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Joshue 13
Josue was old, and far advanced in years, and the Lord
said to him: Thou art grown old, and advanced in age,
and there is a very large country left, which is not
yet divided by lot:
To wit, all Galilee, Philistia, and all Gessuri.
From the troubled river, that watereth Egypt, unto the
borders of Accaron northward: the land of Chanaan, which
is divided among the lords of the Philistines, the Gazites,
the Azotians, the Ascalonites, the Gethites, and the
Accronites.
And on the south side are the Hevites, all the land
of Chanaan, and Maara of the Sidonians as far as Apheca,
and the borders of the Amorrhite,
And his confines. The country also of Libanus towards
the east from Baalgad under mount Hermon to the entering
into Emath.
Of all that dwell in the mountains from Libanus, to
the waters of Maserephoth, and all the Sidonians. I
am he that will cut them off from before the face of
the children of Israel. So let their land come in as
a part of the inheritance of Israel, as I have commanded
thee.
And now divide the land in possession to the nine tribes,
and to the half tribe of Manasses,
With whom Ruben and Gad have possessed the land, which
Moses the servant of the Lord delivered to them beyond
the river Jordan, on the east side.
From Aroer, which is upon the bank of the torrent Amen,
and in the midst of the valley and all the plains of
Medaba, as far as Dibon:
And all the cities of Sehon, king of the Amorrhites,
who reigned in Hesebon, unto the borders of the children
of Ammon.
And Galaad, and the borders of Gessuri and Machati,
and all mount Hermon, and all Basan as far as Salecha,
All the kingdom of Og in Basan, who reigned in Astaroth
and Edrai, he was of the remains of the Raphaims: and
Moses overthrew and destroyed them.
And the children of Israel would not destroy Gessuri
and Machati: and they have dwelt in the midst of Israel,
until this present day.
But to the tribe of Levi he gave no possession: but
the sacrifices and victims of the Lord God of Israel,
are his inheritance, as he spoke to him.
And Moses gave a possession to the children of Ruben
according to their kindreds.
And their border was from Aroer, which is on the bank
of the torrent Arnon, and in the midst of the valley
of the same torrent: all the plain, that leadeth to
Medaba,
And Hesebon, and all their villages, which are in the
plains. Dibon also, and Bamothbaal, and the town of
Baalmaon,
And Jassa, and Cidimoth, and Mephaath,
And Cariathaim, and Sabama, and Sarathasar in the mountain
of the valley.
Bethphogor and Asedoth, Phasga and Bethiesimoth,
And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdoms
of Sehon king of the Amorrhites, that reigned in Hesebon,
whom Moses slew with the princes of Madian: Hevi, and
Recem, and Sur and Hur, and Rebe, dukes of Sehon inhabitants
of the land.
Balaam also the son of Beer the soothsayer, the children
of Israel slew with the sword among the rest that were
slain.
And the river Jordan was the herder of the children
of Ruben. This is the possession of the Rubenites, by
their kindreds, of cities and villages.
And Moses gave to the tribe of Gad and to his children
by their kindreds a possession, of which this is the
division.
The border of Jaser, and all the cities of Galaad, and
half the land of the children of Ammon: as far as Aroer
which is over against Rabba:
And from Hesebon unto Ramoth, Masphe and Betonim: and
from Manaim unto the borders of Dabir.
And in the valley Betharan and Bethnemra, and Socoth,
and Saphon the other part of the kingdom of Sehon king
of Hesebon: the limit of this also is the Jordan, as
far as the uttermost part of the sea of Cenereth beyond
the Jordan on the east side.
This is the possession of the children of Gad by their
families, their cities, and villages.
He gave also to the half tribe of Manasses and his children
possession according to their kindreds,
The beginning whereof is this: from Manaim all Basan,
and all the kingdoms of Og king of Basan, and all the
villages of Jair, which are in Basan, threescore towns.
And half Galaad, and Astaroth, and Edrai, cities of
the kingdom of Og in Basan: to the children of Machir,
the son of Manasses, to one? half of the children of
Machir according to their kindreds.
This possession Moses divided in the plains of Moab,
beyond the Jordan, over against Jericho on the east
side.
But to the tribe of Levi he gave no possession: because
the Lord the God of Israel himself is their possession,
as he spoke to them. |