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Joshua 13

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 13 of 24

1 And Joshua was aged, going on in days. And Jehovah said to him, You have become aged, you are far along in days; yet very much land remains to be possessed.

2 This is the land that still remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,

3 from Shihor which fronts on Egypt, and to the border of Ekron northward (it is counted to the Canaanites) five lords of the Philistines, of Gaza, of Ashdod, of Ashkelon, of Gath, and of Ekron; also the Avim.

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Chapter Summary

The bounds of the land not yet conquered. 15 The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben. 22 Balaam slain. 24 The bounds of the inheritance of Gad, 29 and the half tribe of Manasseh.

Key Hebrew Words

נִחַ֥ל get as a possession H5157 · TWOT 1342
נַחֲלָתָ֑ possession H5159 · TWOT 1342a
חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת five H2568 · TWOT 686a
מִצְרַ֗יִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235
עָרֵי֙ excitement H5892 · TWOT 1587a

People & Context

Jehovah Commands Aged Joshua

Jehovah tells Joshua he is aged, points out the extensive land still remaining to be possessed, and commands him to divide it as an inheritance to the…

Review of Moses' Transjordan Allocation

A recounting of the land beyond the Jordan already given by Moses to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, noting that the Levites …

Timeline

Jehovah Commands Aged Joshua

Jehovah tells Joshua he is aged, points out the extensive land still remaining to be possessed, and commands him to divide it as an inheritance to the nine and a half tribes.

Joshua 13:1-7
Review of Moses' Transjordan Allocation

A recounting of the land beyond the Jordan already given by Moses to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, noting that the Levites received no land inheritance.

Joshua 13:8-33

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