ABP - Joshua

Chapter 1

1:1  And it came to pass after the decease of Moses the servant of the lord, that the lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, the aid of Moses, saying,

1:2  Moses, my attendant has come to an end; now then rising up, pass over the Jordan! you, and all this people, into the land which I give to them.

1:3  Every place upon which ever you should mount the track of your feet, [3to you 1I will give 2it], in which manner I spoke to Moses.

1:4  The wilderness and the Antilebanon unto the [2river 1great], the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the [2sea 1great] from [2of the sun 1the descent] will be your boundaries.

1:5  [2shall not 3withstand 1A man] before you all the days of your life. And as I was with Moses, so I will be also with you, and I will not abandon you, nor will I neglect you.

1:6  Be strong and manly! for you shall divide up to this people the land which I swore by an oath to your fathers to give to them.

1:7  Be strong then and manly! to guard and to do in so far as I gave charge Moses my servant. And do not turn aside from them to the right or to the left! that you should perceive in all what ever you should act on.

1:8  And [5shall not 6leave 2book 3of the 4law 1this] from your mouth, and you shall meditate in it day and night, that you should perceive to do all the things written in it. Then you shall prosper your ways, and then you shall perceive.

1:9  Behold, I give charge to you; be strong and be manly! You should not be timid, nor should you be terrified, for [3is with 4you 1the lord 2your God] in every place where ever you should go.

1:10  And Joshua gave charge to the scribes of the people, saying,

1:11  Enter in the midst of the camp of the people, and give charge to the people! saying, Prepare provisions! for yet in three days even you pass over this Jordan, entering to take control of the land which the lord God of your fathers gives to you.

1:12  And to Reuben, and to Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,

1:13  Remember the word of the lord! which [5gave charge 6to you 1Moses 2the 3servant 4of the lord], saying, The lord your God rested you, and gave to you this land.

1:14  Your wives, and your children, and your cattle -- let them dwell in the land which [2gave 3to you 1Moses] on the other side of the Jordan! And you shall pass over well-equipped prior to your brethren, every one being strong, and you shall fight along with them,

1:15  until whenever [3should rest 1the lord 2your God] your brethren, as also you; and so they shall be heir also to this land which the lord your God gives to them. Then you shall go forth each unto his own inheritance, which [2gave 3to you 1Moses] on the other side of the Jordan from the east sun.

1:16  And answering to Joshua, they said, All as much as you should give charge to us we will do, and into every place where ever you should send us, we will go.

1:17  According to all as much as we hearkened to Moses, we will hearken to you. Furthermore let [3be 1the lord 2our God] with you, in which manner he was with Moses!

1:18  And the man who ever should resist you, and who ever should not hearken to your words, in so far as you should give charge to him, let him die! But be strong and be manly!

Chapter 2

2:1  And [4sent 1Joshua 2son 3of Nun] from out of Shittin two men to spy, saying, Ascend and behold the land and Jericho! And going, they entered into a house of a woman harlot, whose name was Rahab, and they rested up there.

2:2  And it was reported to the king of Jericho, saying, [2have entered 3here 1Men] of the sons of Israel to spy out the land.

2:3  And [4sent 1the 2king 3of Jericho], and said to Rahab, saying, Lead out the men! the ones entering into your house in the night, [3to spy out 1for 4the 5land 2they have come].

2:4  And [3taking 1the 2woman] the two men hid them. And she said to them, saying, [3entered 4to 5me 1The 2men], and I know not from where they were.

2:5  But as the gate was locked in the darkness, and the men went forth, I do not know where they went. You pursue after them! and you shall overtake them.

2:6  But she brought them upon the roof, and hid them in the stalk of flax having been piled by her upon the roof.

2:7  And the men pursued after them on the way unto the Jordan near the ford, and the gate was locked.

2:8  And it came to pass as [5went forth 1the ones 2pursuing 3after 4them], and before their going to sleep, that she ascended upon the roof to them.

2:9  And she said to them, I know that [2gave 5to you 1the lord 3the 4land]; [5has fallen 1for 2the 3fear 4of you] upon us, and [6are struck with awe 1all 2the ones 3dwelling 4the 5land] of you.

2:10  For we have heard that [3totally dried up 1the lord 2God] the [2sea 1red] before your face, when you went forth from out of Egypt, and as much as you did to the two kings of the Amorites, the ones who were on the other side of the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, of which you utterly destroyed them.

2:11  And having heard, we were amazed in our heart, and there was no [3established 1longer 2a spirit] in any one because of your presence; for the lord your God is the God in heaven upward, and upon the earth below.

2:12  And now, swear by an oath to me by the lord God! for I performed an act of mercy to you, and you shall also perform yourself an act of mercy in the house of my father, And you shall give to me [2sign 1a true].

2:13  Take alive the house of my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all of my house, and all as much as is theirs! And you shall rescue our life from death.

2:14  And [3said 4to her 1the 2men], Our life for yours, even unto death. And she said, Whenever the lord should deliver up [3to you 1the 2city], you shall perform for me an act of mercy and truth.

2:15  And she let them down through the window, for her house was in the wall, and in the wall she dwelt.

2:16  And she said to them, [2into 3the 4mountainous area 1Go forth], lest there should meet up with you the ones pursuing! And you shall be hidden there three days until whenever [5should return 1the ones 2pursuing 3after 4you]; and after this you shall go forth into your way.

2:17  And [3said 4to 5her 1the 2men], We are innocent [2your oath 1in this].

2:18  Behold, as we enter into a part of the city, then you shall place a sign -- [3string 2this scarlet 1you shall suspend] in the window through which you let us down through it. And your father, and your mother, and your brothers, and all the house of your father, you shall bring together to yourself into your house.

2:19  And it will be any which ever should come forth by the door of your house unto outside, [2liable 3to himself 1shall be], and we will be innocent [2your oath 1in this]. And as many as should be with you in your house, we will be liable if a hand should have touched him.

2:20  But if anyone should wrong us, and should uncover [2our words 1these], we will be innocent [2your oath 1in this], which we bound you by.

2:21  And she said to them, According to your word thus let it be! And she sent them out, and they went. And she tied the [2sign 1scarlet] in the window.

2:22  And they went, and they came unto the mountainous area, and they stayed there three days, until [3returned 1the ones 2following]. And [3sought after them 1the 2ones pursuing] in all the ways, and did not find.

2:23  And [4returned 1the 2two 3young men], and they went down from out of the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua son of Nun. And they described to him all the things coming to pass to them.

2:24  And they said to Joshua that, The lord has delivered all the land in our hand, and [4are struck with awe 1all 2dwelling 3in that land] at us.

Chapter 3

3:1  And Joshua rose early in the morning. And they departed from Shittin, and they came unto the Jordan, he and all the sons of Israel. And they rested up there before passing over.

3:2  And it came to pass after three days, [3went 1that the 2scribes] through the camp.

3:3  And they gave charge to the people, saying, Whenever you should behold the ark of the covenant of the lord our God, and the priests, and the Levites lifting it, that you shall depart from your place and go after it!

3:4  But let there be a far space between you and that ark, as much as two thousand cubits! You shall stand -- you should not draw near it, that you should know the way which you go by it. [3not 1For 2you have] gone the way either yesterday or the third day before.

3:5  And Joshua said to the people, Be sanctified by the morrow! for tomorrow the lord shall do [2among 3you 1wonders].

3:6  And Joshua said to the priests, saying, Lift the ark of the covenant of the lord, and go before in front of the people! And [3lifted 1the 2priests] the ark of the covenant of the lord, and they went in front of the people.

3:7  And the lord said to Joshua, On this day I begin to raise you up high in front of all the sons of Israel, that they should know in so far as I was with Moses, so shall I also be with you.

3:8  And now give charge to the priests lifting the ark of the covenant! saying, As soon as you should enter upon a part of the water of the Jordan, then in the Jordan you shall stand.

3:9  And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, Lead forward here and hearken to the word of the lord your God!

3:10  And Joshua said, In this you shall know that God is living among you, and by annihilating he will annihilate from our face the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.

3:11  Behold, the ark of the covenant of the lord of all the earth passes over [3before 4you 1the 2Jordan].

3:12  And now handpick for yourselves twelve men from the sons of Israel, one from each tribe!

3:13  And it will be as whenever [5shall rest 1the 2feet 3of the 4priests], of the ones lifting the ark of the covenant of the lord of all the earth in the water of the Jordan, the water of the Jordan shall fail, and the water going down shall stand from above as a heap.

3:14  And it happened as [3departed 1the 2people] from out of their tents, to pass over the Jordan, that the priests lifted the ark of the covenant of the lord in front of the people.

3:15  And as [3entered 1the 2priests] lifting the ark of the covenant unto the Jordan, that the feet of the priests lifting the ark were dipped into a part of the water of the Jordan, and the Jordan filled up [2entire 3bank 1its] as in days of harvest,

3:16  and [3stood 1the 2waters] going down from above, it stood as a bank of water in abstaining far off, very vehemently unto Adam the city, unto the part of Kirjath Jearim. And the part going down went down into the sea of Araba, the sea of salts, unto the end were it ceased. And the people stood before Jericho.

3:17  And [3stood 1the 2priests], the ones lifting the ark of the covenant of the lord, upon dry land in the midst of the Jordan ready. And all the sons of Israel passed over through dry land, until of which time [4completed 1all 2the 3people] passing over the Jordan.

Chapter 4

4:1  And when [4completed 1all 2the 3people] passing over the Jordan, that the lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

4:2  Taking twelve men from the people, [2man 1one] from each tribe,

4:3  give orders to them! saying, Take up to yourselves from here from the midst of the Jordan, from the station of the feet of the priests, [2prepared 1twelve] stones! And these, in carrying [2across 3together 4with you 1them], put them in your military encampment! where ever you should camp there the night.

4:4  And Joshua calling by name twelve men of the honorable ones from the sons of Israel, [2man 1one] from each tribe,

4:5  [2said 3to them 1Joshua], Lead forward before the presence of the lord your God into the midst of the Jordan! And by taking up, lift away from there each [2stone 1one] upon his shoulders, according to the number of the tribes of Israel!

4:6  That [2should exist 3to you 1these] for a sign, being situated always; that whenever [2should ask 3you 1your son] tomorrow, saying, What are these stones to you?

4:7  And you shall make manifest to your son, saying that, [4ceased 1The 2Jordan 3river] from in front of the ark of the covenant of the lord of all the earth as it passed over the Jordan -- even [5ceased 1the 2water 3of the 4Jordan]. And [2shall be 1these stones] to you a memorial to the sons of Israel unto the eon.

4:8  And [4did 5thus 1the 2sons 3of Israel], in so far as the lord gave charge to Joshua. And taking twelve stones from the midst of the Jordan, just as the lord gave orders to Joshua, in the completion of the fording of the sons of Israel, that they carried them across together themselves into the camp, and they put them aside there.

4:9  [3set 1And 2Joshua] also another twelve stones in [3itself 1the 2Jordan], in the [2being 1place] under the feet of the priests lifting the ark of the covenant of the lord. And they are there until today's day.

4:10  [4stood 1And 2the 3priests], the ones lifting the ark of the covenant, in the midst the Jordan, until of which he completed all the words which the lord gave charge to Joshua to announce to the people, according to all as much as Moses gave charge to Joshua. And [3hastened 1the 2people], and passed over.

4:11  And it came to pass as [4completed 1all 2the 3people] to pass over, that [6passed over 1the 2ark 3of the 4covenant 5of the lord], and the priests in front of them.

4:12  And there passed over the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, being equipped in front of the sons of Israel, just as Moses gave charge to them.

4:13  Forty thousand well-equipped for battle passed over before the lord for war against Jericho the city.

4:14  In that day the lord increased Joshua before all of Israel, and they feared him as they feared Moses, as much time as he lived.

4:15  And the lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

4:16  Give charge to the priests lifting the ark of the covenant of the testimony! to go up out of the Jordan.

4:17  And Joshua gave charge to the priests, saying, Go up out of the Jordan!

4:18  And it came to pass as [3went up 1the 2priests], the ones lifting the ark of the covenant of the lord, from the midst of the Jordan, that [3put 4the 5feet 1the 2priests] upon the dry land, and [5advanced 1the 2water 3of the 4Jordan] according to place, and it went as also yesterday and the third day before, through all its bank.

4:19  And the people ascended from out of the Jordan on the tenth of the [2month 1first]. And [4bivouacked 1the 2sons 3of Israel] in Gilgal in the part towards the sun, rising by Jericho.

4:20  And [2twelve 3stones 1these] which he took from out of the Jordan, Joshua set in Gilgal.

4:21  And he spoke to the sons of Israel, saying, Whenever [2ask 1your sons 4tomorrow 3you], saying, What are these stones?

4:22  You announce to your sons! saying that, [3upon 4dry ground 1Israel passed over 2this Jordan].

4:23  [3caused 8to dry up 1The lord 2our God 4the 5water 6of the 7Jordan] from in front of them, until of which time they passed over, just as [3did 1the lord 2our God] to the [2sea 1red], which [3caused to dry up 1the lord 2God] in front of us until we went by.

4:24  So that [6might know 1all 2the 3nations 4of the 5earth] that the power of the lord is strong, and that you should worship the lord our God at all time.

Chapter 5

5:1  And it came to pass as [4heard 1all 2the 3kings] (the kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan by the sea, and all the kings of Phoenicia by the sea) that [3caused 7to dry up 1the lord 2God 4the 5Jordan 6river] from before the sons of Israel in their passing over, that [2melted away 1their thoughts], and they were struck with terror, and there was not among them [2with intellect 1any one] because of the presence of the sons of Israel.

5:2  And about this time the lord said to Joshua, Make for yourself [2knives 1flint rock], and sitting down circumcise the sons of Israel a second time!

5:3  And [2made 3for himself 1Joshua 5knives 4flint rock], and he circumcised the sons of Israel upon the [2being called 1place], Hill of Foreskins.

5:4  And this is the account for which Joshua circumcised all the people, the ones coming forth from Egypt. [2the male 1All] men of war that died in the wilderness in the way of their coming forth from the land of Egypt,

5:5  that [6circumcised 5were 1all 2the 3people 4coming forth]. And all the people being born in the wilderness, in the way of their coming forth from the land of Egypt were not circumcised. For forty years Israel paced in the wilderness.

5:6  Therefore [3were uncircumcised 1most 2of them] of the ones for combat, of the ones coming forth from out of the land of Egypt, the ones resisting the commandments of the lord God; and the ones whom [2separated 1the lord] to them, [2to not behold 1for them] the land which the lord swore by an oath to our fathers to give to us, a land flowing milk and honey.

5:7  Their sons he firmed instead of these, whom Joshua circumcised. For they were uncircumcised on account of them being born along the way of uncircumcised ones.

5:8  And being circumcised, all the nation [2rest 1had] at that time, sitting down in the camp until they were healed.

5:9  And the lord said to Joshua, In today's day I removed the scorn of Egypt from you. And he called the name of that place, Gilgal, until this day.

5:10  And [4camped 1the 2sons 3of Israel] in Gilgal. And they observed the passover on the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, at the descent of Jericho in the plain.

5:11  And they ate from the grain of the land on the next day of the passover -- unleavened breads and new corn.

5:12  On this day [3failed 1the 2manna], on the next day after their eating from the grain of the land, and no longer [2existed 3to the 4sons 5of Israel 1manna]. And they gathered fruit of the place of the Phoenicians in that year.

5:13  And it came to pass as Joshua was in Jericho, that lifting up his eyes, he beheld a man standing before him, and his broadsword was unsheathed in his hand. And coming forward, Joshua said to him, Are you ours or of our opponents?

5:14  And he said to him that, I am the commander-in-chief of the force of the lord, now I have come. And Joshua fell upon his face upon the ground, and he did obeisance, and he said to him, My master what do you assign to your servant?

5:15  And [4says 1the 2commander-in-chief 3of the lord] to Joshua, Untie your sandal from your feet! for the place upon which you stand upon it is holy. And Josua did thus.

Chapter 6

6:1  And Jericho was closed up, and fortified from before the sons of Israel. And no one went forth from out of it, and neither entered.

6:2  And the lord said to Joshua, Behold, I deliver up to you [3under your hand 2to you 1Jericho], and its king, the one in it, and the mighty ones in strength.

6:3  And let [4circle 5the 6city 1all 2men 3of war] round about the city! Once thus they shall do for six days.

6:4  And seven priests shall take seven horns of the ram before the ark. And on the [2day 1seventh] circle the city seven times! and the priests shall trump the horns.

6:5  And it will be as whenever you should sound the trumpet of the ram, in your hearing the sound of the horn, let [4shout aloud 1all 2the 3people]! And with their shouting aloud [5shall fall 6by themselves 1the 2walls 3of the 4city] underneath them, and [4shall enter 1all 2the 3people], [2advancing 1each] in front into the city.

6:6  And [4entered 1Joshua 2the son 3of Nun] to the priests, and he said to them, You take the ark of the covenant! and seven priests shall take seven horns of the ram, according to the front of the ark of the lord.

6:7  And he said to them, saying, Exhort the people to go around and circle the city, and [2the ones 3for combat 1let] come near! arming themselves before the ark of the lord.

6:8  And it came to pass as Joshua spoke to the people, that the seven priests having seven [2trumpets 1consecrated] also went by likewise before the lord, and they passed and signified intensely. And the ark of the covenant of the lord followed after them.

6:9  And the ones for combat came near in front. And the priests trumpeting the horns, and the rest of the multitude all together after the ark of the covenant of the lord, were going and trumpeting with the horns.

6:10  And to the people Joshua gave charge, saying, Do not yell nor let [2hear 1any one] your voice! There shall not go through from your mouth a word until whenever he himself declares the day to yell out, and you shall yell out then.

6:11  And [6having gone around 1the 2ark 3of the 4covenant 5of God] the city round about, immediately they went forth into the camp, and spent the night there.

6:12  And on the [2day 1second] Joshua rose up in the morning, and [3lifted 1the 2priests] the ark of the lord.

6:13  And the seven priests, the ones bringing the seven [2trumpets 1consecrated] before the ark the lord went forth, and the priests trumping the trumpets, and after these, there entered the ones for combat, and the remaining multitude all together were behind the ark of the covenant of the lord, going and trumping with the horns.

6:14  And they encircled the city on the [2day 1second], once near to it; and they went forth again into the camp. So it was done for six days.

6:15  And it came to pass on the [2day 1seventh 5rose up 3the 4expedition] at dawn and went around the city according to this practice seven times, only on that day they circled the city seven times.

6:16  And it came to pass in the [2circuit 1seventh 5trumped 3the 4priests] with trumpets, and Joshua said to the sons of Israel, Cry out, [3delivered up 1for 2the lord] the city to you!

6:17  And [3will be 1the 2city] an offering for consumption, it and all as much as is in it, to the lord of the forces. Except Rahab the harlot -- protect her, and all as much as is of hers in the house! for she hid the messengers whom we sent.

6:18  But you guard from the offering for consumption! lest at any time pondering, you should take of the offering for consumption, and should make the camp of the sons of Israel an offering for consumption, and he should obliterate us.

6:19  And all silver or gold, and all brass and iron, will be holy to the lord; [2into 3the treasury 4of the lord 1it shall be carried].

6:20  And [3shouted 1the 2people], and [3trumped 4the 5trumpets 1the 2priests]. And as [3heard 1the 2people] the sound of the trumpets, [4shouted 1all 2the 3people] [4shout 1a great 2and 3strong]. And [3fell 1the 2wall] round about; and [3ascended 1the 2people] into the city, each at his opposite, and overtook the city.

6:21  And they devoted it to consumption, and as much as was in the city, from man and unto woman, from young and unto old, and unto calf and sheep and beast of burden, by the mouth of the broadsword.

6:22  And to the two young men spying out the land, Joshua said, You enter into the house of the woman, the harlot, and lead her from there, and all as much as is with her, as you swore by an oath to her!

6:23  And [4entered 1the 2two 3young men], the ones spying out the city, into the house of the woman; and they led out Rahab the harlot, and her father, and her mother, and her brothers, and all as much as was to her, and her kin. And they placed her outside the camp of Israel.

6:24  And the city was burned by fire with all the things in it. Except silver and gold and all brass and iron they yielded up unto the treasury to be carried in.

6:25  And Rahab the harlot, and all the house of her father, and all the things of hers, Joshua took alive. And she dwelt in Israel until the day today, because she hid the ones spying which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

6:26  And Joshua bound them by an oath in that day, saying, Accursed is the man who before the lord, who shall raise up or shall build that city Jericho; with his first-born he will lay the foundation for it, and with the least of his he shall set the gates of it.

6:27  And the lord was with Joshua, and [2was 1his name] in all the land.

Chapter 7

7:1  And [4trespassed 1the 2sons 3of Israel] a trespass, and pilfered from the offering for consumption. And Achan took (son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah) from the offering for consumption. And [3was enraged 1the anger 2of the lord] with the sons of Israel.

7:2  And Joshua sent men from Jericho unto Ai, which is by Beth-aven, according to the east of Beth-el. And he spoke to to them, saying, In ascending, survey the land! And [3ascended 1the 2men] and surveyed Ai.

7:3  And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Do not let [4ascend 1all 2the 3people], but about two thousand or three thousand men, let them ascend! And let them capture the city! You should not lead there all the people, [3few 1for 2they are].

7:4  And ascended from the people there about three thousand men. And they fled from the face of the men of Ai.

7:5  And [3killed 4of 5them 1the men 2of Ai] about thirty-six men, and they pursued them from the gate until they defeated them. And they struck them by the incline. And [5was terrified 1the 2heart 3of the 4people], and it became as water.

7:6  And Joshua tore his garments, and fell upon his face upon the earth before the ark of the lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put dust upon their heads.

7:7  And Joshua said, I beseech, O Lord, O lord, why in causing to pass over was [2caused to pass over 1your servant] this people the Jordan, to deliver it to the Amorite to destroy us? And if we stayed and were settled by the Jordan, what is it to me, O lord.

7:8  And what shall I say when Israel turned the back of the neck before its enemy?

7:9  And hearing, the Canaanite and all the ones dwelling in the land shall surround us, and shall obliterate us from the land. And what will you do [3name 1for your 2great]?

7:10  And the lord said to Joshua, Rise up! Why do you do this -- fall upon your face?

7:11  [3have sinned 1The 2people], and violated my covenant which I ordained with it. For even they took from the offering for consumption, and stealing they lie, and they cast [3for 1the 2items] themselves.

7:12  And [4in no way 5will be able 1the 2sons 3of Israel] to stand in front of its enemies. [2the back of the neck 1They shall turn] before their enemies, for they were become an offering for consumption. I will not add any longer to be with you, if you should not lift away the offering for consumption from among you of them.

7:13  In rising up, purify the people, and tell them to be sanctified for tomorrow! For thus says the lord God of Israel, The offering devoted for consumption is among you, O Israel; you shall not be able to withstand before your enemies, until whenever you should lift away the offering for consumption from you.

7:14  And you shall gather all in the morning according to your tribes. And it will be to the tribe which ever the lord shows, and you shall lead forward according to peoples. And the people which ever the lord shows you shall lead forward according to house. And the house which ever the lord shows, by man you shall lead forward.

7:15  And who ever should be pointed out in the offering for consumption, he shall be burnt by the fire himself, and all as much as is his; for he violated the covenant of the lord, and that he committed a violation of the law in Israel.

7:16  And Joshua rose early in the morning, and he led [3forward 1the 2people] by its tribe. And [4was made manifest 1the 2tribe 3of Judah].

7:17  And [4were made manifest 3people 1the 2Zarhite]. And he led forward [3people 1the 2Zarhite] according to man, and Zabdi was made manifest.

7:18  And he led forward his house by man, and was made manifest Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah.

7:19  And Joshua said to Achan, O my son, today give indeed glory to the lord God of Israel, and make to him the acknowledgment, and announce to me what you did! and you should not hide it from me.

7:20  And Achan answered to Joshua, and said, Truly I sinned before the lord God of Israel, so and so I have done.

7:21  I beheld in the spoils standing bare [3colored robe 1one 2goodly], and two hundred double-drachmas of silver, and [2wedge 3of gold 1one] -- fifty double-drachmas its scale weight. And I coveted them, and I took. And behold, these are hid in the ground in my tent, and the silver is hid underneath them.

7:22  And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent in the camp; and these were being hid in his tent, and the silver underneath them.

7:23  And they brought them from the tent, and brought them to Joshua, and to all elders of Israel. And they put them before the lord.

7:24  And Joshua took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, and the robe, and the [2wedge 1gold], and his sons, and his daughters, and his calves, and his beasts of burden, and his sheep, and his tent, and all his possessions, and all Israel with him. And they led them into Emek Achor.

7:25  And Joshua said, Why did you annihilate us [2to utterly destroy 3you 1for the lord] even today? And [3stoned 4him 1all 2Israel] with stones, and they burned them in fire, and they stoned them with stones.

7:26  And they set over him a heap [2stones 1of great] until this day. And the lord ceased the rage of anger. Therefore this is the name of it -- Emek Achor, unto this day.

Chapter 8

8:1  And the lord said to Joshua, You should not fear, nor should you be timid. Take with you all the men, the ones making war, and rising up ascend unto Ai! Behold, I give into your hands the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land.

8:2  And you shall do to Ai, and to her king in which manner you did to Jericho and to her king. And her spoils and her cattle you shall despoil for yourself. But place for yourself an ambush for the city to the rear of her.

8:3  And Joshua rose up, and all the people, the warriors, so as to ascend to Ai. [3chose 1And 2Joshua] thirty thousand men, mighty in strength, and sent them by night.

8:4  And he gave charge to them, saying, See that you lie in wait the city, behind the city greatly! and you shall all be prepared.

8:5  And I, and all the ones with me, will lead forward to the city. And it will be as whenever [4should come forth 1the ones 2dwelling 3in Ai] to meet you, just as also the day before, and we fled from their face,

8:6  that whenever they should come forth after us, we shall draw them away from the city. And they will say, They flee from our face in which manner before; and we shall flee from them.

8:7  And you shall rise up from the ambush, and you shall go into the city, and you shall obliterate the city, and [3shall give 4it 1the lord 2our God] into our hands.

8:8  And it will be when ever you should seize the city, burn it by fire! According to this matter you shall act. Behold, I have given charge to you.

8:9  And [2sent 3them 1Joshua], and they went to the ambush, and sat in place between Beth-el and between Ai, from the west of Ai. And Joshua lodged that night in the midst of the people.

8:10  And Joshua rising early in the morning, numbered the people. And they ascended, he and the elders of Israel, before the face of the people, against Ai.

8:11  And all the people, the warrior, the one with him, ascended. And going, they came right opposite the city from the east. And the ambushes of the city were from the west. And they encamped from north of Ai. And the valley was between it and Ai

8:12  And he took about five thousand men, and he stationed them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, west of Ai.

8:13  And he arranged [2the 3people 1all] of the camp, which was from north of the city, the ends of it west of the city. And Joshua went that night in the midst of the valley.

8:14  And it happened as [4beheld 1the 2king 3of Ai], that he hastened and rose early. And there went forth the men of the city to meet them straight on into the battle, he and all his people at the opportune time, in front of the Araba. And he did not know that an ambush against him is behind the city.

8:15  And [5beheld 6and 7withdrew 1Joshua 2and 3all 4Israel] from in front of them.

8:16  And the people fled by the way of the wilderness, and [5grew in strength 1all 2the 3people 4of Ai] to pursue after them of the sons of Israel. And they departed from the city.

8:17  They did not leave behind any one in Ai and in Beth-el who did not pursue after Israel. And they left the city being open, and they pursued after Israel.

8:18  And the lord said to Joshua, Stretch out your hand with the javelin, the one in your hand, against the city, for into your hands I gave it. And the ones in ambush shall rise up quickly from out of their place.

8:19  And Joshua stretched the javelin and his hand against the city, and the ones in ambush rose up quickly from out of their place. And they went forth when he stretched out the hand. And they entered into the city, and overtook it. And hastening they burned the city in fire.

8:20  And [4looking about 1the 2inhabitants 3of Ai] unto the rear of them, and they viewed the smoke of the city ascending into the heaven; and no longer had they anywhere to flee here on this side or here on that side. And the people fleeing into the wilderness turned upon the ones pursuing.

8:21  And Joshua and all Israel beheld that [3took 1the 2ones in ambush] the city, and that [5ascended 1the 2smoke 3of the 4city] into the heaven; and turning they struck the men of Ai.

8:22  And these came forth from the city to meet them. And they came in the midst of the camp, some of these here and some of these here. And they struck them until there was not one being left behind of them being delivered and escaping.

8:23  And the king of Ai was seized alive, and they led him to Joshua.

8:24  And it happened as [4ceased 1the 2sons 3of Israel] killing all the ones in Ai, and in the plains, and in the mountain upon the descent of which they pursued them, that all fell by the mouth of the broadsword, by it unto completion. And Joshua returned to Ai, and struck it by the mouth of the broadsword.

8:25  And it came to pass that all the ones falling in that day, from man and unto woman -- twelve thousand, all the ones dwelling in Ai.

8:26  And Joshua returned not his hand which he stretched out by the javelin until he devoted to consumption the whole of the ones dwelling Ai.

8:27  Except the cattle and the spoils in that city [4despoiled 5for themselves 1the 2sons 3of Israel] according to the order of the lord, in which manner the lord gave orders to Joshua.

8:28  And Joshua burned the city by fire, and he established it for an embankment into the eon, uninhabited until this day.

8:29  And the king of Ai he hung upon [2tree 1a twin]. And he was upon the tree until the time of the evening. And at the setting of the sun Joshua gave orders, and they lowered his body from the tree, and they tossed him into the cesspool before the gate of the city, and set over him [2heap 3of stones 1a large] until this day.

8:30  Then Joshua built an altar to the lord God of Israel on mount Ebal,

8:31  as [5gave charge 1Moses 2the 3attendant 4of the lord] to the sons of Israel, as it is written in the law of Moses, An altar [2stone 1entirely], upon which [2was not 3put 4upon 5it 1an iron tool]. And he transported there whole burnt-offerings to the lord, and a sacrifice of deliverance.

8:32  And Joshua wrote upon the stones the second book of the law, the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the sons of Israel.

8:33  And all Israel, and their elders, and their magistrates, and their scribes, were coming near on this side and that side [2the 3ark 1before]; and the priests and the Levites lifted the ark of the covenant of the lord; and the foreigner and the native born were there; the halves of them neighboring mount Gerizim, and the halves neighboring mount Ebal, as [5gave charge 1Moses 2the 3attendant 4of the lord 8to bless 9the 10people 11Israel 6at 7first].

8:34  And after these things Joshua read the whole sayings of this law, the blessings and the curses, according to all the things being written in the law of Moses.

8:35  There was not a word from all which Moses gave charge to Joshua, which [2did not 3read 1Joshua] into the ears of all the assembly of Israel, to the men, and to the women, and to the servants, and to the foreigners going with Israel.

Chapter 9

9:1  And as they all heard (the kings of the Amorites on the other side of the Jordan, the ones in the mountainous area, and the ones on the plain, and the ones in all the coast of the [2sea 1great], and the ones towards Antilebanon, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Gergashites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites)

9:2  that they came together to the same place to wage war against Joshua and Israel all together.

9:3  And the ones dwelling in Gibeon heard all as much as Joshua did to Jericho and to Ai.

9:4  And they acted, even indeed themselves with astuteness. And coming, they stood by and prepared. And taking [2sackcloths 1old] upon their donkeys, and [2leather bags 3of wine 1old] being broken down and all tied up,

9:5  and the hollows in their shoes, and their sandals old and mended on their feet, and their garments being old upon them, and the bread loaves of their provisions [2dry 1were] and moldy and worm eaten,

9:6  that they came to Joshua into the camp of Israel in Gilgal. And they said to Joshua, and to all Israel, From out of a land far off we have come, and now ordain with us a covenant!

9:7  And [4said 1the 2sons 3of Israel] to the Hivites, Look, [2not 4with 5me 1you do 3dwell together], so how do we ordain with you a covenant?

9:8  And they said to Joshua, [2your servants 1We are]. And [2said 3to 4them 1Joshua], From what place are you, and from what place do you come?

9:9  And they said to him, [3from out of 4a land 5far off 6exceedingly 2have come 1your servants] in the name of the lord your God. For we have heard his name, and all as much as he did in Egypt;

9:10  and all as much as he did to the two kings of the Amorites, to the ones who were on the other side of the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth and in Edrain.

9:11  And [2spoke 3to 4us 1our elders], and all the ones dwelling in our land, saying, Take for yourselves provisions for the journey, and go to meet with them! And you shall say to them, [2your servants 1We are], and now ordain with us the covenant!

9:12  These are our bread loaves we took hot, being provided of them from our houses in the day in which we came forth to come to you. And now behold, they are dry, and have become worm eaten.

9:13  And these are the leather bags for the wine which we filled new, And these are torn. And these are our garments made old from the [2long 3journey 1exceedingly].

9:14  And [3took 1the 2rulers] their provisions, and the mouth of the lord they did not ask.

9:15  And [2made 4with 5them 1Joshua 3peace], and ordained with them a covenant, and [5swore by an oath 6to them 1the 2rulers 3of the 4congregation].

9:16  And it came to pass after three days, after the ordaining with them a covenant, they heard that [2near 1they are] them, and that [2among 3them 1they dwelt].

9:17  And [4departed 1the 2sons 3of Israel], and came forth into their cities the [2day 1third]. And their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and cities of Jearim.

9:18  And [4did not 5wage war 6with them 1the 2sons 3of Israel], for [6swore by an oath 7to them 1all 2the 3rulers 4of the 5congregation] by the lord God of Israel. And [4complained 1all 2the 3congregation] about the rulers.

9:19  And [4said 1all 2the 3rulers] to all the congregation, We swore by an oath to them by the lord God of Israel. And now, we shall not be able to touch them.

9:20  This we will do to them -- to take them alive, and we will preserve them, and there will not be [2against 3us 1anger] on account of the oath which we swore by an oath to them.

9:21  And [3said 4to them 1the 2rulers], They shall live, and they shall be woodcutters and water-carriers to all the congregation, just as [3said 4to them 1the 2rulers].

9:22  And [2called them together 1Joshua], and he spoke to them, saying, Why did you mislead me, saying, [3far 1We are 4from 5you 2exceedingly]; but you are natives of the ones dwelling among us?

9:23  And now you are accursed, in no way shall there fail from one of you being a servant, nor woodcutter, nor a water-carrier to me, and to my God.

9:24  And they answered Joshua, saying that, A message was announced to us as much as [3ordered 1the lord 2your God] Moses his servant to give to you this land, and to utterly destroy us, and all the ones dwelling upon it, from in front of you. And we feared exceedingly for our lives from your presence, and we did this thing.

9:25  And now, behold, we are under your hands as it pleases you. And as it seems good to do to us, you do it!

9:26  And they did to them thus, and [2rescued 3them 1Joshua] in that day from the hands of the sons of Israel, and they did not do away with them.

9:27  And [2established 3them 1Joshua] in that day as woodcutters and water-carriers to all the congregation, and for the altar of God until the day today, and for the place which ever he should choose.

Chapter 10

10:1  And as [4heard 1Adoni-zedec 2the king 3of Jerusalem] that Joshua took Ai, and utterly destroyed it, in which manner he did to Jericho and her king, and thus they did also to Ai and her king, and that [4deserted 1the ones 2dwelling 3in Gibeon] to Joshua and to Israel, and were in the midst of them;

10:2  that they feared among themselves exceedingly. For he knew that [4city 2was 3a great 1Gibeon], as also one of the mother-cities of the kings, for it was great, over Ai, and all its men were strong.

10:3  And [4sent 1Adoni-zedec 2king 3of Jerusalem] to Holam king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,

10:4  Come, ascend to me, and help me! and we shall wage war against Gibeon. For it deserted to Joshua, and to the sons of Israel!

10:5  And they gathered and ascended -- the five kings of the Amorites -- the king of Jerusalem, and the king of Hebron, and the king of Jerimuth, and the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, they and all their people; and they besieged Gibeon and attempted to capture it.

10:6  And [4sent 1the 2ones dwelling 3in Gibeon] to Joshua into the camp of Israel in Gilgal, saying, Do not loosen your hands from your servants! Ascend to us quickly and rescue us, and help us! for [6are gathering 7against 8us 1all 2the 3kings 4of the 5Amorites], the ones dwelling in the mountainous area.

10:7  And Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and every warrior with him, all mighty in strength.

10:8  And the lord said to Joshua, Do not fear them! for into your hands I have delivered them; there shall not stand even one of them before you.

10:9  And when [2came 3upon 4them 1Joshua] suddenly, for the entire night he was gone from out of Gilgal,

10:10  that [2startled 3them 1the lord] from in front of Israel, and [2defeated 3them 1the lord 5defeat 4with a great] in Gibeon. And they pursued them by the way ascending to Beth-horon, and they slew them unto Azekah and unto Makkedah.

10:11  But in their fleeing from in front of the sons of Israel at the descent of Beth-horon, that the lord cast upon them stones of hail from out of the heaven unto Azekah. And there were more dying by the stones of hail than which were killed by the sons of Israel by sword in the battle.

10:12  Then Joshua spoke to the lord in the day God delivered up the Amorites under the hand of the sons of Israel. And Joshua said, [2the 3sun 5over 6Gibeon 1Let 4stand], and the moon over the ravine of Ajalon.

10:13  And [6stood 1the 2sun 3and 4the 5moon] in position until God repulsed their enemies. Is this not written in the scroll of the upright? And [3stood 1the 2sun] in the midst of the heaven, it did not go forth into descent for the completion [2day 1of one].

10:14  And there was not [2a day 1such] nor former nor latter, so as for God to heed the voice of man, because the lord joined in war with Israel.

10:15  And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him to the camp in Gilgal.

10:16  And [4fled 2five 3kings 1these] and hid in the cave -- the one in Makkedah.

10:17  And it was reported to Joshua, saying, [4have been found 1The 2five 3kings] hiding in the cave, the one in Makkedah.

10:18  And Joshua said, Roll [2stones 1great] upon the mouth of the cave, and place upon them men to guard them!

10:19  But you do not stand firmly! be pursuing after your enemies, and overtake their rear guard, and do not let them enter into their cities! [4delivered 1for 5them 2the lord 3our God] into our hands.

10:20  And it came to pass as Joshua rested, and the son of Israel, in beating them [3slaughter 2great 1with an exceedingly] even unto completion, that the ones surviving were delivered from them, and entered into the [2cities 1fortified].

10:21  And [4returned 1all 2the 3people] to Joshua in Makkedah in the camp in health; and not [5growled 2of the 3sons 4of Israel 1one] with his tongue.

10:22  And Joshua said, Open the cave, and lead out to me [2five 3kings 1these] from out of the cave!

10:23  And they did thus, and they led to him [2five 3kings 1these] out of the cave -- the king of Jerusalem, and the king of Hebron, and the king of Jarmuth, and the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

10:24  And when they led them to Joshua, then Joshua called together every man of Israel, saying to them, and the ones commencing the war of the ones going with him, saying to them, Go forth and place your feet upon their necks! And coming forward, they placed their feet upon their necks.

10:25  And [2said 3to 4them 1Joshua], You should not fear them nor be timid; be manly and be strong! for thus the lord shall do to all your enemies whom you make war against them.

10:26  And [4killed 5them 3Joshua 1after 2this], and put them to death, and hung them upon five trees. And they were hanging upon the trees until evening.

10:27  And it came to pass towards the descent of the sun, and Joshua gave charge, and they lowered them from the trees. And they tossed them into the cave into which they took refuge there. And they rolled [2stones 1great] upon the cave, which remains until the day today.

10:28  And [3Makkedah 2took 1Joshua] in that day, and he slaughtered it by the mouth of the sword, and the king. And they utterly destroyed them, and every one breathing that was in it. And there was not left behind in it any one surviving. And they did to the king of Makkedah in which manner they did to the king of Jericho.

10:29  And Joshua went forth, and all Israel with him, from out of Makkedah unto Libna. And they assaulted against Libna.

10:30  And the lord delivered it also into the hand of Israel. And they took it, and its king. And they slaughtered it by the mouth of the sword, and every one breathing that was in it; there was not left behind in her not even one surviving and having escaped. And they did to its king in which manner they did to the king of Jericho.

10:31  And Joshua went forth, and all Israel with him, from out of Libna unto Lachish; and he besieged it, and assaulted it.

10:32  And the lord delivered Lachish into the hands of Israel. And he took it on the second day, and he slaughtered it by the mouth of the sword, and utterly destroyed it in which manner he did to Libna.

10:33  Then [4ascended 1Horam 2king 3of Gezer] to help Lachish. And [2struck 3him 1Joshua] by the mouth of the sword, and his people, until there was not being left behind of them one being delivered and escaping.

10:34  And Joshua went forth, and all Israel with him, from Lachish unto Eglon, and he besieged it, and captured it.

10:35  And [2delivered 3it 1the lord] into the hand of Israel. And he took it in that day, and he slaughtered it by the mouth of the sword, and every one breathing in it. In that day they slaughtered in which manner they did to Lachish.

10:36  And Joshua went forth, and all Israel with him, from Eglon unto Hebron. And they besieged it.

10:37  And they overtook it, and struck it by the mouth of the sword, and its king, and all its villages, and every one breathing, as many as was in it. There was not one surviving. In which manner they did to Eglon, also they utterly destroyed it and all breathing, as much as was in it.

10:38  And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and they besieged it.

10:39  And and they took it, and its king, and all her towns; and they struck it by the mouth of the sword, and they utterly destroyed it, and every one breathing in it, and they did not leave behind one surviving. In which manner they did to Hebron, so they did to Dabir, and to its king; just as he did to Libna and its king.

10:40  And Joshua struck all the land of the mountainous area, and the Negev, and the plain, and Asedoth, and all its kings; they did not leave behind in it one being delivered, and every one breathing life they utterly destroyed; in which manner [4gave charge 1the lord 2God 3of Israel].

10:41  And [2killed 3them 1Joshua] from Kadesh Barnea unto Gaza, all the land of Goshen unto Gibeon.

10:42  And all these kings and their land Joshua took at once; for the lord God of Israel joined in war with Israel.

10:43  And Joshua returned to Gilgal.

Chapter 11

11:1  And when [4heard 1Jabin 2king 3of Hazor], he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to king Shimron, and to king Achshaph,

11:2  and to the kings of the places by [3Sidon 1the 2great], unto the mountainous area, and unto the wilderness before Chinneroth, and the plain, and unto Napedor,

11:3  and to the ones on the coast -- the Canaanites from the east, and to the ones on the coast -- the Amorites, and the Hittites, and Perizzites, and Jebusites, the ones in the mountain, and the Hivites under Hermon unto the land of Mizpeh.

11:4  And they came forth, they and their kings with them, [2people 1a vast] as the sand which is by the edge of the sea in multitude, and horses, and [3chariots 2many 1very].

11:5  And [3united 1all 2these kings], and came and camped together by the water of Merom to wage war against Israel.

11:6  And the lord said to Joshua, You should not fear from their face, for tomorrow at this hour I will deliver all of them being putting to flight before the sons Israel. Their horses you shall hamstring, and their chariots you shall incinerate by fire.

11:7  And Joshua came, and all the [2people 1warrior] with him, against them at the water of Merom, suddenly. And they fell against them in the mountainous area.

11:8  And [2delivered 3them 1the lord] under the hands of Israel. And beating them they pursued them unto [3Sidon 1the 2great], and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the plains of Mizpeh and eastwards. And they slew them until the not being left behind of them one surviving.

11:9  And [2did 3to them 1Joshua] in so far as [2gave charge 3to him 1the lord]. [2their horses 1He hamstrung], and [2their chariots 1he burned] by fire.

11:10  And Joshua returned in that time, and overtook Hazor; and her king he killed by the broadsword. [3was 1And 2Hazor] formerly ruling all these kingdoms.

11:11  And he killed everyone breathing in it by the mouth of the sword, and he utterly destroyed all, and there was not left behind in it one breathing. And Hazor they burned by fire.

11:12  And all the cities of these kingdoms, and all their kings, Joshua took and did away with them by the mouth of the sword. And he utterly destroyed them in which manner [5ordered 1Moses 2the 3servant 4of the lord].

11:13  But all the cities being fortified by a mound of them [2did not 3burn 1Israel]. Except [3Hazor 4only 2burned 1Joshua].

11:14  And all her spoils, and the cattle, [4despoiled 5for themselves 1the 2sons 3of Israel]. [3of them 1And 2all] they utterly destroyed by the mouth of the sword; and he destroyed them, they did not leave behind of them one breathing.

11:15  In which manner the lord gave orders to Moses, to his servant, likewise Moses gave charge to Joshua, and thus Joshua did; he did not violate anything of all which [2gave orders 3to him 1Moses].

11:16  And Joshua took all this land -- the mountainous area, and the whole land of Negev, and all the land of Goshen, and the plain, and the land towards the west, and the mountain of Israel, and the low lands, the ones towards the mountain;

11:17  from mount Halak, and the ascent into Seir, and unto Baal-gad, and the plain of Lebanon under mount Hermon. And [2all 3their kings 1he took], and he did away with them, and killed them.

11:18  And [2days 1for many] Joshua made [2against 3all 4these kings 1war].

11:19  And there was not a city which he did not deliver over to the sons of Israel, except the Hivite dwelling in Gibeon. He took all by war.

11:20  For it was by the lord to become strong of their heart to meet for war against Israel, that they should be utterly destroyed; so that no [2should be given 3to them 1mercy], but that they should be utterly destroyed in which manner the lord told to Moses.

11:21  And Joshua came in that time and utterly destroyed the Anakim from out of the mountainous area, from Hebron and from Debir, and from Anab, and from every mountain of Judah, and from every mountain of Israel with their cities. And [2utterly destroyed 3them 1Joshua].

11:22  He did not leave of the Anakim from the sons of Israel, but except for in Gaza, and in Gath, and in Ashdod, some were left.

11:23  And Joshua took all the land, as far as the lord gave charge to Moses. And [2gave 3them 1Joshua] by inheritance to Israel in their distribution according to their tribes. And the land rested from waging war.

Chapter 12

12:1  And these are the kings of the land which [4did away with 1the 2sons 3of Israel], and inherited their land on the other side of the Jordan, of the east sun of the ravine of Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all Araba of the east --

12:2  Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, dominating from Aroer, which is by the river bank in the ravine of Arnon, in the midst of the ravine, and the half of Gilead, unto Jabbok the rushing stream, the borders of the sons of Ammon.

12:3  And Araba unto the sea of Chinneroth according to the east, and unto the sea of Araba, the sea of salts from the east, by the way according to Beth-jeshimoth; and from Teman, the one under Ashdoth Pisgah.

12:4  And the border of Og king of Bashan, which was left behind of the giants, the one dwelling in Ashtaroth and in Edrei,

12:5  ruling from mount Hermon, and from Salcah, and all Bashan, unto the borders of the Geshurite, and Maachathite, and the half of Gilead, unto the borders of Sihon king of Heshbon.

12:6  Moses the servant of the lord and the sons of Israel struck them. And [5gave 6it 1Moses 2the 3servant 4of the lord] by inheritance to Reuben, and Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.

12:7  And these are the kings of the Amorites which Joshua did away with, and the sons of Israel on the other side of the Jordan by west of Baal-gad in the plain of Lebanon, and unto mount Halak ascending unto Seir. And [2gave 3it 1Joshua] to the tribes of Israel as an inheritance according to their lot;

12:8  in the mountain, and in the plain, and in Araba, and in Ashdod, and in the wilderness, and Negev -- the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite --

12:9  the king of Jericho, one; and the king of Ai which is neighboring Beth-el, one;

12:10  the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;

12:11  the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

12:12  the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

12:13  the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

12:14  the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

12:15  the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

12:16  the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

12:17  the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

12:18  the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

12:19  the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;

12:20  the king of Meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

12:21  the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;

12:22  the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;

12:23  the king of Dor of Nephedor, one; the king of Goim of Gilgal, one;

12:24  the king of Tizrah, one. All these kings were thirty and one.

Chapter 13

13:1  And Joshua was older being advanced of days; and the lord said to Joshua, You are grown old, advanced of days, and [2land 3is left 1much] exceedingly for inheritance.

13:2  And this is the land being left; all the borders of the Philistines, and all the Geshurite and the Canaanite,

13:3  from the uninhabited part by the face of Egypt, unto the borders of Ekron, from the left of the Canaanites -- which is counted in addition to; the five satrapies of the Philistines, to the Gazite, and to the Ashdodite and to the Ashkelonite, and to the Gittite, and to the Ekronite, and to the Hivite;

13:4  from Teman, and all the land of Canaan from Gaza, and the Sidonians unto Aphek, unto the borders of the Amorites.

13:5  And all the land of Gabli of the Philistines, and all Lebanon from the east sun from Baal-gad under mount Hermon, unto the entrance of Hamath;

13:6  every one dwelling the mountainous area from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and all the ones of Sidon -- I will utterly destroy them from the face of the sons of Israel; but distribute it to Israel by lot! in which manner I charged you.

13:7  And now portion this land by lot of inheritance to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe of Manasseh!

13:8  To the ones with him, to Reuben and to Gad, they received their inheritance which [2gave 3to them 1Moses] on the other side of the Jordan; according to the rising of the sun [5granted 6to them 1Moses 2the 3servant 4of the lord],

13:9  from Aroer, which is upon the edge of the stream Arnon, and the city in the midst of the ravine, and all Misor from Medeba unto Dibon;

13:10  and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the borders of the sons of Ammon;

13:11  and Gilead, and the borders of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;

13:12  all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei -- this one was left from the remnant of giants; for [2struck 3him 1Moses] and utterly destroyed him.

13:13  But [4did not 5utterly destroy 1the 2sons 3of Israel] the Geshurite, and the Maachathite. And [6dwelt 1the king 2of the Geshurites 3and 4the 5Maachathites] among the sons of Israel until this day.

13:14  Except to the tribe of Levi there was not given an inheritance; the lord God of Israel, this is their inheritance, as [2said 3to them 1the lord].

13:15  And Moses gave to the tribe of the sons of Reuben according to their peoples.

13:16  And became theirs the boundaries from Aroer, which is by the face of the ravine Arnon, and the city, the one in the ravine of Arnon, and all Misor and Medeba unto Heshbon,

13:17  and all their cities being in Misor, and Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and the house of Baal-meon,

13:18  and Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

13:19  and Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zerath, and Sharah in mount Emak;

13:20  and Beth-peor, and Ashdoth Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,

13:21  and all the cities of Misor, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck he and the leaders of Midian even Evi and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, rulers of Sihon, the ones dwelling in the land.

13:22  And Balaam son Beor the clairvoyant [4killed 1the 2sons 3of Israel] by the broadsword in the routing of the enemy.

13:23  And became the borders of the sons of Reuben the Jordan boundary. This is the inheritance of the sons of Reuben according to their peoples, the cities, and their properties.

13:24  [3gave 1And 2Moses] to the sons of Gad according to their peoples.

13:25  And [3were 1their 2borders] Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half of the land of the sons of Ammon, unto Aroer which is against the face of Rabbah.

13:26  And from Heshbon unto Ramath by Mizpha, Betonim, and Mahanaim unto the borders of Debir;

13:27  and Enemek, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, and the remaining kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon. The Jordan shall define the bounds, unto part of the sea of Chinnereth, on the other side of the Jordan from the east.

13:28  This is the inheritance of the sons of Gad according to their peoples, and according to their cities, and their properties.

13:29  And Moses gave to the half tribe of Manasseh, and it became to the halves of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh according to their peoples.

13:30  And [2were 1their borders] from Mahanaim, and all the kingdom of Bashan, and all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in the land of Bashan, sixty cities;

13:31  even half of Gilead, and in Ashtaroth, and in Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan -- these were to the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh, and to the half of the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh according to their peoples.

13:32  These are which Moses gave to inherit in the wilderness of Moab on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho from the east.

13:33  And to the tribe of Levi [2did not give 1Moses] an inheritance. The lord God of Israel, he is their inheritance in which manner he said to them.

Chapter 14

14:1  And these are the ones inheriting of the sons of Israel in the land of Canaan, which [4allotted 5to them 1Eleazar 2the 3priest], and Joshua the son of Nun, and the rulers of families of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

14:2  According to lots they inherited, in which manner the lord gave charge by the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe.

14:3  [3gave 1for 2Moses] a lot to the two tribes and to the half tribe of the other side of the Jordan. And to the Levites [2was not given 1a lot] among them.

14:4  For [4were 1the 2sons 3of Joseph] two tribes -- Manasseh and Ephraim. And [2was not 3given 1a portion] to the Levites in the land, but only cities to dwell in, and their outskirts for their cattle and their herds.

14:5  In which manner the lord gave charge to Moses, so [4did 1the 2sons 3of Israel], and they portioned the land.

14:6  And there came forward sons of Judah to Joshua in Gilgal. And said to him Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, You know the word which the lord spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and you in Kadesh Barnea.

14:7  [3forty 1For 4years old 2I was] when [5sent 6me 1Moses 2the 3servant 4of God] from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land. And I answered him a word according to his mind.

14:8  But my brethren the ones ascending with me changed over the mind of the people. But I proceeded to follow after the lord my God.

14:9  And Moses swore by an oath in that day, saying that, The land upon which you mounted in it will be yours by lot, and to your children into the eon, for you proceeded to follow after the lord my God.

14:10  And now, [2maintained 3me 1the lord] in which manner he said this fortieth and fifth year, from which the lord spoke this word to Moses; and Israel went in the wilderness. And now behold, I am today a son eighty and five years old.

14:11  Yet I am today of strength as when [2sent 3me 1Moses], likewise I am strong now [4for 5war 1to go forth 2and 3to enter].

14:12  And now I ask you this mountain as the lord said in that day, for you heard this word in that day, saying, And now the Anakim are there, in cities great and fortified. If then the lord [2with 3me 1should be], I shall utterly destroy them in which manner [2spoke 3to me 1the lord].

14:13  And [2blessed 3him 1Joshua], and he gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh by lot.

14:14  On account of this Hebron came to Caleb, to the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite by lot until today's day, because he followed after the order of the lord God of Israel.

14:15  And the name of Hebron formerly was City Arbai, [2is the mother-city 3of the 4Anakim 1this]. Then the land abated of war.

Chapter 15

15:1  And [5were 1the 2boundaries 3of the tribe 4of Judah] according to their peoples; from the borders of Edom from the wilderness of Zin to the south unto Kadesh.

15:2  And [3were 1their 2borders] from the south unto a part [3sea 1of the 2salty] from the ridge bearing to the south.

15:3  And it travels over before the ascent leading to Acrabbim, and goes around Zin, and ascends from the south upon Kadesh Barnea, and it goes forth to Hezron, and ascends into Adar, and it marches around by the descent of Kadesh.

15:4  And it goes forth upon Azmon, and it passes out unto the rushing stream of Egypt. And [2will be 1his outer reaches] of the borders at the sea. This is their borders from the south.

15:5  And the borders from the east are all the [2sea 1salty], unto part of the Jordan; and their borders by the north are from the ridge of the sea, and from the part of the Jordan.

15:6  [3mount 1The 2borders] upon Beth-hoglah, and go near from the north unto Beth-arabah. And it ascends unto the borders at the stone of Bohan of the son of Reuben.

15:7  And [3ascend 1the 2borders] unto Debir of the ravine of Achor, and according to the north it goes down to Gilgal, which is before the entrance approach of Adummim, which is towards the south in the ravine. And passes out the border unto the water of the spring of sun. And [2will be 1his outer reaches] the spring of Rogel.

15:8  And [3ascend 1the 2borders] unto the ravine of the son of Hinnom at the back of Jebus from the south, this is Jerusalem. And [3pass out 1the 2borders] unto the top of the mountain which is by the face of the ravine of Hinnom towards the west, which is by part of the land of Rephaim towards the north.

15:9  And [3passes out through 1the 2border] from the top of the mountain at the spring of the water of Nephtoah; and it passes out unto the towns of mount Ephron; and [3leads 1the 2border] unto Baalah -- this is the city Jearim.

15:10  And [2went around 1the border] from Baalah unto west, and shall go by unto mount Seir, and shall go by unto the back of the city Jearim from the north -- this is Chesalon, and it shall go down to the city of the sun, and shall go by to the south.

15:11  And [3shall pass out 1the 2border] at the back of Ekron towards the north; and [3shall pass out 1the 2borders] into Shicron, and shall go by the mount of the land of Baalah, and pass out at Jebneel; and [3will be 1the 2outer reaches] the borders at the sea. And their borders from the west -- the [2sea 1great] shall define the bounds.

15:12  These are the borders of the sons of Judah round about according to their peoples.

15:13  And to Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah according to the order of God. And [2gave 3to him 1Joshua] the city Arba, the mother-city of Anak -- this is Hebron.

15:14  And [4utterly destroyed 5from there 1Caleb 2son 3of Jephunneh] the three sons of Anak -- Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, offspring of the Anak.

15:15  And [2ascended 3from there 1Caleb] upon the ones dwelling in Debir; and the name Debir was formerly City of Letters.

15:16  And Caleb said, Who ever should take the City of Letters, and should dominate it, I will give to him Achsah my daughter for a wife.

15:17  And [8took 9it 1Othniel 2son 3of Kenaz 4the 6brother 7of Caleb 5younger]. And he gave to him Achsah his daughter to him for a wife.

15:18  And it came to pass in her going forth, that she advised him, saying, I will ask my father for a field; and she yelled from the donkey. And Caleb said, What is it with you?

15:19  And she said to him, Give a blessing to me! for [3for 4the land 5of the Negev 1you have appointed 2me]. Give to me Golath-maim. And [2gave 3her 1Caleb] Golath-maim the upper part, and Golath the part below.

15:20  This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their peoples.

15:21  [3became 1And 2their cities 5cities 4foremost] of the tribe of the sons of Judah, upon the borders of Edom, by the wilderness Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

15:22  and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

15:23  and Kadesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

15:24  Ziph, and Telem Bealath,

15:25  Hazor the new, and the cities of Hezron -- this is Hazor.

15:26  Aman, and Shema, and Moladah,

15:27  and Hazar-shual, and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-palet.

15:28  and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah

15:29  and Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

15:30  and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

15:31  and Ziglag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

15:32  and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon; all the [2cities 1twenty-nine] and their towns.

15:33  In the plain, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

15:34  and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tapphuah, and Enam,

15:35  and Jarmuth, and Adullam, and Socoh, and Azekah,

15:36  and Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, its properties -- [2cities 1fourteen] and their towns;

15:37  Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

15:38  and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

15:39  and Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

15:40  and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

15:41  and Gederoth, and Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; [2cities 1sixteen] and their towns;

15:42  Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

15:43  and Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

15:44  and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; [2cities 1nine] and their towns;

15:45  Ekron, and her towns, and her properties.

15:46  From Ekron and unto the sea, Jemnath and all as much as are neighboring Ashdod, and their towns.

15:47  Ashdod and her towns, and her properties; Gaza and her towns, and her properties, unto the rushing stream of Egypt, and the [2sea 1great] separates.

15:48  And in the mountainous area, Shamir, and Jatir, and Socoh,

15:49  and Dannah, and the city of Letters, this is Debir;

15:50  and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

15:51  and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; [2cities 1eleven], and their towns;

15:52  Arab, and Rumah, and Eshean,

15:53  and Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,

15:54  and Humtah, and the city Arba -- this is Hebron, and Zior; [2cities 1nine] and their properties;

15:55  Maon, and Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

15:56  and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

15:57  Cain, and Gibeah, and Timnah; [2cities 1ten] and their towns;

15:58  Halhul, and Beth-zur, and Gedor,

15:59  and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; [2cities 1six], and their towns;

15:60  Kirjath-baal -- this is the city Jearim, and Rabbah; [2cities 1two] and their properties;

15:61  In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, and Middin, and Secacah,

15:62  and Nibshan, and the cities of the of Salts, and En-gedi; [2cities 1six] and their towns.

15:63  And the Jebusite dwelt in Jerusalem, and [4were not able 1the 2sons 3of Judah] to destroy them; and [3dwelt 1the 2Jebusites] with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem until this day.

Chapter 16

16:1  And [5were 1the 2borders 3of the sons 4of Joseph] from the Jordan by Jericho from the east wilderness; and it shall ascend from Jericho unto the mountainous area into Beth-el.

16:2  And it shall go forth from Beth-el to Luz, and it shall go by unto the borders of Archi Ataroth.

16:3  And it shall go to the west by the borders of Japhleti unto the borders of Beth-horon the part below, and unto Gezer; and [2shall be 1their outer reaches] to the sea.

16:4  And [7inherited 1the 2sons 3of Joseph -- 4Manasseh 5and 6Ephraim].

16:5  And [4were 1the borders 2of the sons 3of Ephraim] according to their peoples; and [5were 1the 2borders 3of their inheritance] from the east -- Ataroth Addar unto Beth-horon the upper.

16:6  And [3shall go 1the 2borders] to the sea unto Michmethah from the north, and [3shall go by 1the 2border] unto eastwards into Taanath-shiloh, and it shall go towards the east to Janoah;

16:7  and it shall go down from Janoah to Ataroth, and their towns, and to Naarath, and it shall come to Jericho, and pass out at the Jordan.

16:8  And from Tappuah [3will go 1the 2borders] west unto the rushing stream Kanah; and [2will be 1its outer reaches] at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their peoples.

16:9  And the [2cities 1separated] to the sons of Ephraim were in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities, and their towns.

16:10  And [2did not 3destroy 1Ephraim] the Canaanite dwelling in Gezer; but [3dwelt 1the 2Canaanite] in Ephraim until this day, and they became [2subject to tribute 1bondmen].

Chapter 17

17:1  And [5were 1the 2borders 3of the tribe 4of Manasseh] (for this one is first-born of Joseph) to Machir first-born of Manasseh, father of Gilead. For he was a man of war in Gilead and in the Bashan area.

17:2  And there became to the sons of Manasseh, to the ones remaining according to their peoples -- to the sons of Abiezer, and to the sons of Helek, and to the sons of Asriel, and to the sons of Shechem, and to the sons of Hepher, and to the sons of Shemida; these are sons of Manasseh son of Joseph, the males according to their peoples.

17:3  And to Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, there were no sons to him, but daughters. And these are the names of the daughters of Zelophehad -- Mahlah, and Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcha, and Tirzah.

17:4  And they stood before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, God gave charge through the hand of Moses to give to us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren. And there was given to them an inheritance by order of the lord, a lot in the midst of their brethren of their father.

17:5  And [2fell 1a piece of measured out land] to Manasseh -- the plain of Labed of the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan;

17:6  for the daughters of the sons of Manasseh inherited a lot in the midst of their brethren. And the land of Gilead became to the sons of Manasseh, to the ones left behind.

17:7  And [3were 1the borders 2of Manasseh] from Asher to Michmethah, which is by the face of Shechem; and it goes to the borders unto Jamin and to Jassib, and to the spring Naphthoth,

17:8  upon the borders of Manasseh belonging to the sons of Ephraim.

17:9  And [3will go down 1the 2borders] to the ravine to the south by the ravine of Jariel -- the terebinth of Ephraim, in the midst of the city of Manasseh. And the borders of Manasseh towards north were to the rushing stream, and [2will be 1its outer reaches] the sea.

17:10  From the south it was to Ephraim, and towards the north to Manasseh; and [3will be 1the 2sea] their borders, and at Asher they join together towards the north, and with Issachar from the east.

17:11  And Manasseh will be with Issachar; and in Asher Beth-shean and their towns, and Ibleam and her daughter towns, and unto the ones dwelling in Dor and her towns; and unto the ones dwelling in En-dor and her towns, and unto the ones dwelling Taanach and her towns; and the ones dwelling Megiddo and her towns; and the third part of Napheta and her towns.

17:12  And [4were not 5able 1the 2sons 3of Manasseh] to utterly destroy these cities. And [3began 1the 2Canaanite] to dwell in this land.

17:13  And it came to pass when [4grew strong 1the 2sons 3of Israel] that they made the Canaanites subjects; and as to utterly destroy, they did not utterly destroy them.

17:14  [5contradicted 1And 2the 3sons 4of Joseph] Joshua, saying, Why do you allot us [2lot 1one], and [2piece of measured out land 1one], and I [2people 1am a populous], and [2blessed 3me 1God]?

17:15  And [2said 3to them 1Joshua], If [4people 3a populous 2are 1you], ascend into the forest, and clear it out for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, if [3restricts 1mount 2Ephraim].

17:16  And [4said 1the 2sons 3of Joseph], [3does not 4please 5us 1Mount 2Ephraim], for [2horses 1choice] and an iron weapon is to all the Canaanite dwelling in the land Emek in Beth-shean, and in her towns, and in the valley of Jezreel.

17:17  And Joshua said to the sons of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, If [3people 1you are 2many], and [3strength 2great 1have], there shall not be to you [2lot 1only one].

17:18  For the forest shall be to you, for [2a forest 1it is], and you shall clear it out. And [2will be 3to you 1his departure] whenever you should utterly destroy the Canaanite, for [3cavalry 2a choice 1there is] to him, for he is strong; for you excel in strength over him.

Chapter 18

18:1  And an assembly was held, all the congregation of the sons of Israel in Shiloh; and they pitched there the tent of the testimony, and the land was seized by them.

18:2  And [4were left 1the 2sons 3of Israel], for [3did not inherit 4their inheritance 1seven 2tribes].

18:3  And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, For how long shall you faint to enter to inherit the land which [4gave 5to us 1the lord 2God 3of our fathers]?

18:4  Give from out of yours three men from a tribe, and send them; and rising up let them go through the land, and let them diagram it before me! as it shall behoove to divide it. And they came to him.

18:5  And he divided to them seven portions -- Judah shall stand as a border from the south to them, and the sons of Joseph shall stand upon their border from the north.

18:6  And you portion the land into seven portions, and bring the diagram to me here! and I shall bring forth to you a lot here before the lord your God.

18:7  [3no 1For 2there is] portion to the sons of Levi among you; for the priesthood of the lord is his portion. And Gad, and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh received its inheritance on the other side of the Jordan eastward, which [5gave 6to them 1Moses 2the 3servant 4of the lord].

18:8  And rising up the men went. And Joshua gave charge to the men going to explore the land, saying, Spread, and go through the land, and explore it, and come to me! and I will bring forth to you here a lot before the lord in Shiloh.

18:9  And [3went 1the 2men] and spread in the land, and explored it. And they beheld it, and they wrote about it according to her cities, seven portions in a scroll, and they brought it to Joshua in the camp in Shiloh.

18:10  And [2cast 3for them 1Joshua] a lot in Shiloh before the lord.

18:11  And [2portioned 3there 1Joshua] the land to the sons of Israel according to their distributions. And there came forth the lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin first according to their peoples. And [3came forth 1the borders 2of their lot] between the sons of Judah and between the sons of Joseph.

18:12  And [3were 1their 2borders] from the north of the Jordan; [3shall ascend 1the 2borders] by the back of Jericho at the north, and shall ascend unto the mountain to the west; and [2will be 1its outer reaches] Madbariti of Beth-aven.

18:13  And [3will go 4from there 1the 2borders] to Luz from the south -- this is Beth-el. And [3will go down 1the 2borders] from Ataroth Adar upon the mountainous area which is towards the south of Beth-horon, the part below.

18:14  And [3shall go through 1the 2borders] and go around upon the part that looks upon the west from the south, from the mountain upon the face of Beth-horon south. And [2will be 1its outer reaches] unto Kirjath-baal (this is Kirjath-jearim) a city of the sons of Judah. This is the part towards the west.

18:15  And the part towards the south of the part of Kirjath-baal, even shall go through unto Gasin, and it shall go forth to the spring of the water Nephtoah.

18:16  And [3shall go down 1the 2borders] unto the part of the mountain which is at the face of the grove of the son Hinnom, which is of the part of Emek-rephaim from the north, and it shall go down unto Gehenna at the back of Jebus from the south. And it shall go down upon the spring of Rogel.

18:17  And it shall pass out unto the north, and it shall go through to the spring of Beth-shemesh.

18:18  And it shall go by unto Geliloth, which is before by the ascent of Adummim. And it shall go down upon the stone of Bohan of the sons of Reuben. And shall go by the back of Beth-araba from the north, and shall go down to Arabah. And it shall go by at the borders at the back of the sea from the north.

18:19  And [5shall be 1the 2outer reaches 3of the 4borders] upon the ridge of the sea of salts from the north, to part of the Jordan from the south. These [2the 3borders 1are] of the south.

18:20  And the Jordan shall define the bounds of it from the part from the east. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, its borders round about, according to their peoples.

18:21  And [8were 1the 2cities 3of the 4tribe 5of the 6sons 7of Benjamin] according to their peoples -- Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Mekeziz,

18:22  and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

18:23  and Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,

18:24  and Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni and Gaba; [2cities 1twelve] and their towns;

18:25  Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,

18:26  and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

18:27  and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

18:28  and Jebus (this is Jerusalem), and Gibeath, and the city Jearim; [2cities 1thirteen] and their towns. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their peoples.

Chapter 19

19:1  And [4came forth 1the 3lot 2second] to Simeon, to the tribe of the sons of Simeon, according to their peoples; and [2was 1their inheritance] between the lots of the sons of Judah.

19:2  And [2was 3to them 1their lot] Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,

19:3  and Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,

19:4  and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

19:5  and Ziglag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,

19:6  and Beth-lebaoth, and their fields; [2cities 1thirteen] and their towns.

19:7  Ain, and Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; [2cities 1four] and their towns;

19:8  and all the properties round about these cities unto Baalath Beer Ramoth going towards the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their peoples.

19:9  From the lot of Judah was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, for it was that the portion of the sons of Judah was greater than theirs; and [4inherited 1the 2sons 3of Simeon] in the midst of their lot.

19:10  And came forth the [2lot 1third] to Zebulun according to their peoples; [4will be 1the 2borders 3of their inheritance] unto Sarid.

19:11  And [2ascend 1their borders] unto the west, and Maralah, and it joins together at Dabbasheth, and meets at the ravine which is at the face of Jokneam.

19:12  And they return from Sarid right opposite from east of Samis, unto the borders of Chisloth-tabor, and it shall go through upon Daberath, and shall ascend to Japhia.

19:13  And from there it shall go around right opposite eastwards upon Gittah-hepher and Zin, and shall go through to Remmon Methoar to Neah.

19:14  And [2shall go around 1the borders] towards the north unto Hannathon, and [2will be 1their outer reaches] unto Gai Jiphthah-el,

19:15  and Kattath, and Nahallel, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem. [2cities 1Twelve] and their towns.

19:16  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun according to their peoples, their cities, and their towns.

19:17  And to Issachar came forth the [2lot 1fourth], to the sons of Issachar, according to their kin.

19:18  And [2were 1their borders] Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

19:19  and Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,

19:20  and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

19:21  and Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.

19:22  And [3joined together 1the 2borders] at Tabor, and at Shahazinah, and Beth-shemesh; and [4will be 1the 2outer reaches 3of their borders] the Jordan, [2cities 1Sixteen] and their towns.

19:23  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar according to peoples, and the cities and their towns.

19:24  And came forth the [2lot 1fifth] to the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their peoples.

19:25  And [2were 1their borders] Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

19:26  and Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal, and it shall join together with Carmel by the west, and to Shihor, and Libnath.

19:27  And it will turn from the east of the sun and Beth-dagon, and shall join together with Zebulun and unto Jiphthah-el, according to the north of Beth-emek and Neiel, and shall go unto Cabul from the left,

19:28  and Akran, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah unto [3Sidon 1the 2great].

19:29  And [3shall turn 1the 2borders] to Ramah, and unto [2city 1the fortress] of the Tyrians; and [3shall turn 1the 2borders] to Hosah; and [2will be 1his outer reaches] the sea, and it shall be from the measured land of Achzib,

19:30  and Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob; [2cities 1twenty-two] and their towns.

19:31  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher, according to their peoples, their cities, and their towns.

19:32  And came forth to Naphtali the [2lot 1sixth], to the sons of Naphtali according to their peoples.

19:33  And [2were 1their borders] Heleph, and Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and [2were 1their outer reaches] the Jordan.

19:34  And [3turned 1the 2borders] unto the west to Aznoth Tabor, and it shall go from there unto Hukkok, and it shall join together with Zebulun from the south, and Asher will join it towards the west, and Judah of the Jordan from the east sun.

19:35  And the [2cities 1walled] of the Tyrians -- Tyre, and Hammath and Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

19:36  and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

19:37  and Kedesh, and Edrei, and the spring of Hazor,

19:38  and Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; [4cities 1ten 2and 3nine] and their towns.

19:39  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali according to their kin, and the cities and their properties.

19:40  And to the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their peoples came forth the [2lot 1seventh].

19:41  And [4was 1the 2borders 3of their inheritance] Zorah, and Eshtaol, city Shemesh,

19:42  and Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

19:43  and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,

19:44  and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

19:45  and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon.

19:46  And towards the west of Me-jarkon and Rakkon, whose border was neighboring Japho.

19:47  And went forth the border of the sons of Dan. And [4went 1the 2sons 3of Dan] and waged war against Leshem, and overtook it, and struck it by the mouth of the sword; and they inherited it, and they dwelt it, and they called the name Lesen, Dan, according to the name Dan their father.

19:48  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan, according to their kin, their cities, and their towns.

19:49  And they completed to divide by lot the land unto their borders. And [4gave 1the 2sons 3of Israel] a lot to Joshua son of Nun among them,

19:50  by the order of the lord. And they gave to him the city which he asked -- Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim. And he built the city, and he dwelt in it.

19:51  These are the divisions which [4divided by lot 1Eleazar 2the 3priest], and Joshua the son of Nun, and the rulers of the families among the tribes of Israel, according to the lots in Shiloh before the lord, by the doors of the tent of the testimony. And they went entering into the land.

Chapter 20

20:1  And the lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

20:2  Speak to the sons of Israel! saying, Appoint to you the cities of the places of refuge! which I spoke to you through Moses,

20:3  for a place of refuge to the manslayer, to the one striking a life unintentionally without forethought. And [3shall be 4to you 1the 2cities] a place of refuge, and [3shall not 4die 1the 2manslayer] by the one acting as next of kin for blood.

20:4  And he shall flee to one of these cities, and shall stay at the door of the gate of his city, and shall speak in the ears of the elders of that city concerning his words. And [3shall return 4him 1the 2congregation] to them, and they shall appoint to him a place, and he shall dwell with them.

20:5  And when [5should pursue 1the one 2acting as next of kin 3for 4blood] after him, that they shall not consign the one manslaying into his hand, for not knowing he struck his neighbor, and [2was not 3disliking 1he himself] him from yesterday, and the third day before.

20:6  And he shall dwell in that city, until he should stand in front of the congregation for judgment, until [4should die 1the 3priest 2great], who shall be in those days. Then [3shall return 1the 2man-slayer], and shall come unto his city, and to his house, even to the city from where he fled from there.

20:7  And he separated Kadesh in Galilee, in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and the city Arba (this is Hebron) in the mountain of Judah.

20:8  And on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho from the east, he gave Bezer in the wilderness on the plain of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in the Bashan area of the tribe of Manasseh.

20:9  These were the cities selected to all sons of Israel, and to the foreigner, to the one lying near among them, to take refuge there, to any one [2hitting 3a soul 1unintentionally], that he should not die by the hand of the one acting as next of kin for blood, until whenever he should be placed before the congregation for judgment.

Chapter 21

21:1  And came forward the chief patriarchs of the sons of Levi to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the tribal chiefs of the families of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

21:2  And they spoke to them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, The lord gave charge by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their outskirts for our cattle.

21:3  And [4gave 1the 2sons 3of Israel] to the Levites in their inheriting by the order of the lord these cities and their outskirts.

21:4  And [3came forth 1the 2lot] to the people of Kohath, and it was to the sons of Aaron, the priests, to the Levites from the tribe of Judah, and from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin -- [3by casting lots 2cities 1thirteen].

21:5  And to the sons of Kohath, to the ones being left from out of the kin, of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan, and from the half tribe of Manasseh -- [3by casting lots 2cities 1ten].

21:6  And to the sons of Gershon, from the kin of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan -- [3by casting lots 2cities 1thirteen].

21:7  And to the sons of Merari, according to their peoples, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun -- [3by casting lots 2cities 1twelve].

21:8  And [4gave 1the 2sons 3of Israel] to the Levites these cities and their outskirts, in which manner the lord gave charge to Moses by casting lots.

21:9  And he gave the tribe of the sons of Judah, and the tribe of Simeon these cities. And they were called by name.

21:10  And they became to the sons of Aaron, of the people of Kohath, of the sons of Levi; for [4to these 3came 1the 2lot] first.

21:11  And they gave to them Kirjath-arba, mother-city of the Anak (this is Hebron) in the mountain of Judah, and the outskirts of it round about it.

21:12  But the fields of the city, and her towns Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.

21:13  And to the sons of Aaron the priest he gave the city, the place of refuge for the one manslaying -- Hebron and the parts being separated with it, and Libnah and the parts being separated with it,

21:14  and Jattir and the parts being separated with it, and Eshtemoa and the parts being separated with it,

21:15  and Holon and the parts being separated with it, and Debir and the parts being separated with it,

21:16  and Ain and the parts being separated with it, and Juttah and the parts being separated with it, and Beth-shemesh and the parts being separated with it; [2cities 1nine] from [2two 3tribes 1these].

21:17  And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and the parts being separated with it, and Geba and the parts being separated with it

21:18  and Anathoth and the parts being separated with it, and Almon and the parts being separated with it; [2cities 1four].

21:19  All the cities of the sons of Aaron of the priests -- [2cities 1thirteen] and their outskirts.

21:20  And to the peoples of the sons of Kohath, to the Levites being left behind from the sons of Kohath. And [4came 1the 2city 3of their borders] from the tribe of Ephraim.

21:21  And they gave to them the city of the place of refuge for the one manslaying -- Shechem and the parts being separated with it in mount Ephraim, and Gezer and the parts being separated with it,

21:22  and Kibzaim and the parts being separated with it, and Beth-horon and the parts being separated with it -- [2cities 1four].

21:23  And from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and the parts being separated with it, and Gibbethon and the parts being separated with it,

21:24  and Aijalon and the parts being separated with it, and Gath-rimmon and the parts being separated with it -- [2cities 1four].

21:25  And from the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach and the parts being separated with it, and Gath-rimmon and the parts being separated with it -- [2cities 1two].

21:26  All [2cities 1the ten] and the parts being separated with them to the peoples of the sons of Kohath being left behind.

21:27  And to the sons of Gershon, the relatives to the Levites, [3were from 4the 5half 6tribe 7of Manasseh 1the 2cities], the parts being separated for the ones manslaying -- Golan in the Bashan area and the parts being separated with it, and Beeshterah and the parts being separated with it -- [2cities 1two].

21:28  And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and the parts being separated with it, Dabareh and the parts being separated with it,

21:29  and Jarmuth and the parts being separated with it, and Spring of Letters and the parts being separated with it -- [2cities 1four].

21:30  And from out of the tribe of Asher -- Mishal and the parts being separated with it, and Abdon and the parts being separated with it,

21:31  and Helkath and the parts being separated with it, and Rehob and the parts being separated with it -- [2cities 1four].

21:32  And from out of the tribe of Naphtali, the cities being separated for the one manslaying -- Kedesh in Galilee and the parts being separated with it, and Hamoth-dor and the parts being separated with it, and Kartan and the parts being separated with it -- [2cities 1three].

21:33  All the cities of Gershon according to their peoples -- [2cities 1thirteen] and the parts being separated with them.

21:34  And to the people of the sons of Merari, the Levites, to the ones remaining from the tribe of the sons of Zebulun -- Jokneam and the outskirts of it, and Kartah and the outskirts of it,

21:35  and Dimnah and the outskirts of it, and Nahalal and the outskirts of it -- [2cities 1four].

21:36  And cities of the Jordan of Jericho, from out of the tribe of Reuben, the city of the place of refuge of the one manslaying -- Bezer and the outskirts of it, and Jahazah and the outskirts of it,

21:37  and Kedemoth and the outskirts of it, and Maphaath and the outskirts of it -- [2cities 1four].

21:38  And from the tribe of Gad, the city of the place of refuge of the one manslaying -- Ramoth in Gilead and the outskirts of it, and Mahanaim and the outskirts of it;

21:39  and Heshbon and the outskirts of it, and Jazer and the outskirts of it -- all the cities were four.

21:40  All the cities to the sons of Merari, according to their peoples of the ones left from the tribe of Levi, and were from their borders -- [2cities 1twelve].

21:41  All cities of the Levites in the midst of the possessions of the sons of Israel -- forty-eight cities,

21:42  and their outskirts. Round about these cities city by city and the their outskirts round about the cities. Thus to all these cities.

21:43  And the lord gave to Israel all the land which he swore by an oath to give to their fathers; and they inherited it, and dwelt in it.

21:44  And [2rested 3them 1the lord] round about in so far as he swore by an oath to their fathers. Not [2rose up 1one] before them of all their enemies; [3all 4their enemies 2delivered up 1the lord] into their hands.

21:45  Not [2failed 1a word] from all of the [2words 1good] which the lord spoke to the sons of Israel; all came to pass.

Chapter 22

22:1  Then Joshua called together the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh.

22:2  And he said to them, You have heard the whole, as much as [5gave charge 6to you 1Moses 2the 3servant 4of the lord], and you heeded my voice according to all as much as I gave charge to you.

22:3  And you have not abandoned your brethren these [2days 1many]; until the day of today you guarded the commandment of the lord our God.

22:4  And now [3rested 1the lord 2our God] our brethren in which manner he spoke to them. Now then in returning you go forth to your houses, and to the land of your possession which [4gave 5to you 1Moses 2the bondman 3of the lord] on the other side of the Jordan.

22:5  But guard exceedingly to do the commandments and the law, which [5gave charge 6to you 1Moses 2the 3servant 4of the lord] -- to love the lord your God, and to go by all his ways, to guard his commandments, and to lie near to them, and to serve him in all your thought, and of [2entire 3soul 1your].

22:6  And [2blessed 3them 1Joshua], and sent them, and they went unto their houses.

22:7  And to the halves of the tribe Moses gave a portion in the Bashan area; and to the halves Joshua gave a portion with his brethren on the other side of the Jordan towards the west. And when [2sent 3them 1Joshua] unto their houses, then he blessed them saying,

22:8  With [2things 1many] they went forth unto their houses, and with [3cattle 2much 1exceedingly], and silver, and gold, and brass, and iron tools, and clothes [2much 1exceedingly]; and they divided the spoils of their enemies with their brethren.

22:9  And [4returned 5and 6went 1the 2sons 3of Reuben], and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh from the sons of Israel from Shiloh in the land of Canaan, to go forth into land of Gilead, into the land of their possession which they inherited it, through the order of the lord by the hand of Moses.

22:10  And they came into Galeloth of Jordan, which is in the land of Canaan; and they built (the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh) there a shrine upon the Jordan; [2shrine 1a great] to behold.

22:11  And [4heard 1the 2sons 3of Israel], saying, Behold, they built (the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh) a shrine upon the border of the land of Canaan, at Gilead of Jordan, on the other side of the sons of Israel.

22:12  And [4heard 1the 2sons 3of Israel], and [5gathered together 1all 2the 3sons 4of Israel] in Shiloh, for their ascending to wage war.

22:13  And [4sent 1the 2sons 3of Israel] to the sons of Reuben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, both Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest,

22:14  and ten of the rulers of the ones with him; [2ruler 1one] from a house of family, from all of the tribes of Israel, men rulers of the houses of the families -- they are commanders of thousands in Israel.

22:15  And they came to the sons of Reuben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the halves of the tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead; and they spoke to them, saying,

22:16  Thus says all the congregation of the lord, What is this trespass which you trespass before the God of Israel, to turn away today from behind the lord by building for yourselves a shrine, [3defectors 2to become 1for you] today from the lord?

22:17  Is it a small thing to you, the sin of Peor, that we were not cleansed from it unto this day, and there became the calamity in the congregation of the lord?

22:18  And you were turned away today from the lord, and tomorrow [3upon 4all 5Israel 1there will be 2anger].

22:19  And now, if [4be small 1the 2land 3of your possession], pass over into the land of the possession of the lord! where [4encamps 5there 1the 2tent 3of the lord]; and inherit among us, and [4from 5the lord 2not 3defectors 1be]! and [3from 4us 1do not 2separate]! on account of your building a shrine outside the altar of the lord our God.

22:20  Behold did not Achan the son of Zara [2a trespass 1trespass] from the offering for consumption, and upon all the congregation became anger? And this one only sinned, but not this one alone died for his sin.

22:21  And they answered (the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh,) and said to the commanders of thousands of Israel, saying,

22:22  God, the [3God 1 lord 2is]. And God, the lord God himself knows, and Israel itself shall know; if [2by 3defection 1we trespassed] before the lord, may he not rescue us in this day.

22:23  And if we built [2for ourselves 1a shrine], so as to depart from the lord, or so as to haul up on it a sacrifice of whole burnt-offerings, or so as to make upon it a sacrifice of deliverance, the lord himself shall inquire.

22:24  But [4because of 5veneration 3thing 1we did 2this], saying that, Should tomorrow [2say 1your children] to our children, saying, What is it to you and to the lord God of Israel?

22:25  And [2a border 1the lord put] between us and you, the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad -- the Jordan; and there is no [2to you 1portion] of the lord. And [2shall separate 1your sons] from our sons, that they should not worship the lord.

22:26  And we said to do thus, to build this shrine, not because of yield offerings, nor because of sacrifices,

22:27  but that [2might be 1this testimony] between us and between you, and between our generations after us, to serve the service of the lord before him in our yield offerings, and in our sacrifices, and in the sacrifices of our deliverances; and so that [2shall not say 1your children] tomorrow to our children, There is no portion to you of the lord.

22:28  And we said, If it comes to pass at some time or other, and they shall speak to us or to our generations tomorrow, then we shall say, Behold! it is a representation of the altar of the lord which [2made 1our fathers]. It is not for yield offerings, nor for sacrifices, but it is a testimony between you, and between us, and between our sons.

22:29  May it not be then for us to leave from the lord, so as to turn away in today's days from the lord, so as to build us an altar for the yield offerings, and the sacrifices, and the sacrifice of deliverance, except for the altar of the lord our God which is before his tent.

22:30  And [4heard 1Phinehas 2the 3priest], and all the rulers of the congregation, and the commanders of Israel, the ones who were with him, the words which they spoke, the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh, and it pleased them.

22:31  And [6said 1Phinehas 2son 3of Eleazar 4the 5priest] to the sons of Reuben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Manasseh, Today we know that [2is with 3us 1the lord], for you did not trespass before the lord this trespass, and that you rescued the sons of Israel from out of the hand of the lord.

22:32  And [9returned 1Phinehas 2son 3of Eleazar 4the 5priest 6and 7the 8rulers] from the sons of Reuben, and from the sons of Gad, from out of Gilead unto the land of Canaan, to the sons of Israel; and they answered to them with these words.

22:33  And [3was pleasing 1the 2word] to the sons of Israel; and they blessed the God of the sons of Israel. And no longer they spoke to ascend to them for war, to utterly destroy the land of the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad which they dwelt upon it.

22:34  And he named [3for Reuben 4and 5for Gad 1the 2shrine]. And they said that, It is a testimony in the midst of them, that the lord he [2their God 1is].

Chapter 23

23:1  And it came to pass after [2days 1many], after [3rested 1the lord 2God] Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was older being advanced in days,

23:2  that Joshua called together all the sons of Israel, and their council of elders, and their rulers, and their magistrates, and their scribes, and he said to them, I grow old and advanced in days.

23:3  And you have seen all things as much as [3did 1the lord 2our God] to all these nations from in front of you; for the lord our God, he is the one waging war for you.

23:4  Behold whatsoever I said, I cast to you nations, the ones being left to you. These lands will be for lots to your tribes. [4from 5the 6Jordan 1All 2the 3nations] I utterly destroyed, and from the [2sea 1great] you shall define the bounds by the descent of the sun.

23:5  And the lord your God, he shall utterly destroy them from in front of you, and he shall utterly destroy them from your face; and you shall inherit their land, as [3spoke 1the lord 2your God] to you.

23:6  Grow strong then exceedingly! to guard and to do all things being written in the scroll of the law of Moses, that you should not turn aside from him to the right or to the left;

23:7  that you should not enter unto [2nations 3being left 1these] with you, and the names of their gods you shall not name among you, and you shall not swear by an oath nor serve, nor shall you do obeisance to them.

23:8  But to the lord your God you shall cleave, just as you did until this day.

23:9  And [2shall utterly destroy 3them 1the lord] from your face -- [4nations 1great 2and 3strong]; and to you no one withstood before you until this day.

23:10  [2man 1One] of you pursued a thousand. For the lord our God, he wages war for you, just as he spoke to you.

23:11  But guard exceedingly your lives! to love the lord your God.

23:12  For if you should turn away, and should proceed to leave behind these nations with you, and [2connections by marriage 1you should make] with them, and mix together with them, and they with you.

23:13  With knowledge know that in no way shall [3proceed 1the lord 2your God] to utterly destroy these nations from your face. And they will be to you for snares, and for obstacles, and for nails in your heels, and for arrows in your eyes, until whenever you should destroy them from [2land 1this good] which [3gave 4to you 1the lord 2your God].

23:14  But I run today the way as also all the ones upon the earth. And you shall know in [2whole 3heart 1your], and in [2whole 3soul 1your], that [3failed not 2word 1one] from all of the [2words 1good] of which [3spoke 1the lord 2your God] concerning you; all the things being related to us -- he did not dissent from them [2word 1one].

23:15  And it will be in which manner [5come 6unto 7you 1all 2the 4things 3good], which [3spoke 1the lord 2your God] unto you; so the lord will bring upon you all the [2things 1bad], until he should utterly destroy you from [2land 1this good], of which [3gave 4to you 1the lord 2your God],

23:16  in your violating the covenant of the lord your God, which he gave charge to you, and going you shall serve [2gods 1other], and shall do obeisance to them, and [2shall be provoked to anger 3in rage 1the lord] with you, and you shall perish quickly from the [2land 1good] which [2gave 3to you 1the lord].

Chapter 24

24:1  And Joshua brought together all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and he called together the elders of Israel, and their rulers, and their magistrates, and their scribes; and they stood before God.

24:2  And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the lord God of Israel, On the other side of the river [2dwelled 1your fathers] from the beginning -- Terah the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor; and they served [2gods 1other].

24:3  And I took your father Abraham from out of the other side of the river, and I guided him in all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his seed.

24:4  And I gave to him Isaac; and I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau; and I gave to Esau mount Seir, for an inheritance to him; and Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt.

24:5  And I sent Moses and Aaron, and he struck Egypt with the things which he did among them.

24:6  And after these things he led you, and he led your fathers from out of Egypt. And you entered into the sea, and [3pursued 1the 2Egyptians] after your fathers with chariots and with horses into the [2sea 1red].

24:7  And we yelled to the lord, and he put a cloud and dimness between you and between the Egyptians; and he brought upon them the sea, and it covered them; and [2beheld 1your eyes] as much as the lord did in the land of Egypt; and you were in the wilderness [2days 1many].

24:8  And he led you into the land of the Amorites dwelling on the other side of the Jordan; and they deployed against you. And [2delivered 3them 1the lord] into your hands, and you inherited their land, and you utterly destroyed them from your face.

24:9  And Balak rose up, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, and deployed against Israel. And sending, he called Balaam son of Beor to curse you.

24:10  And [3did not 4want 1the lord 2your God] to destroy you, and with blessings he blessed you, and rescued you from their hands.

24:11  And you passed over the Jordan and came to Jericho; and [4waged war 5against 6you 1the ones 2dwelling 3in Jericho], the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and he delivered them into your hands.

24:12  And he sent [3in front 4of you 1the 2swarm of wasps], and it cast them out from your presence -- the two kings of the Amorites; but not by your broadsword, nor by your bow.

24:13  And he gave to you the land upon which you did not tire by labor upon; and he gave cities which you did not build, but you settled upon them; and he gave vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant, but you shall eat from them.

24:14  And now fear the lord, and serve him in straightness and in righteousness, and remove the [2gods 1alien] which [2served 1your fathers] on the other side of the river, and in Egypt, and serve to the lord!

24:15  But if it is not pleasing to you to serve to the lord, choose to yourselves today whom you should serve! whether to the gods of your fathers, to the ones on the other side of the river, or whether to the gods of the Amorites, in which you dwell upon their land. But I and my house, will serve to the lord!

24:16  And responding the people said, May it not be to us to leave the lord so as to serve [2gods 1other].

24:17  The lord our God, he led us and our fathers from out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery, and as many as [3he did 4to us 2signs 1these great], and guarded us in all the way which we went by it, and among all the nations which we went through them.

24:18  And the lord cast out all the nations, and the Amorite dwelling in the land, from our face. But also we will serve to the lord, for this one is our God.

24:19  And Joshua said to all the people, In no way shall you be able to serve to the lord (for he is holy, and God is jealous, this one shall not spare your violations of the law, and your sins)

24:20  when ever you should abandon the lord, and should serve [2gods 1alien]. And coming he shall afflict you, and shall completely consume you, because [2good 1he did] to you.

24:21  And [3said 1the 2people] to Joshua, No, but to the lord we shall serve.

24:22  And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses according to yourselves that [3chose 1you 2yourselves] the lord, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

24:23  And now, remove the [2gods 1alien], the ones among you, and straighten the heart to the lord God of Israel!

24:24  And [3said 1the 2people] to Joshua, To the lord our God we shall serve, and of his voice we shall hearken.

24:25  And Joshua ordained a covenant with the people in that day. And he gave to them the law and judgment in Shechem.

24:26  And Joshua wrote these things in a scroll of the law of God. And [2took 4stone 3a great 5and 6set 7it 1Joshua] there under the terebinth tree before the lord.

24:27  And Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone will be to you for a testimony; for it has heard all the things being said by the lord, as much as he spoke to you today. And this will be in you for a testimony unto the last of the days, when ever you should lie to the lord your God.

24:28  And Joshua sent the people each to his place.

24:29  And it came to pass after those things [4died 1Joshua 2the son 3of Nun], a servant of the lord who was a hundred ten years old.

24:30  And they entombed him by the borders of his inheritance in Timmnath-serah, in mount Ephraim, from the north of the mountain of Gaash.

24:31  And Israel served to the lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders, as many as dragged on in time after Joshua, and as many as beheld all the works of the lord, as much as he did to Israel.

24:32  And [5the 6bones 7of Joseph 4took up 1the 2sons 3of Israel] from out of Egypt, and they buried them in Shechem, in the portion of the field of which Jacob acquired from the Amorites dwelling in Shechem for a hundred ewe-lambs, and he gave it to Joseph for a portion.

24:33  And Eleazar the son of Aaron the chief priest came to an end; and he was entombed in Gabath of Phinehas his son, which he gave to him in mount Ephraim.