Verse 1

Joshua 18:1

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1 The land had been subdued and lay before them. The Israelites gathered together at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ כָּל עֲדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ שִׁלֹ֔ה וַ/יַּשְׁכִּ֥ינוּ שָׁ֖ם אֶת אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וְ/הָ/אָ֥רֶץ נִכְבְּשָׁ֖ה לִ/פְנֵי/הֶֽם

English Translation

And all the assembly of the children of Israel were gathered at Shiloh, and they set up the tent of meeting there, and the land was subdued before them.

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Chapter 18 Context

1 The land had been subdued and lay before them. The Israelites gathered together at Shiloh and set up...

2 However, seven of the Israelite tribes had not received their land allocations. Focus ↗

3 So Joshua asked the Israelites, “How long will you go on being reluctant to go and take possession o... Focus ↗

4 Choose three men from each tribe and I will send them out to explore the land. Then they can write a... Focus ↗

5 They are to divide the land into seven parts, up to the boundary of Judah's land in the south and Jo... Focus ↗

6 Once you have written the description about the land, divided into seven parts, you will bring it to... Focus ↗

7 But the Levites do not receive a share, for their role as priests of the Lord is their allocation. A... Focus ↗

8 As the men started out on their way to explore the land. Joshua told them, “Go throughout the land a... Focus ↗

9 So the men went and explored the land and wrote down on a scroll a description of the seven parts, r... Focus ↗

10 where Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the Lord. There Joshua divided the land up and al... Focus ↗

11 The first lot cast went to the tribe of Benjamin, by families. The land allotted lay between that of... Focus ↗

12 Their boundary began at the Jordan, and went north of the slope of Jericho, west through the hill co... Focus ↗

13 Then the boundary went south to Luz (or Bethel) and on down to Ataroth-addar on the mountain south o... Focus ↗

14 Here the boundary turned south along the western side of the mountain facing Beth-horon, finishing a... Focus ↗

15 The southern boundary began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim. It ran to the spring at Nephtoah, Focus ↗

16 and then down to the foot of the mountain that faces the valley of Ben-hinnom, at the north end of t... Focus ↗

17 From there it headed north to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth, opposite the heights of Adummim, and th... Focus ↗

18 Then it went along the ridge opposite the Jordan Valley to the north, and then down into the Jordan... Focus ↗

19 From there it ran along the north slope of Beth-hoglah, ending at the north bay of the Salt Sea, the... Focus ↗

20 The eastern boundary was the Jordan. These were the boundaries around the land of the tribe of Benja... Focus ↗

21 These were the towns of the tribe of Benjamin, according to families: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-kez... Focus ↗

22 Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, Focus ↗

23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, Focus ↗

24 Kephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve towns with their associated villages. Focus ↗

25 In addition: Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, Focus ↗

26 Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah, Focus ↗

27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, Focus ↗

28 Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (or Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen towns with their associated... Focus ↗

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Book: Joshua
Chapter: Chapter 18 (28 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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