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Joshua 13 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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The Land Yet to Be Conquered

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:1 - When Joshua was an old man, the LORD said to him, “You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:2 - This is the territory that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and the Geshurites,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:3 - and the larger territory of the Canaanites, extending from the stream of Shihor on the border of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron. It includes the territory of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. The land of the Avvites

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:4 - in the south also remains to be conquered. In the north, the following area has not yet been conquered: all the land of the Canaanites, including Mearah (which belongs to the Sidonians), stretching northward to Aphek on the border of the Amorites;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:5 - the land of the Gebalites and all of the Lebanon mountain area to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:6 - and all the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, including all the land of the Sidonians.
“I myself will drive these people out of the land ahead of the Israelites. So be sure to give this land to Israel as a special possession, just as I have commanded you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:7 - Include all this territory as Israel’s possession when you divide this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
The Land Divided East of the Jordan

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:8 - Half the tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already received their grants of land on the east side of the Jordan, for Moses, the servant of the LORD, had previously assigned this land to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:9 - Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba, as far as Dibon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:10 - It also included all the towns of King Sihon of the Amorites, who had reigned in Heshbon, and extended as far as the borders of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:11 - It included Gilead, the territory of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, all of Bashan as far as Salecah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:12 - and all the territory of King Og of Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. King Og was the last of the Rephaites, for Moses had attacked them and driven them out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:13 - But the Israelites failed to drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
An Allotment for the Tribe of Levi

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:14 - Moses did not assign any allotment of land to the tribe of Levi. Instead, as the LORD had promised them, their allotment came from the offerings burned on the altar to the LORD, the God of Israel.
The Land Given to the Tribe of Reuben

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:15 - Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the tribe of Reuben.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:16 - Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:17 - It included Heshbon and the other towns on the plain—Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:18 - Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:19 - Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill above the valley,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:20 - Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:21 - The land of Reuben also included all the towns of the plain and the entire kingdom of Sihon. Sihon was the Amorite king who had reigned in Heshbon and was killed by Moses along with the leaders of Midian—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—princes living in the region who were allied with Sihon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:22 - The Israelites had also killed Balaam son of Beor, who used magic to tell the future.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:23 - The Jordan River marked the western boundary for the tribe of Reuben. The towns and their surrounding villages in this area were given as a homeland to the clans of the tribe of Reuben.
The Land Given to the Tribe of Gad

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:24 - Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the tribe of Gad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:25 - Their territory included Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of Ammon, as far as the town of Aroer just west of[fn] Rabbah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:26 - It extended from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Lo-debar.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:27 - In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. The western boundary ran along the Jordan River, extended as far north as the tip of the Sea of Galilee,[fn] and then turned eastward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:28 - The towns and their surrounding villages in this area were given as a homeland to the clans of the tribe of Gad.
The Land Given to the Half-Tribe of Manasseh

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:29 - Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:30 - Their territory extended from Mahanaim, including all of Bashan, all the former kingdom of King Og, and the sixty towns of Jair in Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:31 - It also included half of Gilead and King Og’s royal cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei. All this was given to the clans of the descendants of Makir, who was Manasseh’s son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:32 - These are the allotments Moses had made while he was on the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River, east of Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:33 - But Moses gave no allotment of land to the tribe of Levi, for the LORD, the God of Israel, had promised that he himself would be their allotment.
See the NLT Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NLT Footnotes
Hebrew in front of.
Hebrew Li-debir,apparently a variant spelling of Lo-debar (compare 2 Sam 9:4; 17:27; Amos 6:13).
Hebrew Sea of Kinnereth.
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Joshua Chapter 13 — Additional Translations:

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