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Joshua

Chapter 12
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֣lּeh ׀ maleke֣y ha'a֗retz 'ashshe֨r hikּ֤u beneֽy-yishsera'el֙ vayּiֽreshsh֣u 'et-'aretza֔m bּe'e֥ber hayּaredּe֖n mizerecha֣h hashshּa֑meshsh minּa֤chal 'arenon֙ 'ad-ha֣r cherem֔on vekal-ha'araba֖h mizeraֽchah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These are the kings [1] of the land whom the Israelites had defeated and whose territory they took over east of the Jordan, from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon, with all the eastern side of the Arabah:

וְאֵ֣לֶּה ׀ מַלְכֵ֣י הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִכּ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיִּֽרְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם בְּעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרְחָ֣ה הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ מִנַּ֤חַל אַרְנוֹן֙ עַד־הַ֣ר חֶרְמ֔וֹן וְכָל־הָעֲרָבָ֖ה מִזְרָֽחָה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): siychon֙ me֣leke ha'emori֔y hayּoshshe֖b bּecheshshebּ֑on moshshe֡l me'aro'e֡r 'ashsher֩ 'al-shsepat-na֨chal 'aren֜on vet֤oke hanּa֨chal֙ vachatzi֣y hagּile'a֔d ve'ad֙ yabּo֣q hanּa֔chal gּeb֖ul bּene֥y 'amּֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, from the middle of the gorge, to the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites. This included half of Gilead.

סִיחוֹן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן מֹשֵׁ֡ל מֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡ר אֲשֶׁר֩ עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֨חַל אַרְנ֜וֹן וְת֤וֹךְ הַנַּ֨חַל֙ וַחֲצִ֣י הַגִּלְעָ֔ד וְעַד֙ יַבֹּ֣ק הַנַּ֔חַל גְּב֖וּל בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): veha'arabah֩ 'ad-ya֨m kּiner֜ot mizera֗chah ve֠'ad ya֣m ha'araba֤h yam-hamּe֨lach֙ mizera֔chah dּe֖reke bּe֣yt hayeshshim֑ot umi֨tּeyma֔n tּa֖chat 'ashshedּ֥ot hapּisegּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He also ruled over the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Galilee to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), to Beth Jeshimoth, and then southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

וְהָעֲרָבָה֩ עַד־יָ֨ם כִּנְר֜וֹת מִזְרָ֗חָה וְ֠עַד יָ֣ם הָעֲרָבָ֤ה יָם־הַמֶּ֨לַח֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית הַיְשִׁמ֑וֹת וּמִ֨תֵּימָ֔ן תַּ֖חַת אַשְׁדּ֥וֹת הַפִּסְגָּֽה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): ugeb֗ul '֚og me֣leke habּashsha֔n miyּe֖ter harepa'i֑ym hayּoshshe֥b bּe'ashshetּar֖ot ube'edereֽ'iy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaites, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei.

וּגְב֗וּל ע֚וֹג מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֔ן מִיֶּ֖תֶר הָרְפָאִ֑ים הַיּוֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּעַשְׁתָּר֖וֹת וּבְאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): u֠moshshel bּeha֨r cherem֤on ubesalekah֙ ubekal-habּashsha֔n 'ad-gּeb֥ul hagּeshshuri֖y vehamּa'akati֑y vachatziy֙ hagּile'a֔d gּeb֖ul siych֥on meֽleke-cheshshebּֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah, all of Bashan to the border of the people of Geshur and Maakah, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

וּ֠מֹשֵׁל בְּהַ֨ר חֶרְמ֤וֹן וּבְסַלְכָה֙ וּבְכָל־הַבָּשָׁ֔ן עַד־גְּב֥וּל הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖י וְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֑י וַחֲצִי֙ הַגִּלְעָ֔ד גְּב֖וּל סִיח֥וֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): moshshe֧h 'eֽbed-yehva֛h ubene֥y yishsera'e֖l hikּ֑um vaֽ֠yּitּenahּ moshshe֨h 'eֽbed-yehva֜h yerushshּa֗h laruֽ'ubeniy֙ velagּadi֔y velachatzi֖y shshe֥bet haֽmenashshּeֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites conquered them. And Moses the servant of the LORD gave their land to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh to be their possession.

מֹשֶׁ֧ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֛ה וּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הִכּ֑וּם וַֽ֠יִּתְּנָהּ מֹשֶׁ֨ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֜ה יְרֻשָּׁ֗ה לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִי֙ וְלַגָּדִ֔י וְלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֥בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ס

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֣lּeh maleke֣y ha'a֡retz 'ashsher֩ hikּa֨h yehoshshu֜'a ubene֣y yishsera'e֗l bּe'e֤ber hayּaredּen֙ ya֔mּah mibּa֤'al gּad֙ bּebiqe'a֣t halּeban֔on ve'ad-haha֥r hechala֖q ha'ole֣h shse'i֑yrah vayּitּena֨hּ yehoshshu֜'a leshshibete֧y yishsera'e֛l yerushshּa֖h kּemacheleqotaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Here is a list of the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave their lands as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their tribal divisions,

וְאֵ֣לֶּה מַלְכֵ֣י הָאָ֡רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ הִכָּ֨ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל בְּעֵ֤בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ יָ֔מָּה מִבַּ֤עַל גָּד֙ בְּבִקְעַ֣ת הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן וְעַד־הָהָ֥ר הֶחָלָ֖ק הָעֹלֶ֣ה שֵׂעִ֑ירָה וַיִּתְּנָ֨הּ יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ לְשִׁבְטֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל יְרֻשָּׁ֖ה כְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּaha֣r ubashshּepela֗h ubaֽ'arabah֙ uba֣'ashshed֔ot ubamּidebּa֖r ubanּe֑geb haֽchitּiy֙ haֽ'emori֔y vehaֽkּena'aniy֙ hapּerizּi֔y hachiui֖y vehayebusiֽy׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)the hill country, the western foothills, the Arabah, the mountain slopes, the wilderness and the Negev, the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites:

בָּהָ֣ר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה וּבָֽעֲרָבָה֙ וּבָ֣אֲשֵׁד֔וֹת וּבַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וּבַנֶּ֑גֶב הַֽחִתִּי֙ הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַפְּרִזִּ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃פ

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֥leke yeriych֖o 'echa֑d me֧leke ha'a֛y 'ashsher-mitzּa֥d bּeֽyt-'e֖l 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Jericho one; the king of Ai (near Bethel) one;

מֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיח֖וֹ אֶחָ֑ד מֶ֧לֶךְ הָעַ֛י אֲשֶׁר־מִצַּ֥ד בֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke yerushshalai֨m֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke cheber֖on 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Jerusalem one; the king of Hebron one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ חֶבְר֖וֹן אֶחָֽד׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke yaremut֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke laki֖yshsh 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Jarmuth one; the king of Lachish one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ יַרְמוּת֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ לָכִ֖ישׁ אֶחָֽד׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke 'egelon֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke gּe֖zer 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Eglon one; the king of Gezer one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ עֶגְלוֹן֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ גֶּ֖זֶר אֶחָֽד׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke dּebir֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke gּe֖der 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Debir one; the king of Geder one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ דְּבִר֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ גֶּ֖דֶר אֶחָֽד׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke charemah֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke 'ara֖d 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Hormah one; the king of Arad one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ חָרְמָה֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ עֲרָ֖ד אֶחָֽד׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke libenah֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke 'adulּa֖m 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Libnah one; the king of Adullam one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ לִבְנָה֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ עֲדֻלָּ֖ם אֶחָֽד׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke maqּedah֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke bּeֽyt-'e֖l 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Makkedah one; the king of Bethel one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ מַקֵּדָה֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ בֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke tּapּ֨ucha֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke che֖per 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Tappuah one; the king of Hepher one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ תַּפּ֨וּחַ֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ חֵ֖פֶר אֶחָֽד׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke 'apeq֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke lashshּar֖on 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Aphek one; the king of Lasharon one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ אֲפֵק֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ לַשָּׁר֖וֹן אֶחָֽד׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke madon֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke chatz֖or 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Madon one; the king of Hazor one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ מָדוֹן֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ חָצ֖וֹר אֶחָֽד׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֣leke shshimer֤on mer'on֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke 'akeshsha֖p 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Shimron Meron one; the king of Akshaph one;

מֶ֣לֶךְ שִׁמְר֤וֹן מְראוֹן֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַכְשָׁ֖ף אֶחָֽד׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke tּa'enake֙ 'echa֔d me֥leke megidּ֖o 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Taanach one; the king of Megiddo one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ תַּעְנַךְ֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ מְגִדּ֖וֹ אֶחָֽד׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֤leke qe֨deshsh֙ 'echa֔d meֽleke-yaqeno'a֥m lakּareme֖l 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Kedesh one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel one;

מֶ֤לֶךְ קֶ֨דֶשׁ֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶֽלֶךְ־יָקְנֳעָ֥ם לַכַּרְמֶ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֥leke dּ֛or lenapa֥t dּ֖or 'echa֑d meֽleke-gּoyi֥m legilegּa֖l 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Dor (in Naphoth Dor) one; the king of Goyim in Gilgal one;

מֶ֥לֶךְ דּ֛וֹר לְנָפַ֥ת דּ֖וֹר אֶחָ֑ד מֶֽלֶךְ־גּוֹיִ֥ם לְגִלְגָּ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֥leke tּiretza֖h 'echa֑d kּal-melaki֖ym shsheloshshi֥ym ve'echaֽd׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)the king of Tirzah one; thirty-one kings in all.

מֶ֥לֶךְ תִּרְצָ֖ה אֶחָ֑ד כָּל־מְלָכִ֖ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְאֶחָֽד׃פ