙H5892Noun - feminine plural 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 singularas far asעַד־H5704Prepositionthe borderגְּב֖וּלH1366Noun - masculine singular constructof the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .עַמּֽוֹן׃H5983Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 11

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also Gileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֞דH1568Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularand the territoryוּגְב֧וּלH1366Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֣יH1651Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Maacathitesוְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֗יH4602Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularallוְכֹ֨לH3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof Mountהַ֥רH2022Noun - masculine singular constructHermonחֶרְמ֛וֹןH2768Noun - proper - feminine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructBashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןH1316Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularas far asעַד־H5704PrepositionSalecahסַלְכָֽה׃H5548Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 12

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the wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructkingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתH4468Noun - feminine singular constructof Ogעוֹג֙H5747Noun - proper - masculine singularin Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןH1316Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularwhoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativehad reignedמָלַ֥ךְH4427Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularin Ashtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּר֖וֹתH6252Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularand Edreiוּבְאֶדְרֶ֑עִיH154Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular-ה֤וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularand had remainedנִשְׁאַר֙H7604Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularas a remnantמִיֶּ֣תֶרH3499Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Rephaimהָרְפָאִ֔יםH7497Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularhad struck them downוַיַּכֵּ֥םH5221Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluraland dispossessed themוַיֹּרִשֵֽׁם׃H3423Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Verse 13

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but the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerdid notוְלֹ֤אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particledrive outהוֹרִ֙ישׁוּ֙H3423Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralthe Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֖יH1651Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularorוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe Maacathitesהַמַּעֲכָתִ֑יH4602Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularSo Geshurגְּשׁ֤וּרH1650Noun - proper - masculine singularand Maacathוּמַֽעֲכָת֙H4601Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singulardwellוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularamongבְּקֶ֣רֶבH7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulartoעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthisהַזֶּֽה׃H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singulardayהַיּ֥וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 14

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To the tribeלְשֵׁ֣בֶטH7626Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יH3878Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularhoweverרַ֚קH7535Adverb[Moses] had givenנָתַ֖ןH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularnoלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleinheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הH5159Noun - feminine singularThe food offeringsאִשֵּׁ֨יH801Noun - masculine plural constructto the LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֤יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularareה֣וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singulartheir inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹH5159Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularjust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeHe had promisedדִּבֶּר־H1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularthemלֽוֹ׃סPreposition | third person masculine singular

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