Joshua

Chapter 14

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֛lּeh 'ashsher-nachal֥u beneֽy-yishsera'e֖l bּe'e֣retz kּena֑'an 'ashshe֨r niֽchal֜u 'ota֗m 'ele'aza֤r hakּohen֙ viyhoshshu֣'a bּin-n֔un vera'shshe֛y 'ab֥ot hamּatּ֖ot libene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel allotted to them.

וְאֵ֛לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־נָחֲל֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִֽחֲל֜וּ אוֹתָ֗ם אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֔וּן וְרָאשֵׁ֛י אֲב֥וֹת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּegora֖l nachalata֑m kּa'ashshe֨r tziua֤h yehvah֙ bּeyad-moshshe֔h letishshe'a֥t hamּatּ֖ot vachatzi֥y hamּatּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Their inheritances were assigned by lot to the nine-and-a-half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

בְּגוֹרַ֖ל נַחֲלָתָ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת וַחֲצִ֥י הַמַּטֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-nata֨n moshshe֜h nachala֨t shshene֤y hamּatּot֙ vachatzi֣y hamּatּe֔h me'e֖ber layּaredּe֑n vela֨leviyּi֔m loֽ'-nata֥n nachala֖h bּetokaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moses had granted the two-and-a-half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan but had not granted the Levites an inheritance among them.

כִּֽי־נָתַ֨ן מֹשֶׁ֜ה נַחֲלַ֨ת שְׁנֵ֤י הַמַּטּוֹת֙ וַחֲצִ֣י הַמַּטֶּ֔ה מֵעֵ֖בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְלַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם לֹֽא־נָתַ֥ן נַחֲלָ֖ה בְּתוֹכָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-hay֧u beneֽy-yose֛p shshene֥y matּ֖ot menashshּe֣h ve'epera֑yim veloֽ'-natenu֩ che֨leq laleviyּi֜m bּa'a֗retz kּi֤y 'im-'ariym֙ lashshe֔bet umi֨gereshsheyhe֔m lemiqeneyhe֖m uleqineyanaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For the descendants of Joseph had become two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.

כִּֽי־הָי֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יוֹסֵ֛ף שְׁנֵ֥י מַטּ֖וֹת מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה וְאֶפְרָ֑יִם וְלֹֽא־נָתְנוּ֩ חֵ֨לֶק לַלְוִיִּ֜ם בָּאָ֗רֶץ כִּ֤י אִם־עָרִים֙ לָשֶׁ֔בֶת וּמִ֨גְרְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם לְמִקְנֵיהֶ֖ם וּלְקִנְיָנָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּa'ashshe֨r tziua֤h yehvah֙ 'et-moshshe֔h kּe֥n 'ashs֖u bּene֣y yishsera'e֑l vaֽyּacheleq֖u 'et-ha'aֽretz׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So the Israelites did just what the LORD had commanded Moses, and they divided the land.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ן עָשׂ֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיַּחְלְק֖וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּigּeshsh֨u beneֽy-yehuda֤h 'el-yehoshshu֨'a֙ bּagּilegּa֔l vayּo֣'mer 'ela֔yv kּale֥b bּen-yepunּe֖h haqּenizּi֑y 'atּa֣h yada֡'etּa 'eֽt-hadּabar֩ 'ashsher-dּibּe֨r yehva֜h 'el-moshshe֣h 'iyshsh-ha'elohi֗ym 'a֧l 'odota֛y ve'a֥l 'odote֖yka bּeqade֥shsh bּareneֽ'a׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb [1] son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, "You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you and me.

וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֤ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו כָּלֵ֥ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֖ה הַקְּנִזִּ֑י אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֡עְתָּ אֶֽת־הַדָּבָר֩ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים עַ֧ל אֹדוֹתַ֛י וְעַ֥ל אֹדוֹתֶ֖יךָ בְּקָדֵ֥שׁ בַּרְנֵֽעַ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-'arebּa'i֨ym shshana֜h 'anoki֗y bּi֠shshelocha moshshe֨h 'eֽbed-yehva֥h 'oti֛y miqּade֥shsh bּarene֖'a leragּe֣l 'et-ha'a֑retz va'ashshe֤b 'oto֙ dּaba֔r kּa'ashshe֖r 'im-lebabiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions,

בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֨ים שָׁנָ֜ה אָנֹכִ֗י בִּ֠שְׁלֹחַ מֹשֶׁ֨ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֥ה אֹתִ֛י מִקָּדֵ֥שׁ בַּרְנֵ֖עַ לְרַגֵּ֣ל אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וָאָשֵׁ֤ב אֹתוֹ֙ דָּבָ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר עִם־לְבָבִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'achay֙ 'ashshe֣r 'al֣u 'imּi֔y himesi֖yv 'et-le֣b ha'a֑m ve'anoki֣y milּe֔'tiy 'achare֖y yehva֥h 'elohaֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear. I, however, followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.

וְאַחַי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָל֣וּ עִמִּ֔י הִמְסִ֖יו אֶת־לֵ֣ב הָעָ֑ם וְאָנֹכִ֣י מִלֵּ֔אתִי אַחֲרֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshּaba֣ moshshe֗h bּayּ֣om hahu'֮ le'mor֒ 'im-lo֗ ha'a֨retz֙ 'ashshe֨r dּareka֤h rageleka֙ bּa֔hּ leka֨ tiֽheye֧h lenachala֛h ulebane֖yka 'ad-'ola֑m kּi֣y milּe֔'ta 'achare֖y yehva֥h 'elohaֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So on that day Moses swore to me, 'The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.'

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע מֹשֶׁ֗ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַהוּא֮ לֵאמֹר֒ אִם־לֹ֗א הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דָּרְכָ֤ה רַגְלְךָ֙ בָּ֔הּ לְךָ֨ תִֽהְיֶ֧ה לְנַחֲלָ֛ה וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם כִּ֣י מִלֵּ֔אתָ אַחֲרֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֗h hinּeh֩ hecheya֨h yehva֣h ׀ 'otiy֮ kּa'ashshe֣r dּibּer֒ zeh֩ 'arebּa'i֨ym vechame֜shsh shshana֗h me֠'az dּibּe֨r yehva֜h 'et-hadּaba֤r hazּeh֙ 'el-moshshe֔h 'ashsher-hala֥ke yishsera'e֖l bּamּidebּa֑r ve'atּah֙ hinּe֣h 'anoki֣y hayּ֔om bּen-chame֥shsh ushshemoni֖ym shshanaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Now then, just as the LORD promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he spoke this word to Moses, while Israel moved about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old!

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּה֩ הֶחֱיָ֨ה יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אוֹתִי֮ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּר֒ זֶה֩ אַרְבָּעִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֜שׁ שָׁנָ֗ה מֵ֠אָז דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֥ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְעַתָּה֙ הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֣י הַיּ֔וֹם בֶּן־חָמֵ֥שׁ וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖ים שָׁנָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ode֨nּiy hayּ֜om chaza֗q kּֽa'ashsher֙ bּey֨om shshelo֤cha 'otiy֙ moshshe֔h kּeko֥chiy 'a֖z ukeko֣chiy 'a֑tּah lamּilechama֖h velatze֥'t velabֽo'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then.

עוֹדֶ֨נִּי הַיּ֜וֹם חָזָ֗ק כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ בְּי֨וֹם שְׁלֹ֤חַ אוֹתִי֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה כְּכֹ֥חִי אָ֖ז וּכְכֹ֣חִי עָ֑תָּה לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה וְלָצֵ֥את וְלָבֽוֹא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֗h tּenah-lּiy֙ 'et-haha֣r hazּe֔h 'ashsher-dּibּe֥r yehva֖h bּayּ֣om hah֑u kּi֣y 'atּaֽh-shshama'etּa֩ bayּ֨om hah֜u kּiֽy-'anaqi֣ym shsha֗m ve'ariym֙ gּedol֣ot bּetzur֔ot 'ula֨y yehva֤h 'otiy֙ veh֣orashshetּi֔ym kּa'ashshe֖r dּibּe֥r yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now give me this hill country that the LORD promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the LORD helping me, I will drive them out just as he said."

וְעַתָּ֗ה תְּנָה־לִּי֙ אֶת־הָהָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא כִּ֣י אַתָּֽה־שָׁמַעְתָּ֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא כִּֽי־עֲנָקִ֣ים שָׁ֗ם וְעָרִים֙ גְּדֹל֣וֹת בְּצֻר֔וֹת אוּלַ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אוֹתִי֙ וְה֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyebareke֖hu yehoshshu֑'a vayּitּe֧n 'et-cheber֛on lekale֥b bּen-yepunּe֖h lenachalaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.

וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ וַיִּתֵּ֧ן אֶת־חֶבְר֛וֹן לְכָלֵ֥ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֖ה לְנַחֲלָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): al-kּe֣n hayetaֽh-che֠beron lekale֨b bּen-yepunּe֤h haqּenizּiy֙ leֽnachala֔h 'a֖d hayּ֣om hazּe֑h ya֚'an 'ashshe֣r milּe֔ 'achare֕y yehva֖h 'elohe֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the LORD, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly.

עַל־כֵּ֣ן הָיְתָֽה־חֶ֠בְרוֹן לְכָלֵ֨ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֤ה הַקְּנִזִּי֙ לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִלֵּ֔א אַחֲרֵ֕י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshe֨m cheber֤on lepaniym֙ qireya֣t 'arebּa֔ ha'ada֧m hagּad֛ol bּa'anaqi֖ym h֑u veha'a֥retz shshaqeta֖h mimּilechamaֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.) Then the land had rest from war.

וְשֵׁ֨ם חֶבְר֤וֹן לְפָנִים֙ קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֔ע הָאָדָ֧ם הַגָּד֛וֹל בָּעֲנָקִ֖ים ה֑וּא וְהָאָ֥רֶץ שָׁקְטָ֖ה מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃פ