1 N ow Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the Lord said to him: “You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed.

Now Joshua was old. He had lived many years. The Lord said to him, “You are old and have lived many years. And there is very much land yet to be taken.

2 T his is the land that yet remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all that of the Geshurites,

This is the land that is left. There is all the land of the Philistines and the Geshurites,

3 f rom Sihor, which is east of Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron northward ( which is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines—the Gazites, the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites;

from the Shihor east of Egypt as far as the land of Ekron in the north (it is thought of as Canaanite). There are the five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, Ekron, and those of the Avvim.

4 f rom the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorites;

In the south, there is all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the land of the Amorite,

5 t he land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath;

and the land of the Gebalite. There is all of Lebanon east from Baal-gad at the base of Mount Hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.

6 a ll the inhabitants of the mountains from Lebanon as far as the Brook Misrephoth, and all the Sidonians—them I will drive out from before the children of Israel; only divide it by lot to Israel as an inheritance, as I have commanded you.

I will drive out from in front of the people of Israel all those living in the hill country from Lebanon as far as Misrephoth-maim, all the Sidonians. Give the land as a gift to Israel, as I have told you.

7 N ow therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.” The Land Divided East of the Jordan

Divide this land for a gift to the nine families and to the half-family group of Manasseh.”

8 W ith the other half-tribe the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses had given them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord had given them:

The other half-family group, the Reubenites and the Gadites received their gift of land which Moses gave them east of the Jordan, just as the Lord’s servant Moses gave it to them.

9 f rom Aroer which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and the town that is in the midst of the ravine, and all the plain of Medeba as far as Dibon;

It spread from Aroer, beside the Arnon valley, and the city in the center of the valley, and the plain of Medeba as far as Dibon,

10 a ll the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the children of Ammon;

and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon. And it went as far as the land of the Ammonites,

11 G ilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salcah;

and Gilead, and the land of the Geshurites and Maacathites. They received all Mount Hermon, all Bashan as far as Salecah,

12 a ll the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants; for Moses had defeated and cast out these.

and all the nation of Og in Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. (He alone was left of the Rephaim still living.) For Moses had won the war against them and had driven them out.

13 N evertheless the children of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maachathites, but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.

But the people of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. For Geshur and Maacath live among Israel to this day.

14 O nly to the tribe of Levi he had given no inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as He said to them. The Land of Reuben

Moses did not give any land to the family of Levi. Gifts given on the altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their share, as He said to him.

15 A nd Moses had given to the tribe of the children of Reuben an inheritance according to their families.

Moses gave land to the family group of the Reubenites by their families.

16 T heir territory was from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the ravine, and all the plain by Medeba;

Their land was from Aroer beside the Arnon valley, and the city in the center of the valley, and all the plain by Medeba,

17 H eshbon and all its cities that are in the plain: Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,

with Heshbon and all its cities on the plain. There was Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Bethbaal-meon,

18 J ahaza, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

19 K irjathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the mountain of the valley,

Kiriathaim, Sibmah. There was Zereth-shahar on the hill of the valley,

20 B eth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth—

Beth-peor, the hill-sides of Pishgah, and Beth-jeshimoth.

21 a ll the cities of the plain and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses had struck with the princes of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were princes of Sihon dwelling in the country.

There were all the cities of the plain, and all the nation of Sihon king of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon. Moses won the war against Sihon and the leaders of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.

22 T he children of Israel also killed with the sword Balaam the son of Beor, the soothsayer, among those who were killed by them.

The sons of Israel also killed with the sword Balaam, the son of Beor, the one who told what would happen in the future.

23 A nd the border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and their villages. The Land of Gad

The side of the land belonging to the people of Reuben was the Jordan. This is what was given to the people of Reuben for their families with their cities and towns.

24 M oses also had given an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad according to their families.

Moses gave land to the family group of the Gadites for their families.

25 T heir territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is before Rabbah,

Their land was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead. And it was half the land of the Ammonites, as far as Aroer which is east of Rabbah.

26 a nd from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir,

It went from Heshbon as far as Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim as far as the land of Debir.

27 a nd in the valley Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan as its border, as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth, on the other side of the Jordan eastward.

In the valley there was Bethharam, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon. They were given the rest of the nation of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan along its side. It went up to the south end of the Sea of Chinnereth east of the Jordan.

28 T his is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and their villages. Half the Tribe of Manasseh (East)

This is what was given to the people of Gad for their families with their cities and towns.

29 M oses also had given an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh; it was for half the tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families:

Moses gave land to the half-family group of Manasseh. It was divided among the families of the half-family group of the sons of Manasseh.

30 T heir territory was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair which are in Bashan, sixty cities;

Their land was from Mahanaim through all Bashan, all the nation of Og king of Bashan. It was all the towns of Jair which are in Bashan, sixty cities.

31 h alf of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, for half of the children of Machir according to their families.

It was half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the cities of the nation of Og in Bashan. These were given to the people of Machir the son of Manasseh, for half of the sons of Machir by their families.

32 T hese are the areas which Moses had distributed as an inheritance in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward.

These are the lands which Moses divided in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan east of Jericho.

33 B ut to the tribe of Levi Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as He had said to them.

But Moses did not give any land to the family of Levi. The Lord, the God of Israel, is their share, as He had told them.