Joshua 13

Joshua · Chapter 13

Joshua 13:31

1Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.2This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:4From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:5And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.6All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.7Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,8With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;9From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;10And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;11And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;12All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.13Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.14Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.15And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.16And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;17Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,18And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,19And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,20And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth,21And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.22Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.23And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.24And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.25And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;26And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;27And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.28This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.29And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.30And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:31And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.32These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.33But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.

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31And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and [the] half ofוַחֲצִ֤יva-cha-TZIH2677
half

חֲצִי (che.tsi) 1) half 1a) half 1b) middle

the Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha-gil-'ADH1568G
Gilead

גִּלְעָד (gil.ad) Gilead = "rocky region" a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead Also named: gil.a.di (גִּלְעָדִי "Gileadite" H1569)

and Ashtarothוְעַשְׁתָּר֣וֹתve-'ash-ta-ROTH6252H
Beeshterah

בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה (be.esh.te.rah) Beeshterah = "with increase" a Levitical city in Manasseh, east of the Jordan; probably identical with 'Ashtaroth' Another name of ash.ta.rot (עַשְׁתָּרוֹת "Ashtaroth" H6252H)

and Edreiוְאֶדְרֶ֔עִיve-'ed-RE-'iH0154
Edrei

אֶדְרֶ֫עִי (ed.re.i) § Edrei = "goodly pasture" a chief city of Bashan, north of Jabbok river

[the] cities ofעָרֵ֛י'a-REIH5892B
city

עִיר (ir) 1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town

[the] kingdom ofמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam-le-KHUTH4468
kingdom

מַמְלָכוּת (mam.la.khut) 1) kingdom, dominion, reign, sovereignty 1a) kingdom 1b) dominion, royal power 1c) reign

Ogע֖וֹגogH5747
Og

עוֹג (og) A man of Bashan living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.21.33 § Og = "long-necked" the Amorite king of Bashan and one of the last representatives of the giants of Rephaim

in the Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֑ןba-ba-SHANH1316
Bashan

בָּשָׁן (ba.shan) § Bashan = "fruitful" a district east of the Jordan known for its fertility which was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh

[belong] to [the] descendants ofלִבְנֵ֤יliv-NEIH1121GNo entry
Makirמָכִיר֙ma-KHIRH4353G
Machir

מָכִיר (ma.khir) A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.50.23; son of: Manasseh (H4519) and Aramitess (H0761); brother of: Asriel (H0844H); married to Maacah (H4601M); father of: Gilead (H1568H), daughter_of_Machir (H4353I), Peresh (H6570), Sheresh (H8329) and Hammolecheth (H4447); also called in NIV: Makir Also named: ma.khi.ri (מָכִירִי "Machirite" H4354) § Machir = "sold" 1) eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family …

[the] son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme-na-SHEHH4519G
Manasseh

מְנַשֶּׁה (me.nash.sheh) A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.51; son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621); brother of: Ephraim (H0669); married to Aramitess (H0761); father of: Machir (H4353) and Asriel (H0844H) § Manasseh = "causing to forget" 1) the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh 1a) the tribe descended from Manasseh 1b) the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh 2) son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile …

to [the] half ofלַחֲצִ֥יla-cha-TZIH2677
half

חֲצִי (che.tsi) 1) half 1a) half 1b) middle

[the] descendants ofבְנֵֽי־ve-nei-H1121GNo entry
Makirמָכִ֖ירma-KHIRH4353G
Machir

מָכִיר (ma.khir) A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.50.23; son of: Manasseh (H4519) and Aramitess (H0761); brother of: Asriel (H0844H); married to Maacah (H4601M); father of: Gilead (H1568H), daughter_of_Machir (H4353I), Peresh (H6570), Sheresh (H8329) and Hammolecheth (H4447); also called in NIV: Makir Also named: ma.khi.ri (מָכִירִי "Machirite" H4354) § Machir = "sold" 1) eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family …

to clans theirלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם׃le-mish-pe-cho-TAMH4940
family

מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) 1) clan, family 1a) clan 1a1) family 1a2) tribe 1a3) people, nation 1b) guild 1c) species, kind 1d) aristocrats

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.