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| 1After this, the entire assembly of the Israelis gathered together at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there, where the land lay conquered before them. | 1The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. Though they had subdued the land, |
| 2Seven tribes remained among the Israelis for whom their inheritances had not yet been allocated. | 2seven Israelite tribes had not been assigned their allotted land. |
| 3So Joshua told the Israelis, "How long will you delay invading and taking possession of the land that the LORD God of your ancestors has given you? | 3So Joshua said to the Israelites: "How long do you intend to put off occupying the land the LORD God of your ancestors has given you? |
| 4Appoint three men from each tribe and I'll send them. They'll begin to go through the land and record a description of it, categorized according to their inheritance, and then they'll report back to me. | 4Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me. |
| 5They'll divide it seven ways. Judah will stay in its territory on the south and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory on the north. | 5Divide it into seven regions. Judah will stay in its territory in the south, and the family of Joseph in its territory in the north. |
| 6Lay out the land in seven divisions, then bring your report here to me. I will then cast lots in the presence of the LORD our God. | 6But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the LORD our God. |
| 7The descendants of Levi have no allotment among you, since the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance to the east, beyond the Jordan River given to them by Moses the servant of the LORD." | 7But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the LORD. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land east of the Jordan which Moses the LORD's servant assigned them." |
| 8So the men started out, following Joshua's command to those who went to scout the land, "Go through the land and record a description of it, and then return to me. I will then cast lots in the presence of the LORD your God in Shiloh." | 8When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land, "Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the LORD here in Shiloh." |
| 9Then the men left camp and went throughout the land, describing its cities in a book with seven divisions. Then they returned to Joshua at the camp at Shiloh. | 9The men journeyed through the land and mapped it and its cities out into seven regions on a scroll. Then they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh. |
| 10Joshua threw lots in Shiloh in the LORD's presence and divided the land accordingly among the Israelis according to their divisions. | 10Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions. |
| 11The allotment of the tribe of the descendants of Benjamin came up according to their families, and their territorial allotment fell between the descendants of Judah and the descendants of Joseph. | 11The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph. |
| 12Their border started on the north side at the Jordan River, proceeded to the slope of Jericho on the north, then westward through the hill country, and terminated at the wilderness of Beth-aven. | 12Their northern border started at the Jordan, went up to the slope of Jericho on the north, ascended westward to the hill country, and extended to the desert of Beth Aven. |
| 13From there the boundary proceeded south in the direction of Luz to the slope of Luz (also known as Bethel), then proceeded to Ataroth-addar, on the mountain that lies south of Lower Beth-horon. | 13It then crossed from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south (that is, Bethel), and descended to Ataroth Addar located on the hill that is south of lower Beth Horon. |
| 14From there the boundary changed direction, turning southward on the western side opposite Beth-horon, terminating at Kiriath-baal (also known as Kiriath-jearim), which belongs to Judah. This formed the western boundary. | 14It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe of Judah. This is the western border. |
| 15The southern boundary began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim, proceeding from there to Ephron and then to the spring at the Nephtoah Waters. | 15The southern side started on the edge of Kiriath Jearim and extended westward to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. |
| 16From there the boundary proceeded to the border of the mountain that overlooks the Ben-hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Rephaim Valley, where it proceeded down the Hinnom Valley south of the slope of the Jebusites toward En-rogel. | 16The border then descended to the edge of the hill country near the Valley of Ben Hinnom located in the Valley of the Rephaites to the north. It descended through the Valley of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites to the south and then down to En Rogel. |
| 17Then it turned north toward En-shemesh and proceeded from there to Geliloth opposite the ascent of Adummim, where it turned toward the Stone of Bohan, Reuben's son, | 17It went northward, extending to En Shemesh and Geliloth opposite the Pass of Adummim, and descended to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. |
| 18and proceeded north of the slope of Beth-arabah down to the Arabah. | 18It crossed to the slope in front of the Arabah to the north and descended into the Arabah. |
| 19From there the boundary proceeded to north of the slope of Beth-hoglah and terminated at the northern bay of the Salt Sea where the Jordan River ends in the south. This was the southern border. | 19It then crossed to the slope of Beth Hoglah to the north and ended at the northern tip of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan River. This was the southern border. |
| 20The Jordan River formed its boundary on the east. This is the inheritance for the tribe of Benjamin according to its families, boundary by boundary around the entire territory. | 20The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans. |
| 21The towns belonging to the tribe of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, | 21These cities belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, |
| 22Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, | 22Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, |
| 23Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, | 23Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, |
| 24Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba, for a total of twelve towns and villages. | 24Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba--a total of twelve cities and their towns. |
| 25Also included were Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, | 25Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, |
| 26Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, | 26Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah, |
| 27Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, | 27Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, |
| 28Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (also known as Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim, for a total of fourteen towns and villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin according to their families. | 28Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath--a total of fourteen cities and their towns. This was the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans. |
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