 CHAPTER 1 And it cometh to pass, after the death of Moses, servant of Jehovah, that Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, son of Nun, minister of Moses, saying, Moses, my servant, is dead, and now rise, pass over this Jordan, thou and all this people, unto the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel, every place on which the soul of your foot treadeth, to you I have given it, as I have spoken unto Moses, from this wilderness and Lebanon, and unto the great river, the river Freight, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea, the going in of the Son, is your border. No man doth station himself before thee all days of thy life, as I have been with Moses, I am with thee, I do not fail thee nor forsake thee. Be strong and courageous, for thou, thou dost cause this people to inherit the land which I have sworn to their fathers to give to them. Be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law which Moses, my servant, commanded thee. Thou dost not turn aside from it right or left, so that thou dost act wisely in every place wither thou goest. The book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and courageous, be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee is Jehovah thy God in every place wither thou goest. And Joshua commanded the authorities of the people, saying, Pass over into the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare for yourselves provision, for within three days you are passing over this Jordan to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God is giving to you to possess it. And to the Rubenite, and to the Gadite, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh, hath Joshua spoken, saying, Remember the word which Moses, servant of Jehovah commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God is giving rest to you, and he hath given to you this land. Your wives, your infants, and your substance, abide in the land which Moses hath given to you beyond the Jordan, and ye, ye pass over by fifties before your brethren, all the mighty ones of Valor, and have helped them, know that Jehovah giveth rest to your brethren as to yourselves, and they hath possessed, even they, the land which Jehovah your God is giving to them. Then ye have turned back to the land of your possession, and have possessed it, which Moses, servant of Jehovah hath given to you beyond the Jordan, at the sun rising. And they answer Joshua, saying, All that thou hast commanded us, we do, and unto every place wither thou dost send us, we go. According to all that we hearkened unto Moses in, so we hearken unto thee. Surely Jehovah thy God is with thee, as he hath been with Moses. Any man who doth provoke thy mouth, and doth not hear thy words, in all that thou dost command him, is put to death. Only be strong and courageous. CHAPTER II And Joshua, son of noon, sendeth from shittim, two men, spies, silently, saying, Go, see the land, and Jericho. And they go and come into the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name is Rahab, and they lie down there, and it is told to the king of Jericho, saying, Lo, men have come in hither tonight, from the sons of Israel, to search the land. And the king of Jericho sendeth unto Rahab, saying, Bring out the men who are coming in unto thee, who have come into thy house, for to search the whole of the land they have come in. And the woman taketh the two men, and hideeth them, and sayeth thus, The men came in unto me, and I have not known whence they are, and it cometh to pass the gate is to be shut in the dark, and the men have gone out. I have not known whither the men have gone, pursue ye, hasten after them, for ye overtake them. And she hath caused them to go up on the roof, and hideeth them with the flax wood, which is arranged for her on the roof. And the men have pursued after them the way of the Jordan by the fords, and the gate they have shut afterwards when the pursuers have gone out after them. And before they lie down she hath gone up unto them on the roof, and she sayeth unto the men, I have known that Jehovah hath given to you the land, and that your terror hath fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land hath melted at your presence, for we have heard how Jehovah dried up the waters of the Red Sea at your presence in your going out of Egypt, and that which ye have done to the two kings of the Emerite who are beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Ag whom ye devoted, and we hear and melt doth our heart, and there hath not stood any more spirit and any man from your presence, for Jehovah your God, he is God in the heavens above, and on the earth beneath. And now swear ye I pray you to me by Jehovah, because I have done with you kindness, that ye have done even ye kindness with the house of my father, and have given to me a true token, and have kept alive my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and have delivered our souls from death, and the men say to her, Our soul for yours, to die, if ye declare not this our matter, then it hath been in Jehovah's giving to us this land, that we have done with thee kindness and truth, and she causeth them to go down by a rope through the window, for her house is in the side of the wall, and in the wall she is dwelling, and she saith to them, To the mountain go, lest the pursuers come upon you, and ye have been hidden there three days till the turning back of the pursuers, and afterwards ye go on your way, and the men say unto her, We are acquitted of this thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear. Lo, we are coming into the land, this line of scarlet thread thou dost bind to the window by which thou hast caused us to go down, and thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all the house of thy father, thou dost gather unto thee, to the house, and it hath been, anyone who goeth out from the doors of thy house without, his blood is on his head, and we are innocent, and anyone who is with thee in the house, his blood is on our head, if a hand is on him, and if thou declare this our matter, then we have been acquitted from thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear, and she saith, according unto your words, so it is, and she sendeth them away, and they go, and she bindeth the scarlet line to the window, and they go, and come in to the mountain, and abide there three days until the pursuers have turned back, and the pursuers seek in all the way, and have not found, and the two men turn back, and come down from the hill, and pass over, and come in unto Joshua, son of noon, and recount to him all that hath come upon them, and they say unto Joshua, surely Jehovah hath given into our hand all the land, and also all the inhabitants of the land hath melted at our presence. CHAPTER III And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and they journey from shit him, and come in unto the Jordan, he and all the sons of Israel, and they lodge there before they pass over, and it cometh to pass, at the end of three days, that the authorities pass over into the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the Covenant of Jehovah your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye journey from your place, and have gone after it. Only a distance is between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure, ye do not come near unto it, so that ye know the way in which ye go, for ye have not passed over in the way here too far. And Joshua sayeth unto the people, Sanctify yourselves, for to-morrow doth Jehovah do in your midst wonders, and Joshua speaketh unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the Covenant and pass over before the people, and they take up the ark of the Covenant and go before the people. And Jehovah sayeth unto Joshua, This day I begin to make the great in the eyes of all Israel, so that they know that as I was with Moses I am with thee, and thou doth command the priests bearing the ark of the Covenant, saying, When ye come unto the extremity of the waters of the Jordan, in the Jordan ye stand. And Joshua sayeth unto the sons of Israel, Come nigh hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God. And Joshua sayeth, By this ye know that the living God is in your midst, and he doth certainly dispossess from before you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Parasite, and the Gyrgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite. Lo, the ark of the Covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into Jordan, and now take for you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man, one man for a tribe. And it hath been at the resting of the souls of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of Jehovah, Lord of all the earth, in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan are cut off, the waters which are coming down from above, and they stand, one heap. And it cometh to pass in the journeying of the people from their tents to pass over the Jordan, and of the priests bearing the ark of the Covenant before the people, and at those bearing the ark coming in unto the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark have been dipped in the extremity of the waters, and the Jordan is full over all its banks all the days of harvest, that the waters stand, those coming down from above have risen, one heap, very far above Adam, the city, which is at the side of Zaratan, and those going down by the sea of the plain, the salt sea, have been completely cut off, and the people have passed through over against Jericho, and the priests bearing the ark of the Covenant of Jehovah stand on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, established, and all Israel are passing over on dry ground till that all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan. CHAPTER IV And it cometh to pass when all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan, that Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying, Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man, one man out of a tribe, and command ye them, saying, Take up for you from this place, from the midst of the Jordan, from the established standing place of the feet of the priests, twelve stones, and ye have removed them over with you, and placed them in the lodging place in which ye lodged to night. And Joshua calleth unto the twelve men whom he prepared out of the sons of Israel, one man, one man out of a tribe, and Joshua sayeth to them, Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God unto the midst of the Jordan, and lift up for you each one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, so that this is a sign in your midst when your children ask hereafter, saying, What are these stones to you? That ye have said to them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off at the presence of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, in its passing over into the Jordan were the waters of the Jordan cut off, and these stones have been for a memorial to the sons of Israel to the age. And the sons of Israel do so as Joshua commanded, and take up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan as Jehovah hath spoken unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, and remove them over with them unto the lodging place, and place them there. Even the twelve stones hath Joshua raised up out of the midst of the Jordan, the place of the standing of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant, and they are there unto this day. And the priests bearing the ark are standing in the midst of the Jordan till the completion of the whole thing which Jehovah commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua, and the people haste and pass over. And it cometh to pass, when all the people have completed to pass over, that the ark of Jehovah passeth over, and the priests in the presence of the people. And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh pass over by fifties before the sons of Israel as Moses had spoken unto them. About forty thousand armed ones of the host passed over before Jehovah for battle unto the plains of Jericho. On that day hath Jehovah made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel, and they reverence him as they reverenced Moses all days of his life. And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying, Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony, and they come up out of the Jordan. And Joshua commandeth the priests, saying, Come ye up out of the Jordan. And it cometh to pass, in the coming up of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the midst of the Jordan, the soles of the feet of the priests have been drawn up into the dry ground, and the waters of the Jordan turn back to their place, and go as heretofore over all its banks. And the people have come up out of the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and in camp in Gilgal in the extremity east of Jericho. And these twelve stones, which they have taken out of the Jordan, hath Joshua raised up in Gilgal. And he speaketh unto the sons of Israel, saying, When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, What are these stones? Then ye have caused your sons to know, saying, On dry land Israel passed over this Jordan, because Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan at your presence till your passing over, as Jehovah your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up at our presence till our passing over, so that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it is strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days. CHAPTER V And it cometh to pass when all the kings of the Amorite, which are beyond the Jordan, towards the sea, and all the kings of the Canaanite, which are by the sea, hear how that Jehovah hath dried up the waters of the Jordan at the presence of the sons of Israel till their passing over, that their heart is melted, and there hath not been in them any more spirit, because of the presence of the sons of Israel. At that time said Jehovah unto Joshua, Make for the knives of flint, and turn back, circumcise the sons of Israel a second time. And Joshua maketh for him knives of flint, and circumciseeth the sons of Israel at the height of the four skins. And this is the thing for which Joshua circumcises them. All the people who are coming out of Egypt who are males, all the men of war, have died in the wilderness, in the way in their coming out of Egypt. For all the people who are coming out were circumcised, and all the people who are born in the wilderness, in the way, in their coming out from Egypt, they have not circumcised. For forty years have the sons of Israel gone in the wilderness, till all the nation of the men of war who are coming out of Egypt, who hearkened not to the voice of Jehovah, to whom Jehovah hath sworn not to show them the land, which Jehovah swore to their fathers to give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey, are consumed, and their sons he raised up in their stead, them hath Joshua circumcised, for they have been uncircumcised, for they have not circumcised them in the way. And it cometh to pass when all the nation hath completed to be circumcised, that they abide in their places in the camp till they are recovering. And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, Today I have rolled the reproach of Egypt from off you, and one calleth the name of that place Gilgal unto this day. And the sons of Israel encamp in Gilgal, and make the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, in the plains of Jericho, and they eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow of the Passover, unleavened things and roasted corn in this self-same day, and the manna doth cease on the morrow in their eating of the old corn of the land, and there hath been no more manna to the sons of Israel, and they eat of the increase of the land of Canaan in that year. And it cometh to pass in Joshua's being by Jericho, that he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, one standing over against him, and his drawn sword in his hand, and Joshua goeth unto him and saith to him, Art thou for us or for our adversaries? And he saith, Now, for I am Prince of Jehovah's host, now I have come, and Joshua falleth on his face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith to him, What is my Lord speaking unto his servant? And the Prince of Jehovah's host saith unto Joshua, Cast off thy shoe from off thy foot, for the place on which thou art standing is holy, and Joshua doth so. CHAPTER VI And Jericho shuteth itself up, and is shut up because of the presence of the sons of Israel, none going out, and none coming in. And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, See, I have given into thy hand Jericho and its king mighty ones of Valor, and ye have compassed the city, all the men of battle, going round the city once, thus thou dost six days, and seven priests do bear seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark, and on the seventh day ye compass the city seven times, and the priests blow with the trumpets, and it hath been in the prolongation of the horn of the jubilee, in your hearing the voice of the trumpet, all the people shout, a great shout, and the wall of the city hath fallen under it, and the people have gone up, each over against him. And Joshua, son of noon, calleth unto the priests, and saith unto them, Bear ye the ark of the covenant, and seven priests do bear seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark of Jehovah, and he saith unto the people, Pass over and compass the city, and he who is armed doth pass over before the ark of Jehovah, and it cometh to pass when Jehovah speaketh unto the people, that the seven priests bearing seven trumpets of the jubilee before Jehovah hath passed over and blown with the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is going after them, and he who is armed is going before the priests blowing the trumpets, and he who is gathering up is going after the ark, going on and blowing with the trumpets, and the people hath Joshua commanded, saying, ye do not shout, nor cause your voice to be heard, nor doth there go out from your mouth a word, till the day of my saying unto you, shout ye, then ye have shouted. And the ark of Jehovah doth compass the city, going round once, and they come into the camp and lodge in the camp, and Joshua riseth early in the morning, and the priests bear the ark of Jehovah, and seven priests bearing seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark of Jehovah are walking, going on, and they have blown with the trumpets, and he who is armed is going before them, and he who is gathering up is going behind the ark of Jehovah, going on and blowing with the trumpets, and they compass the city on the second day once, and turn back to the camp. Thus they have done six days, and it cometh to pass on the seventh day that they rise early at the ascending of the dawn, and compass the city according to this manner seven times. Only on that day they have compassed the city seven times. And it cometh to pass at the seventh time the priests have blown with the trumpets, and Joshua saith unto the people, shout ye, for Jehovah have given to you the city, and the city have been devoted it and all that is in it to Jehovah. Only Rahab the harlot doth live, she and all who are with her in the house, for she hid the messengers whom we sent, and surely ye have kept from the devoted thing lest ye devote yourselves and have taken from the devoted thing, and have made the camp of Israel become a devoted thing and have troubled it. And all the silver and gold and vessels of brass and iron, holy they are to Jehovah, into the treasury of Jehovah they come. And the people shout and blow with the trumpets, and it cometh to pass when the people hear the voice of the trumpet, that the people shout, a great shout, and the wall falleth under it, and the people goeth up into the city, each over against him, and they capture the city. And they devote all that is in the city, from man even unto woman, from young even unto aged, even unto ox, and sheep, and ass, by the mouth of the sword. And to the two men who are spying the land, Joshua said, go into the house of the woman, the harlot, and bring out thence the woman, and all whom she hath, as ye have sworn to her. And the young man, the spies, go in and bring out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all whom she hath, yea, all her families they have brought out, and place them at the outside of the camp of Israel. And the city they have burnt with fire, and all that is in it. Only the silver and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron they have given to the treasury of the house of Jehovah. And Rahab, the harlot, and the house of her father, and all whom she hath, hath Joshua kept alive. And she dwelleth in the midst of Israel unto this day, for she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. And Joshua and Jureth them at that time saying, Cursed is the man before Jehovah who razeth up and hath built this city, even Jericho. In his first born Hedoth Laith's foundation, and in his youngest Hedoth set up its doors. And Jehovah is with Joshua, and his fame is in all the land. The end of chapters one through six of the Book of Joshua. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters seven through twelve of the Book of Joshua. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters seven through twelve of the Book of Joshua, from the young's literal translation of the Bible, translated by Robert Young. Chapter seven. And the sons of Israel commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and Akhan, son of Karmie, son of Zabdi, son of Zira, of the tribe of Judah, taketh of the devoted thing, and the anger of Jehovah-Berneth against the sons of Israel. And Joshua senteth men from Jericho to A.I., which is near Beth-Aven, on the east of Bethel, and speaketh unto them, saying, Go up and spy the land. And the men go up and spy A.I., and they turn back unto Joshua, and say unto him, Let not all the people go up, let about two thousand men, or about three thousand men go up, and they smite A.I., cause not all the people to labor thither, for they are few. And there go up of the people thither, about three thousand men, and they flee before the men of A.I., and the men of A.I. smite of them about thirty and six men, and pursue them before the gate unto Shabarim, and they smite them in Morad, and the heart of the people is melted, and be cometh water. And Joshua rendeth his garments, and falleth on his face to the earth before the Ark of Jehovah till the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they cause dust to go up on their head, and Joshua saith, O Lord Jehovah, why hast thou it all caused this people to pass over the Jordan, to give us into the hand of the Amorite to destroy us? And oh, that we had been willing, and we dwell beyond the Jordan. O Lord, what do I say after that Israel hath turned the neck before its enemies, and the Canaanite, and all the inhabitants of the land do hear, and have come round against us, and cut off our name out of the earth? And what dost thou do for thy great name? And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, rise for thee, why is this thou art falling on thy face? Israel hath sinned, and also they have transgressed my covenant, which I commanded them, and also taken of the devoted thing, and also stolen, and also deceived, and also put it among their vessels. And the sons of Israel have not been able to stand before their enemies, the neck they turn before their enemies, for they have become a devoted thing. I add not to be with you, if ye destroy not the devoted thing out of your midst. Rise, sanctify the people, and thou hast said, sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, for thus said Jehovah, God of Israel. A devoted thing is in thy midst, O Israel, thou art not able to stand before thine enemies till you're turning aside of the devoted thing out of your midst. And ye have been brought near in the morning by your tribes, and it hath been the tribe which Jehovah doth capture, doth draw near by families, and the family which Jehovah doth capture, doth draw near by households, and the household which Jehovah doth capture, doth draw near by men, and it hath been he who is captured with the devoted thing is burnt with fire, he and all that he hath, because he hath transgressed the covenant of Jehovah, and because he hath done folly in Israel. And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and bringeth Israel near by its tribes, and the tribe of Judah is captured. And he bringeth near the family of Judah, and he captureeth the family of the Zahite, and he bringeth near the family of the Zahite by men, and Zabdi is captured. And he bringeth near his household by men, and Akhan, son of Karmie, son of Zabdi, son of Zira of the tribe of Judah is captured. And Joshua saith unto Akhan, my son, put I pray the honor on Jehovah, God of Israel, and give to him thanks, and declare I pray thee to me what thou hast done, hide not from me. And Akhan answereth Joshua, and saith, Truly I have sinned against Jehovah, God of Israel, and thus and thus I have done. And I see among a spoil, a goodly robe of shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and one wedge of gold, whose weight is fifty shekels, and I desire them and take them, and lo, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. And Joshua sendeth messengers, and they run unto the tent, and lo, it is hidden in his tent, and the silver under it. And they take them out of the midst of the tent, and bring them in unto Joshua, and unto all the sons of Israel, and pour them out before Jehovah. And Joshua takeeth Akhan, son of Zira, and the silver, and the robe, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his ox, and his ass, and his flock, and his tent, and all that he hath, and all Israel with him. And they cause them to go up the valley of Akkor. And Joshua saith, What thou hast troubled us? Jehovah doth trouble thee this day! And all Israel cast stones at him, and they burn them with fire, and they stone them with stones. And they raise up over him a great heap of stones unto this day. And Jehovah turneth back from the heat of his anger, therefore hath one called the name of that place, valley of Akkor, till this day. CHAPTER VIII And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, Fear not, nor be affrighted, take with thee all the people of war, and rise, go up to AI, see I have given unto thy hand the king of AI, and his people, and his city, and his land. And thou hast done to AI, and to her king, as thou hast done to Jericho, and to her king. Only its spoil, and its cattle ye spoil for yourselves, set for thee an ambush for the city at its rear. And Joshua riseeth, and all the people of war, to go up to AI. And Joshua chooseeth thirty thousand men, mighty ones of valor, and sendeth them away by night, and commandeth them, saying, See, ye are liars in weight against the city, at the rear of the city, ye go not very far off from the city, and all of you have been prepared. And I, and all the people who are with me, draw near unto the city, and it hath come to pass when they come out to meet us as at the first, and we have fled before them, and they have come out after us till we have drawn them out of the city, for they say, They are fleeing before us as at the first, and we have fled before them, and ye rise from the ambush, and have occupied the city, and Jehovah your God hath given it into your hand, and it hath been when ye capture the city, ye burn the city with fire, according to the word of Jehovah, ye do. See, I have commanded you. And Joshua sendeth them away, and they go unto the ambush, and abide between Bethel and AI on the west of AI. And Joshua logeth on that night in the midst of the people. And Joshua riseeth early in the morning, and inspecteth the people, and goeth up, he and the elders of Israel before the people to AI. And all the people of war who are with him have gone up, and drawn nigh, and come in over against the city, and in camp on the north of AI, and the valley is between him and AI. And he taketh about five thousand men, and seteth them an ambush between Bethel and AI on the west of the city. And they set the people, all the camp which is on the north of the city, and its rear on the west of the city, and Joshua goeth on that night into the midst of the valley. And it cometh to pass, when the king of AI seeeth it, that hasten and rise early, and go out do the men of the city to meet Israel for Bethel, he and all his people, at the appointed season, at the front of the plain. And he hath not known that an ambush is against him on the rear of the city. And Joshua and all Israel seem stricken before them, and flee the way of the wilderness. And all the people who are in the city are called to pursue after them, and they pursue after Joshua and are drawn away out of the city. And there hath not been left a man in AI and Bethel who hath not gone out after Israel, and they leave the city open, and pursue after Israel. And Jehovah sayeth unto Joshua, Stretch out with the javelin which is in thy hand towards AI, for into thy hand I give it. And Joshua stretcheth out with the javelin which is in his hand toward the city. And the ambush hath risen with haste out of its place, and they run at the stretching out of his hand, and go into the city, and capture it, and hasten, and burn the city with fire. And the men of AI look behind them, and see, and lo, the smoke of the city hath gone up unto the heavens, and there hath not been in them power to flee hither and thither. And the people who are fleeing to the wilderness hath turned against the pursuer. And Joshua and all Israel hath seen that the ambush hath captured the city, and that the smoke of the city hath gone up, and they turn back and smite the men of AI. And these have come out from the city to meet them, and they are in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that. And they smite them till he hath not left to them a remnant and escaped one. And the king of AI they caught alive, and bring him near unto Joshua. And it cometh to pass, and Israel's finishing to slay all the inhabitants of AI in the field, in the wilderness in which they pursued them, and they fall all of them by the mouth of the sword till their consumption, that all Israel turned back to AI and smite it by the mouth of the sword, and all who fall during the day, of men and of women, are twelve thousand, all men of AI. And Joshua hath not brought back his hand which he stretched out with a javelin till that he hath devoted all the inhabitants of AI, only the cattle and the spoil of that city hath Israel spoiled for themselves, according to the word of Jehovah which he commanded Joshua. And Joshua burneth AI, and maketh it a heap, age during, a desolation unto this day. And the king of AI he hath hanged on the tree till even time, and at the going in of the sun hath Joshua commanded, and they take down his carcass from the tree, and cast it unto the opening of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones till this day. Then doth Joshua build an altar to Jehovah, God of Israel, in Mount Ebal, as Moses servant of Jehovah commanded the sons of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones over which he hath not waved iron, and they cause to go up upon it burnt offerings to Jehovah, and sacrifice peace offerings. And he righteth there on the stones the copy of the law of Moses which he hath written in the presence of the sons of Israel. And all Israel, and its elders, and authorities, and its judges, are standing on this side and on that of the ark, over against the priests, the Levites, bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, as well the sojourner, as the native, half of them over against Mount Garizim, and the half of them over against Mount Ebal, as Moses servant of Jehovah commanded to bless the people of Israel at the first. And afterwards he hath proclaimed all the words of the law, the blessing, and the reviling, according to all that is written in the book of the law. There hath not been a thing of all that Moses commanded which Joshua hath not proclaimed before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the infants, and the sojourner who is going in their midst. CHAPTER IX And it cometh to pass when all the kings who are beyond the Jordan in the hill-country and in the low-country and in every haven of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Parasite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, here, that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, one mouth. And the inhabitants of Gibion have heard that which Joshua hath done to Jericho and to Ai, and they work, even they, with subtlety, and go and fame to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old and rent and bound up, and sandals old and patched on their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision is dry, it was crumbs. And they go unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, and say unto him, and unto the men of Israel, from a land far off we have come, and now make with us a covenant, and the men of Israel say unto the Hivite, it may be in our midst ye are dwelling, and how do we make with the a covenant? And they say unto Joshua, thy servants we are, and Joshua sayeth unto them, who are ye, and whence come ye? And they say unto him, from a land very far off have thy servants come, for the name of Jehovah, thy God, for we have heard his fame, and all that he hath done in Egypt, and all that he hath done to the two kings of the Amorite who are beyond the Jordan, to Sihon, king of Heshban, and to Ag, king of Bashan, who was in Ashtaroth. And our elders, and all the inhabitants of our land, speak unto us, saying, take in your hand provision for the way, and go to meet them, and he have said unto them, your servants we are, and now make with us a covenant. This our bread, hot we provided ourselves with it out of our houses, on the day of our coming out to go unto you, and now, lo, it is dry, and hath been crumbs. And these are the wine bottles which we filled, new, and lo, they have rent, and these our garments and our sandals have become old from the exceeding greatness of the way. And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah hath not asked. And Joshua makeeth with them peace, and makeeth with them a covenant to keep them alive, and swear to them, do the princes of the company. And it cometh to pass at the end of three days after that they have made with them a covenant, that they hear that they are their neighbors, that in their midst they are dwelling. And the sons of Israel journey, and come in unto their cities on the third day, and their cities are Gibeon, and Chephira, and Birov, and Kirjoth Jereem. And the sons of Israel hath not smitten them, for sworn to them hath the princes of the company by Jehovah God of Israel, and all the company murmur against the princes, and all the princes say unto all the company, We, we have sworn to them by Jehovah God of Israel, and now we are not able to come against them. This we do to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not upon us, because of the oath which we have sworn to them. And the princes say unto them, They live, and are hewers of wood, and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them. And Joshua calleth for them, and speak of unto them, saying, Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, and ye in our midst dwelling? And now cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off from being a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. And they answer Joshua, and say, Because it was certainly declared to thy servants that Jehovah thy God commanded Moses his servant to give to you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do this thing, and now lo, we are in thy hand, as it is good, and as it is right in thine eyes to do to us, do. And he doth to them so, and delivereth them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they have not slain them. And Joshua maketh them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company, and for the altar of Jehovah unto this day, at the place which he doth choose. CHAPTER X And it cometh to pass, when Adonai Zedek, king of Jerusalem, heareth that Joshua hath captured A.I., and doth devote it, as he had done to Jericho and to her king, so he hath done to A.I. and to her king, and that the inhabitants of Gibbian have made peace with Israel and are in their midst, that they are greatly afraid, because Gibbian is a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it is greater than A.I., and all its men, heroes. And Adonai Zedek, king of Jerusalem, sendeth unto Hoham, king of Hebron, and unto Piram, king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia, king of Lakish, and unto Debir, king of Aglon, saying, Come up unto me and help me, and we smite Gibbian, for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel, and five kings of the Emerite, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lakish, the king of Aglon, are gathered together and go up, they and all their camps, and encamp against Gibbian, and fight against it. And the men of Gibbian send unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, saying, Let not thy hand cease from thy servants! Come up unto us with haste, and give safety to us, and help us, for all the kings of the Emerite dwelling in the hill country have been assembled against us! And Joshua goeth up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, even all the mighty men of Valor. And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, Be not afraid of them, for into thy hand I have given them, there doth not stand a man of them in thy presence. And Joshua cometh in unto them suddenly, all the night he hath gone up from Gilgal. And Jehovah doth crushed them before Israel, and it smited them, a great smiting at Gibbian, and pursued them the way of the ascent of Beth Horan, and smited them unto Azikah, and unto Makeda. And it cometh to pass in their fleeing from the face of Israel, they are in the descent of Beth Horan, and Jehovah hath cast upon them great stones out of the heavens unto Azikah, and they die. More are they who have died by the hail stones than they whom the sons of Israel have slain by the sword. Then speaketh Joshua to Jehovah in the day of Jehovah's giving up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he saith before the eyes of Israel, Son, in Gibbian stand still, and moon, in the valley of Ajalon, and the sons standeth still, and the moon hath stood till the nation take of vengeance on its enemies. Is it not written on the book of the upright, and the sons standeth in the midst of the heavens, and hath not hasted to go in as a perfect day? And there hath not been like that day before it or after it, for Jehovah's hearkening to the voice of a man, for Jehovah is fighting for Israel. And Joshua turnedeth back, and all Israel with him unto the camp at Gilgal, and these five kings flee and are hidden in a cave at Machida, and it is declared to Joshua, saying, the five kings have been found hidden in a cave at Machida, and Joshua saith, roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and appoint over it men to watch them, and ye stand not, pursue after your enemies, and ye hath smitten the hind most of them, suffer them not to go in unto their cities, for Jehovah your God hath given them into your hand. And it cometh to pass when Joshua and the sons of Israel finish to smite them, a very great smiting till they are consumed, and the remnant who have remained of them go in unto the fenced cities, that all the people turn back to the camp unto Joshua at Machida in peace. None moved sharply his tongue against the sons of Israel. And Joshua saith, open ye the mouth of the cave, and bring out unto me these five kings from the cave. And they do so, and bring out unto him these five kings from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lakish, the king of Eglon. And it cometh to pass when they bring out these kings unto Joshua, that Joshua calleth unto every man of Israel, and saith unto the captains of the men of war who have gone with him, draw near, set your feet on the necks of these kings, and they draw near, and set their feet on their necks. And Joshua saith unto them, fear not, nor be affrighted, be strong and courageous, for thus doth Jehovah do to all your enemies with whom ye are fighting. And Joshua smighteth them afterwards, and puteth them to death, and hangeth them on five trees, and they are hanging on the trees till the evening. And it cometh to pass at the time of the going in of the sun, Joshua hath commanded, and they take them down from off the trees, and cast them unto the cave where they had been hid, and put great stones on the mouth of the cave till this very day. And Macheda hath Joshua captured on that day, and he smighteth it by the mouth of the sword, and its king he hath devoted, them and every person who is in it. He hath not left a remnant, and he doth to the king of Macheda as he did to the king of Jericho. And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Macheda to Libna, and Phyteth with Libna. And Jehovah giveeth also it into the hand of Israel, and its king, and it smighteth it by the mouth of the sword, and every person who is in it. It left not in it a remnant, and it doth to its king as it did to the king of Jericho. And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Libna to Lakish, and encampeth against it, and Phyteth against it. And Jehovah giveeth Lakish into the hand of Israel, and it captureeth it on the second day, and smighteth it by the mouth of the sword, and every person who is in it according to all that it did to Libna. Then hath Horan, king of Gezer, come up to help Lakish, and Joshua smighteth him and his people, till he hath not left to him a remnant. And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Lakish to Eglon, and they encamp against it, and fight against it, and capture it on that day, and smighteth by the mouth of the sword, and every person who is in it on that day he hath devoted, according to all that he did to Lakish. And Joshua goeth up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon to Hebron, and they fight against it, and capture it and smighteth by the mouth of the sword, and its king, and all its cities, and every person who is in it, he hath not left a remnant, according to all that he did to Eglon, and doth devote it, and every person who is in it. And Joshua turneth back, and all Israel with him to Debir, and fighteth against it, and captureeth it, and its king, and all its cities, and they smight them by the mouth of the sword, and devote every person who is in it. He hath not left a remnant, as he did to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to its king, and as he did to Libna, and to its king. And Joshua smighteth all the land of the hill-country, and of the south, and of the low-country, and of the springs, and all their kings. He hath not left a remnant, and all that doth breathe, he hath devoted, as Joshua God of Israel commanded. And Joshua smighteth them from Kadesh Barnea, even unto Gaza, and all the land of Goshen, even unto Gibyan. And all these kings and their land hath Joshua captured at one time, for Jehovah God of Israel is fighting for Israel. And Joshua turneth back, and all Israel with him, unto the camp at Gilgal. CHAPTER 11 And it cometh to pass when Jabin, king of Hazor, Hereth, that he sundeth unto Jobab, king of Maton, and unto the king of Shimron, and unto the king of Akshaph, and unto the kings who are on the north in the hill-country, and in the plain south of Chinaroth, and in the low-country, and in the elevations of Dor, on the west, to the Canaanite on the east, and on the west, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Parasite, and the Jebusite in the hill-country, and the Hivite under Herman, in the land of Mizpah. And they go out, they and all their camps with them, a people numerous as the sand which is on the seashore for multitude, and horse and charioteer, very many. And all these kings are met together, and they come in and camp together at the waters of Miram to fight with Israel. And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, Be not afraid of their presence, for tomorrow about this time I am giving all of them wounded before Israel, their horses thou dost hawk, and their chariots burn with fire. And Joshua cometh, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Miram suddenly, and they fall on them. And Jehovah giveth them into the hand of Israel, and they smite them and pursue them unto the great Zidun, and unto Mizrafath Mayim, and unto the valley of Mizpah Eastward, and they smite them till he hath not left to them a remnant. And Joshua doth to them as Jehovah said to him, their horses he hath hawked, and their chariots burnt with fire. And Joshua turneth back at that time, and captureeth Hazor, and its king he hath smitten by the sword, for Hazor formerly is head of all these kingdoms. And they smite every person who is in it by the mouth of the sword, he hath devoted, he hath not left any one breathing, and Hazor he hath burnt with fire. And all the cities of these kings, and all their kings hath Joshua captured, and he smiteeth them by the mouth of the sword, he devoted them as Moses servant of Jehovah commanded. Only all the cities which are standing by their hill, Israel hath not burned them, save Hazor only, it hath Joshua burnt. And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle have the sons of Israel spoiled for themselves. Only every human being they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, till they're destroying them, they have not left any one breathing. As Jehovah commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so hath Joshua done. He hath not turned aside a thing of all that Jehovah commanded Moses. And Joshua taketh all this land, the hill country, and all the south, and all the land of Goshen, and the low country, and the plain, even the hill country of Israel and its lowlands, from the mount of Halak, which is going up to Sier, and unto Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon, under Mount Hermon, and all their kings he hath captured, and he smiteeth them and puteth them to death. Many days hath Joshua made with all these kings war. There hath not been a city which made peace with the sons of Israel, save the Hivite, inhabitants of Gibion, the whole they have taken in battle. For from Jehovah it hath been to strengthen their heart to meet in battle with Israel in order to devote them so that they have no grace, but in order to destroy them as Jehovah commanded Moses. And Joshua cometh at that time, and cuteth off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, even from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel, with their cities hath Joshua devoted them. There hath not been left Anakim in the land of the sons of Israel, only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashtad where they left. And Joshua taketh the whole of the land according to all that Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses, and Joshua giveth it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions, by their tribes, and the land hath rest from war. CHAPTER XII And these are kings of the land whom the sons of Israel have smitten, and possess their land beyond the Jordan at the sun rising, from the Bruck Arnan unto Mount Hermon, and all the plain eastward. Sihon, king of the Amorite, who is dwelling in Heshban, ruling from Arowair, which is on the border of the Bruck Arnan, and the middle of the Bruck, and half of Gilead, and unto Jabak the Bruck, the border of the Bene Aman, and the plain unto the sea of Chinaroth eastward, and unto the sea of the plain, the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth Cheshimoth, and from the south under the springs of Piska, and the border of Arg, king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Refayim, who is dwelling in Ashtaroth and in Edrii, and ruling in Mount Hermon, and in Salka, and in Al-Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurite, and the Maakathite, and the half of Gilead, the border of Sihon, king of Heshban. Moses, servant of Jehovah, and the sons of Israel have smitten them, and Moses, servant of Jehovah, giveth it, a possession to the Rubenite, and to the Gadite, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh. And these are kings of the land whom Joshua and the sons of Israel have smitten beyond the Jordan westward, from Ba'al Gad, in the valley of Lebanon, and unto the mount of Halak, which is going up to Siyir, and Joshua giveth it to the tribes of Israel, a possession according to their divisions, in the hill country, and in the low country, and in the plain, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Parasite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. The king of Jericho, one. The king of Ai, which is beside Beth El, one. The king of Jerusalem, one. The king of Hebron, one. The king of Jarmuth, one. The king of Lakesh, one. The king of Aglon, one. The king of Gezer, one. The king of Devere, one. The king of Geder, one. The king of Horma, one. The king of Arad, one. The king of Livna, one. The king of Adulam, one. the king of Makida one, the king of Beth El one, the king of Tapua one, the king of Heifer one, the king of Afec one, the king of Lacheron one, the king of Madon one, the king of Hazor one, the king of Shimron Miron one, the king of Akshef one, the king of Ta'anak one, The King of Megiddo, one. The King of Kadesh, one. The King of Jhaknaeam of Carmel, one. The King of Dor at the Elevation of Dor, one. The King of the Goyim of Gilgal, one. The King of Tirzha, one. All the kings are thirty and one. The end of chapters seven through twelve of the Book of Joshua. Recording by Mark Penfold. CHAPTER XIII And Joshua is old, entering in two days, and Jehovah sayeth unto him, Thou hast become aged, Thou hast entered in two days, as to the land very much hath been left to possess. This is the land that is left. All the circuits of the Philistines, and all Gesherai, from Sihor, which is on the front of Egypt, and unto the border of Ekron, northward, to the Canaanite it is reckoned, five princes of the Philistines, the Gazethite, and the Ashdothite, the Eshkala Knight, the Gittite, and the Ekronite, also the Avim. From the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Myra, which is to the Sidonians, unto Afec, unto the border of the Amorite, and the land of the Giblite, and all Lebanon at the sun rising, from Baal Gad, under Mount Hermon, unto the going into Hamath. All the inhabitants of the hill country, from Lebanon unto Mizrafathmaim, all the Sidonians, I, I dispossess them before the sons of Israel, only, cause it to fall to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. And now, apportion this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh. With it the Rubenite and the Gadite have received their inheritance, which Moses hath given to them beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses, servant of Jehovah, hath given to them. From Arowair, which is on the edge of the Brook Arnan, and the city which is in the midst of the Brook, and all the plain of Mediba, unto Dihon, and all the cities of Sihon, king of the Amorite, who reigned in Heshban, unto the border of the Beni Amun, and Gilead, and the border of the Gesharite, and of the Maakathite, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan, unto Salka. All the kingdom of Ag in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrii, he was left of the remnant of the Refayim, and Moses doth smite them and dispossess them. And the sons of Israel dispossessed not the Gesharite and the Maakathite, and Geshur and Maakath dwell in the midst of Israel unto this day. Only to the tribe of Levi he hath not given an inheritance, fire offerings of Jehovah, God of Israel is its inheritance, as he hath spoken to it. And Moses giveth to the tribe of the sons of Ruben for their families, and the border is to them from Arowair, which is on the edge of the Brook Arnan, and the city which is in the midst of the Brook, and all the plain by Mediba. Heshban, and all its cities which are in the plain, Dibon, and Bamaf Baal, and Beth Baal Mayan, and Jahaza, and Kedamath, and Mepheaf, and Kirjafayim, and Sibhmah, and Zareth Shahar, in the Mount of the Valley, and Beth Peor, and the Springs of Pisca, and Beth Jeshimath, and all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite who reigned in Heshban, whom Moses smote, with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rechem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, princes of Sihon, inhabitants of the land, and Baalem, son of Beor the Diviner, have the sons of Israel slain with the sword among their wounded ones, and the border of the sons of Ruben is the Jordan, and its border, this is the inheritance of the sons of Ruben for their families, the cities, and their villages. And Moses giveth to the tribe of Gad, to the sons of Gad, for their families, and the border is to them Jazeir, and all the cities of Gilead, and the half of the land of the Ben-e-Amen, unto Ar-Aware, which is on the front of Raba, and from Heshban unto Ramath-Mizpeh, and Betonim, and from Mahannayim unto the border of Debir, and in the Valley, Beth Aram, and Beth Nimra, and Sukaf, and Zafan, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon, king of Heshban, the Jordan, and its border, unto the extremity of the sea of Chinareth, beyond the Jordan eastward. This is the inheritance of the sons of Gad, for their families, the cities, and their villages. And Moses giveth to the half of the tribe of Manasseh, and it is to the half of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh for their families. And their border is from Mahannayim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Ag king of Bashan, and all the small towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities. And the half of Gilead, and Ashtarov, and Edriai, cities of the kingdom of Ag in Bashan, are to the sons of Makir, son of Manasseh, to the half of the sons of Makir, for their families. These are they whom Moses caused to inherit in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan by Jericho eastward. And to the tribe of Levi, Moses gave not an inheritance, Jehovah, God of Israel himself is their inheritance, as he hath spoken to them. CHAPTER XIV And these are they of the sons of Israel who inherited in the land of Canaan, whom Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, caused to inherit. By Lot is their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine of the tribes, and the half of the tribe. For Moses hath given the inheritance of two of the tribes, and of half of the tribe beyond the Jordan, and to the Levites he hath not given an inheritance in their midst. For the sons of Joseph hath been two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, and they have not given a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for their cattle and for their possessions. As Jehovah commanded Moses, so hath the sons of Israel done, and they apportioned the land. And the sons of Judah come nigh unto Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jefunna the Kenozite sayeth unto him, Thou hast known the word that Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses the man of God concerning me, and concerning thee in Kadesh Barnea. A son of forty years am I in Moses, servant of Jehovah, sending me from Kadesh Barnea, to spy the land, and I bring him back word as with my heart, and my brethren who have gone up with me have caused the heart of the people to melt, and I have been fully after Jehovah my God. And Moses sweareth in that day, saying, If not the land on which thy foot hath trodden, to thee it is for inheritance, and to thy sons to the age, for thou hast been fully after Jehovah my God. And now, lo, Jehovah hath kept me alive as he hath spoken these forty and five years, since Jehovah spake this word unto Moses, when Israel went in the wilderness. And now, lo, I am today a son of five and eighty years, yet am I today strong as in the day of Moses sending me, as my power then, so is my power now for battle, and to go out and to come in. And now give to me this hill country of which Jehovah spake in that day, for thou didst hear in that day, for Anakim are there, and cities great, fencid. If so be Jehovah is with me, then I have dispossessed them as Jehovah hath spoken. And Joshua blessed him, and giveth Hebron to Caleb son of Jefunna for an inheritance. Therefore hath Hebron been to Caleb son of Jefunna the kenozite for an inheritance unto this day, because that he was fully after Jehovah, God of Israel. And the name of Hebron formerly is Kirjath Arba. He is the great man among the Anakim, and the land hath rest from war. CHAPTER XV And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families, is unto the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zinn southward at the extremity of the south. And to them the south border is at the extremity of the Salt Sea, from the bay which is looking southward, and it hath gone out unto the south to Ma'aleh Akrabim and passed over to Zinn, and gone up on the south to Kadesh Barnea, and passed over to Hezron, and gone up to Adar, and turned round to Karka. And passed over to Asman, and gone out at the brook of Egypt, and the outgoings of the border have been at the sea. This is to you the south border. And the east border is the Salt Sea, unto the extremity of the Jordan, and the border at the north quarter is from the bay of the sea, at the extremity of the Jordan. And the border hath gone up to Bethogla, and passed over on the north of Beth-Arabah, and the border hath gone up to the stone of Bohan, son of Reuben. And the border hath gone up towards Debir, from the valley of Akkor, and northward looking unto Gilgal, which is over against the ascent of Adumim, which is on the south of the brook. And the border hath passed over unto the waters of Enshamesh, and its outgoings have been unto Enrogel. And the border hath gone up the valley of the son of Hinnom, unto the side of the Jebusite on the south, it is Jerusalem. And the border hath gone up unto the top of the hill-country, which is on the front of the valley of Hinnom westward, which is in the extremity of the valley of the Rafaim northward. And the border hath been marked out from the top of the hill-country unto the fountain of the waters of Neftoa, and hath gone out unto the cities of Mount Ephron, and the border hath been marked out to Ba'ala, it is Kirjath Jihrim. And the border hath gone round from Ba'ala westward unto Mount Sier, and passed over unto the side of Mount Jihrim, it is Chesalon, on the north, and gone down to Beth Shemesh, and passed over to Timna. And the border hath gone out unto the side of Ekron northward, and the border hath been marked out to Shikron, and hath passed over to Mount Ba'ala, and gone out to Jabniel, and the outgoings of the border hath been at the sea. And the west border is to the Great Sea, and its border. This is the border of the Sons of Judah round about for their families. And to Caleb, son of Jefunah, hath he given a portion in the midst of the Sons of Judah, according to the command of Jehovah to Joshua, even the city of Arba, father of Enoch, it is Hebron. And Caleb is dispossessing thence the three Sons of Enoch, Sheshai, and Ahaymon, Talmai, children of Enoch. And he goeth up thence unto the inhabitants of Dabir, and the name of Dabir formerly is Kirjaf Sefer. And Caleb saith, He who smighteth Kirjaf Sefer, and hath captured it, I have given to him Aksa, my daughter, for a wife. And Othniel, son of Canaz, brother of Caleb, doth capture it, and he giveth to him Aksa, his daughter, for a wife. And it cometh to pass, in her coming in, that she persuadeth him to ask from her father a field, and she lighteth from off the ass, and Caleb saith to her, What to thee? And she saith, Give to me a blessing, when the land of the south thou hast given me, then thou hast given to me springs of waters. And he giveth to her the upper springs and the lower springs. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the Sons of Judah for their families, and the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the Sons of Judah are unto the border of Edom in the south. Cabsiel, and Adair, and Jagur, and Kina, and Daimona, and Adeda, and Kadesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, Zif, and Telem, and Bialof, and Hazor, Hadata, and Kirjaf, Hezran, it is Hezor. Amam, and Sheema, and Moledah, and Hazargada, and Hashmon, and Bethpalat, and Hazor Shual, and Beersheba, and Bizjofjah, Ba'alah, and Ayim, and Azem, and El-Tolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, and Ziklag, and Madmanah, and Sansana, and Labayaf, and Shilhim, and Ayin, and Rimon. All the cities are twenty and nine, and their villages. In the low country, Eshta'ol, and Zareya, and Ashna, and Zanoa, and Anganim, Tapua, and Inam, Jarmuth, and Adulam, Soko, and Azika, and Sharayim, and Adithayim, and Gedara, and Gedarofayim, fourteen cities and their villages, Zinan, and Hadasha, and Migdalgad, and Dilian, and Mizpeh, and Jakfiel, Lakish, and Bosqaf, and Eglan, and Qabon, and Lamam, and Kithlish, and Gedarof, Bethdagon, and Na'amaa, and Makita, sixteen cities and their villages, and Jifta, and Ashna, and Nazib, and Kaila, and Akzib, and Marasha, nine cities and their villages. Ekran and its town and its villages, from Ekran and Westward, all that are by the side of Ashtad and their villages. Ashtad its towns and its villages, Gaza its towns and its villages, unto the brook of Egypt and the great sea, and its border. And in the hill country, Shamir, and Jatir, and Soko, and Dana, and Kirjaf-Sana, it is Debir, and Anab, and Eshtamo, and Anim, and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh, eleven cities and their villages. Arab, and Duma, and Ishaian, and Janum, and Beth Tapua, and Afika, and Humta, and Kirjaf-Arba, it is Hebron, and Zayor, nine cities and their villages. Mayan, Carmel, and Zif, and Jutah, and Jezreel, and Jaktiam, and Zanoa, Kane, Gibiya, and Timna, ten cities and their villages. Halhul, Beth-Zur, and Ghidor, and Ma'araf, and Beth-Anuf, and El-Takan, six cities and their villages. Kirjaf-Ba'al, it is Kirjaf-Jerim, and Raba, two cities and their villages. In the wilderness, Beth-Arabah, Medin, and Sakeka, and Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Ngedai, six cities and their villages. As to the Jebusites, inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah have not been able to dispossess them, and the Jebusite dwelleth with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem unto this day. CHAPTER XVI And the lot for the sons of Joseph goeth out from Jordan by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness going up from Jericho in the hill-country of Beth-El, and have gone out from Beth-El to Luz, and passed over unto the border of Archi to Ataroth, and gone down westward unto the border of Jafletai, unto the border of Beth-Horon the lower, and unto Gezer, and its outgoings have been at the sea. And the sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, inherit. And the border of the sons of Ephraim is by their families, and the border of their inheritance is on the east, atroth Adar, and to Beth-Horon the upper. And the border have gone out at the sea, to Mech-Matha on the north, and the border have gone round eastward to Ta-Noth-Shiloh, and passed over it eastward to Janoah, and gone down from Janoah to Ataroth, and to Naaroth, and touched against Jericho, and gone out at the Jordan. From Tapua the border goeth westward unto the brook of Kana, and its outgoings have been at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim for their families. And the separate cities of the sons of Ephraim are in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages. And they have not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwelleth in the midst of Ephraim unto this day, and is to tribute a servant. CHAPTER XVII And the lot is for the tribe of Manasseh, for he is first-born of Joseph, for Makir first-born of Manasseh, father of Gilead, for he hath been a man of war, and his are Gilead and Bashan. And there is for the sons of Manasseh who are left for their families, for the sons of Ebi-Azir, and for the sons of Helak, and for the sons of Asriel, and for the sons of Shechem, and for the sons of Hafer, and for the sons of Shemidah. These are the children of Manasseh, son of Joseph, the males, by their families. As to Zalofahad, son of Hafer, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, he hath no children except daughters, and these are the names of his daughters, Mala, and Noah, Hogla, Milka, and Tirzah. And they draw near before Eli-Azir the priest, and before Joshua's son of Noon, and before the princes, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give to us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren. And he giveth to them at the command of Jehovah an inheritance in the midst of the brethren of their father. And ten portions fall to Manasseh apart from the land of Gilead and Bashan which are beyond the Jordan. For the daughters of Manasseh have inherited an inheritance in the midst of his sons, and the land of Gilead hath been to the sons of Manasseh who are left, and the border of Manasseh is from Asher to Mech-Mitha, which is on the front of Shechem, and the border hath gone on unto the right, unto the inhabitants of Entapua. To Manasseh hath been the land of Tapua, and Tapua unto the border of Manasseh is to the sons of Ephraim. And the border hath come down to the brook of Kana, southward of the brook. These cities of Ephraim are in the midst of the cities of Manasseh, and the border of Manasseh is on the north of the brook, and its outgoings are at the sea. Northward is to Ephraim, and northward to Manasseh, and the sea is his border, and in Asher they meet on the north, and in Issachar on the east. And Manasseh hath in Issachar and in Asher Beth-Shean and its towns, and Ibliam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dorr and its towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Ta-Nak and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, three counties. And the sons of Manasseh have not been able to occupy these cities, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in this land. And it cometh to pass, when the sons of Israel have been strong, that they put the Canaanite to tribute and have not utterly dispossessed him. And the sons of Joseph speak with Joshua, saying, Wherefore hast thou given to me an inheritance, one lot and one portion, and I anumerous people hitherto hath Jehovah blessed me? And Joshua saith unto them, If thou art anumerous people, go up for thee to the forest, the now hast prepared for thee there in the land of the Parasite and of the Rafaim, when Mount Ephraim hath been narrow for thee. And the sons of Joseph say, The hill is not found to us, and a chariot of iron is with every Canaanite who is dwelling in the land of the valley, to him who is in Beth-Shean and its towns, and to him who is in the valley of Jezreel. And Joshua speaketh unto the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art anumerous people, and hast great power, Thou hast not one lot only, because the mountain is thine, because it is a forest, Thou hast prepared it, and its outgoings have been thine, because thou dost dispossess the Canaanite, though it hath chariots of iron, though it is strong. CHAPTER XVIII And all the company of the sons of Israel are assembled at Shiloh, and they cause the tent of meeting to Tabernacle there, and the land hath been subdued before them. And there are left among the sons of Israel who hath not shared their inheritance, seven tribes, and Joshua sayeth unto the sons of Israel, Till when are ye remiss to go in to possess the land which he hath given to you, Jehovah God of your fathers? Give for you three men for a tribe, and I send them, and they rise and go up and down through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance, and come in unto me. And they have divided it into seven portions. Judah doth stay by its border on the south, and the house of Joseph do stay by their border on the north. And he describe the land in seven portions, and have brought it in unto me hither, and I have cast for you a lot here before Jehovah our God. For there is no portion to the Levites in your midst, for the priesthood of Jehovah is their inheritance, and Gad, and Reuben, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses' servant of Jehovah gave to them. And the men rise and go, and Joshua commandeth those who are going to describe the land, saying, Go, and walk up and down through the land, and describe it, and turn back unto me, and here I cast for you a lot before Jehovah in Shiloh. And the men go, and pass over through the land, and describe it by cities in seven portions on a book, and they come in unto Joshua, unto the camp at Shiloh. And Joshua casteth for them a lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, and there Joshua apportioneth the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions. And a lot goeth up for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin for their families, and the border of their lot goeth out between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph. And the border is to them at the north side from the Jordan, and the border hath gone up unto the side of Jericho on the north, and gone up through the hill-country westward, and its outgoings have been at the wilderness of Beth-Aven. And the border hath gone over thence to Luz, unto the side of Luz, it is Beth-El, southward, and the border hath gone down to Atroth-Adar, by the hill that is on the south of the lower Beth-Horon. And the border hath been marked out, and hath gone round to the corner of the sea southward from the hill which is at the front of Beth-Horon southward, and its outgoings have been unto Kirjath-Ba'al, it is Kirjath-Jerim, a city of the sons of Judah, this is the west quarter. And the south quarter is from the end of Kirjath-Jerim, and the border hath gone out westward, and gone out unto the fountain of the waters of Neftoa. And the border hath come down unto the extremity of the hill which is on the front of the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of the Refayim northward, and hath gone down the valley of Hinnom unto the side of Jebusai southward, and gone down to Enrogel, and hath been marked out on the north, and gone out to Enshamesh, and gone out unto Gililoth, which is over against the ascent of Adumim, and gone down to the stone of Bohan's son of Rubin, and passed over unto the side over against Arabah northward, and gone down to Arabah. And the border hath passed over unto the side of Beth-Hogla northward, and the outgoings of the border hath been unto the north bay of the Salt Sea, unto the south extremity of the Jordan. This is the south border. And the Jordan doth border it at the east quarter. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin by its borders round about, for their families. And the cities for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin for their families have been Jericho, and Beth-Hogla, and the valley of Kaziz, and Beth-Arabah, Zamorayim, and Beth-El, and Avim, and Parah, and Ofrah, and Chafar, Ha-Amonai, and Ofnai, and Gaba, twelve cities and their villages. Gibyan, and Ramah, and Birof, and Mizpah, and Chafairah, and Mosa, and Rakem, and Irpi-el, and Tarala, and Zayla, El-ef, and Jebusai, it is Jerusalem, Gibi-of, Kirjaf, fourteen cities and their villages. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin for their families. Chapter 19 And the second lot goeth out for Simeon for the tribe of the sons of Simeon for their families, and their inheritance is in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah, and they have in their inheritance Bir-Shiba, and Shiba, and Molada, and Hazar-Shual, and Bala, and Azem, and El-Tolad, and Beth-Ul, and Horma, and Ziklag, and Beth-Mar-Kabof, and Hazar-Susa, and Beth-Lebayof, and Sharuhen, thirteen cities and their villages. Ayin, Raman, and Effer, and Ashan, four cities and their villages. Also all the villages which are round about these cities, Unto Ba'alaf Bir, Ramoth of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon for their families. Out of the portion of the sons of Judah is the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, for the portion of the sons of Judah hath been too much for them, and the sons of Simeon inherit in the midst of their inheritance. And the third lot goeth up for the sons of Zebulon for their families, and the border of their inheritance is Unto Sarid, and their border hath gone up towards the sea, and Marallah, and come against Dabasheth, and come Unto the brook which is on the front of Joknium, and turned back from Sarid eastward at the sun rising by the border of Chisloth Tabor, and gone out Unto Dabaroth, and gone up to Japhia, and thence it hath passed over eastward to the east, to Gita Hafer, to Ita Kazeen, and gone out to Ramon Methuar, to Nia, and the border hath gone round about it from the north to Hanathon, and its outgoings have been in the valley of Jifta El, and Kata, and Nahalal, and Shemron, and Idallah, and Bethlehem, twelve cities and their villages. This is the inheritance of the sons of Zebulon for their families, these cities and their villages. For Issachar hath the fourth lot gone out for the sons of Issachar for their families, and their border is at Jezreel, and Chesuloth, and Shunem, and Haferium, and Shaihan, and Anaharath, and Rabith, and Kishayan, and Abez, and Remeth, and Enganim, and Anhadah, and Bethpazes, and the border hath touched against Tabor, and Jahazimah, and Bethshemesh, and the outgoings of their border have been at the Jordan, sixteen cities and their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar for their families, the cities and their villages. And the fifth lot go out for the tribe of the sons of Asher for their families, and their border is Helqaf, and Halay, and Beten, and Akshaf, and Alamalek, and Ahmad, and Mishael, and it toucheth against Carmel westward and against Chihor-Libnaf, and hath turned back at the sun rising to Beth-Dagon, and come against Zebulun, and against the valley of Jiftael, toward the north of Beth-Emec, and Niayel, and hath gone out unto Kabul on the left, and Hebron, and Rehob, and Hamon, and Kana, unto Great Zaydan. And the border hath turned back to Ramah, and unto the fenced city Tyre, and the border hath turned back to Hosah, and its outgoings are at the sea, from the coast to Aqzib, and Umah, and Afak, and Rehob, twenty and two cities and their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher for their families, these cities and their villages. For the sons of Naftali hath the sixth lot gone out, for the sons of Naftali for their families, and their border is from Helef, from Alon in Za'an-Nanim, and Adama'i, Nekeb, and Jabni'el, unto Lakum, and its outgoings are at the Jordan. And the border hath turned back westward to Asnoth Tabor, and gone out thence to Huqqok, and touched against Zebulun on the south, and against Asher it hath touched on the west, and against Judah at the Jordan at the sun rising. And the cities of defense are Zidim, Zair, and Hamaf, Rakaf, and Chenerath, and Adama'i, and Rama, and Hazor, and Kadesh, and Edri'ay, and Enhazor, and Iran, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-Anath, and Beth-Shamesh, nineteen cities and their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naftali for their families, the cities and their villages. For the tribe of the sons of Dan, for their families, hath the seventh lot gone out. And the border of their inheritance is Zora, and Eshta'ul, and Irshamesh, and Shalabin, and Aijalan, and Jeth'la, and Ilan, and Timnatha, and Ekron, and El-Teke, and Gibethan, and Be'alath, and Jihad, and Ben-e-Barak, and Ghath-riman, and Majarkan, and Rakon, with the border over against Jaffa. And the border of the sons of Dan goeth out from them, and the sons of Dan go up and fight with Leshem, and capture it, and smite it by the mouth of the sword, and possess it, and dwell in it, and call Leshem Dan, according to the name of Dan their father. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan for their families, these cities and their villages. And they finish to give the land in inheritance by its borders, and the sons of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua, son of Nun, in their midst. By the command of Jehovah they have given to him the city which he asked, Timnath Sirah, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and he buildeth the city and dwelleth in it. These are the inheritances which Eliezer the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, have caused to inherit by Lot, in Shiloh, before Jehovah, at the opening of the tent of meeting, and they finish to apportion the land. CHAPTER XX And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying, Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Give for you cities of refuge, as I have spoken unto you by the hand of Moses, for the fleeing thither of a man's lair, smiting life inadvertently without knowledge, and they have been to you for a refuge from the Redeemer of Blood, when one hath fled unto one of these cities, and hath stood at the opening of the gate of the city, and hath spoken in the ears of the elders of that city his matter. Then they have gathered him into the city unto them, and have given to him a place, and he hath dwelt with them. And when the Redeemer of Blood doth pursue after him, then they do not shut up the man's lair into his hand, for without knowledge he hath smitten his neighbor, and is not hating him hither too. And he hath dwelt in that city till his standing before the company for judgment, till the death of the chief priest who is in those days. Then doth the man's lair turn back, and hath come unto his city, and unto his house, unto the city whence he fled. And they sanctify Kadesh in Galilee, in the hill-country of Naftali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kirjath Arba, it is Hebron, in the hill-country of Judah, and beyond the Jordan at Jericho Eastward they have given Bezair in the wilderness in the plain, out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead, out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, out of the tribe of Manasseh. These have been cities of meeting for all the sons of Israel, and for a sojourner who is sojourning in their midst, for the fleeing thither of any one smiting life inadvertently, and he doth not die by the hand of the Redeemer of Blood till his standing before the company. CHAPTER XXI And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw nigh unto Eliezer the priest, and unto Joshua son of noon, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, and they speak unto them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle, and the sons of Israel give to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs. And the lot goeth out for the families of the Kohaphite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, by lot thirteen cities, and for the sons of Kohath who are left, out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities, and for the sons of Gershan are, out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naftali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, by lot thirteen cities. For the sons of Merari, for their families are, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities, and the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot, and they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called by name, and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for theirs hath been the first lot, and they give to them the city of Arba, father of Anak, it is Hebron, in the hill- country of Judah, and its suburbs round about it. And the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb, son of Jefunah, for his possession, and to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hebron, and its suburbs, and Libna, and its suburbs, and Jatir, and its suburbs, and Eshtimoa, and its suburbs, and Holan, and its suburbs, and Debir, and its suburbs, and Ayin, and its suburbs, and Judah, and its suburbs, Beth Shemesh, and its suburbs, nine cities out of these two tribes, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibyan, and its suburbs, Giba, and its suburbs, Anathoth, and its suburbs, and Almon, and its suburbs, four cities. All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests are thirteen cities and their suburbs, and for the families of the sons of Coehaf, the Levites who are left of the sons of Coehaf, even the cities of their lot are of the tribe of Ephraim, and they give to them the city of refuge for the manslayer, Shechem, and its suburbs, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer, and its suburbs, and Kibzayim, and its suburbs, and Bethhoron, and its suburbs, four cities. And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltecha, and its suburbs, Kibethon, and its suburbs, Eijalan, and its suburbs, Gathrimon, and its suburbs, four cities. And out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Teanak, and its suburbs, and Gathrimon, and its suburbs, two cities. All the cities are ten and their suburbs, for the families of the sons of Coehaf, who are left. And for the sons of Gershan, of the families of the Levites, out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Golan, in Bashan, and its suburbs, and Bieshtera, and its suburbs, two cities. And out of the tribe of Issachar, Qishan, and its suburbs, Dabarath, and its suburbs, Jarmuth, and its suburbs, and Ghanim, and its suburbs, four cities. And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal, and its suburbs, Abdon, and its suburbs, Helcath, and its suburbs, and Rehob, and its suburbs, four cities. And out of the tribe of Naftali, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Kadesh, in Galilee, and its suburbs, and Hamathdor, and its suburbs, and Kartan, and its suburbs, three cities. All the cities of the Gershanite, for their families, are thirteen cities and their suburbs. And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, are, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokniam, and its suburbs, Kartah, and its suburbs, Dimna, and its suburbs, Nahalal, and its suburbs, four cities. And out of the tribe of Rubin, Bezair, and its suburbs, and Jahaza, and its suburbs, Kedamoth, and its suburbs, and Mepheath, and its suburbs, four cities. And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Ramov, in Gilead, and its suburbs, and Nahanayim, and its suburbs, Heshban, and its suburbs, Jezair, and its suburbs, in all four cities. All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites, their lot is twelve cities. All the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, are forty and eight cities and their suburbs. These cities are each city and its suburbs round about it, so to all these cities. And Jehovah giveth to Israel the whole of the land which he hath sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it and dwell in it. And Jehovah giveth rest to them round about, according to all that which he hath sworn to their fathers, and there hath not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, the whole of their enemies hath Jehovah given into their hand. There hath not fallen a thing of all the good thing which Jehovah spake unto the house of Israel, the whole hath come. Then Joshua called for the Rubenite, and for the Gaddite, and for the half of the tribe of Manasseh, and saith unto them, Ye, ye have kept the whole of that which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, and ye hearken to my voice, to all that I have commanded you, ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, and have kept the charge, the command of Jehovah your God, and now Jehovah your God hath given rest to your brethren as he spake to them, and now turn ye, and go for yourselves to your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses, servant of Jehovah, hath given to you beyond the Jordan. Only be very watchful to do the command and the law which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commands, and to cleave to him, and to serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul. And Joshua blessed them, and senteth them away, and they go unto their tents. And to the half of the tribe of Manasseh hath Moses given in Bashan, and to its other half hath Joshua given with their brethren beyond the Jordan westward, and also when Joshua hath sent them away unto their tents, then he doth bless them, and speak unto them, saying, With great riches, turn ye back unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment, divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren. And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, turn back and go from the sons of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, unto the land of their possession, in which they have possession, according to the command of Jehovah by the hand of Moses. And they come in unto the districts of the Jordan, which are in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, build there an altar by the Jordan, a great altar for appearance. And the sons of Israel here, saying, Lo, the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh hath built the altar over against the land of Canaan, on the districts of the Jordan, at the passage of the sons of Israel. And the sons of Israel here, and all the company of the sons of Israel, is assembled at Shiloh, to go up against them to war. And the sons of Israel send unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the half of the tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, Thineas, son of Eliezer, the priest, and ten princes with him, one prince, one prince for a house of a father, for all the tribes of Israel, and each of them a head of a house of their fathers, for the thousands of Israel. And they come in unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the half of the tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and speak with them, saying, Thus said all the company of Jehovah, what is this trespass which ye have trespassed against the God of Israel, to turn back today from after Jehovah, by your building for you an altar, for your rebelling today against Jehovah? Is the iniquity of pure little to us from which we have not been cleansed till this day, and the plague is in the company of Jehovah, that ye turn back today from after Jehovah? And it hath been ye rebelled today against Jehovah, and tomorrow against all the company of Israel, he is Roth. And surely if the land of your possession is unclean, pass over for you unto the land of the possession of Jehovah, where the tabernacle of Jehovah hath tabernacled, and hath possession in our midst, and against Jehovah rebelled not, and against us rebelled not, by your building for you an altar besides the altar of Jehovah our God? Did not Aikon son of Zira commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and on all the company of Israel there was wrath, and he alone expired not in his iniquity? And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, answer and speak with the heads of the thousands of Israel? For God of God's Jehovah! The God of God's Jehovah! He is knowing, and Israel he doth know, if in rebellion, and if in trespass against Jehovah, thou dost not save us this day. We are building for ourselves an altar to turn back from after Jehovah, and if to cause to go up on it burnt offering and present, and if to make on it peace offerings, Jehovah himself doth require it. And if not, from fear of this thing we have done it, saying, hereafter your sons do speak to our sons, saying, what to you and to Jehovah God of Israel? For a border hath Jehovah put between us and you, O sons of Reuben, and sons of Gad. Jordan, ye have no portion in Jehovah, and your sons have caused our sons to cease, not to fear Jehovah. And we say, pray let us prepare for ourselves to build the altar, not for burnt offering nor for sacrifice, but a witness it is between us and you, and between our generations after us, to do the service of Jehovah before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings, and your sons do not say hereafter to our sons, ye have no portion in Jehovah. And we say, and it hath been, when they say so unto us and unto our generations hereafter, that we have said, see the pattern of the altar of Jehovah which our fathers made, not for burnt offering nor for sacrifice, but a witness it is between us and you, far be it from us to rebel against Jehovah, and to turn back today from after Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt offering, for present, and for sacrifice, apart from the altar of Jehovah our God, which is before his tabernacle. And Phineas, the priest, and the princes of the company, and the heads of the thousands of Israel who are with him, hear the words which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh have spoken, and it is good in their eyes. And Phineas, son of Eliezer the priest, sayeth unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the sons of Manasseh, today we have known that Jehovah is in our midst, because ye have not committed against Jehovah this trespass, then ye have delivered the sons of Israel out of the hand of Jehovah. And Phineas, son of Eliezer the priest, and the princes, turn back from the sons of Reuben, and from the sons of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, unto the sons of Israel, and bring them back word. And the thing is good in the eyes of the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel bless God, and have not said to go up against them to war, to destroy the land which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad are dwelling in. And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad proclaim, concerning the altar, that it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God. CHAPTER XXIII And it cometh to pass, many days after that Jehovah hath given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua is old, entering into days, and Joshua calleth for all Israel, for its elders, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and sayeth unto them, I have become old, I have entered into days, and ye, ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done to all these nations because of you, for Jehovah your God is he who is fighting for you. See, I have caused to fall to you these nations who are left for and inheritance to your tribes, from the Jordan, and all the nations which I cut off, and the great sea, the going in of the sun. As to Jehovah your God, he doth thrust them from your presence, and hath dispossessed them from before you, and ye hath possessed their land, as Jehovah your God hath spoken to you, and ye have been very strong to keep and to do the whole that is written in the book of the law of Moses, so as not to turn aside from it right or left, so as not to go in among these nations, these who are left with you, and of the name of their gods ye do not make mention, nor do ye serve them, nor do ye bow yourselves to them. But to Jehovah your God ye do cleave, as ye have done till this day, and Jehovah is dispossessing from before you nations great and mighty, as for you none hath stood in your presence till this day. One man of you doth pursue a thousand, for Jehovah your God is he who is fighting for you, as he hath spoken to you, and ye have been very watchful for yourselves to love Jehovah your God. But if ye had all turned back and have cleaved to the remnant of these nations, these who are left with you, and intermarried with them, and gone into them, and they to you, know certainly that Jehovah your God is not continuing to dispossess these nations from before you, and they have been to you for a gin, and for a snare, and for a scourge in your sides, and for thorns in your eyes, till ye perish from off this good ground which Jehovah your God hath given to you. And lo, I am going today in the way of all the earth, and ye have known with all your heart and with all your soul, that there hath not fallen one thing of all the good things which Jehovah your God hath spoken concerning you. The whole hath come to you, there hath not failed of it one thing, and it hath been as there hath come upon you all the good thing which Jehovah your God hath spoken unto you. So doth Jehovah bring upon you the whole of the evil thing till he is destroying you from off this good ground which Jehovah your God hath given to you. In your transgressing the covenant of Jehovah your God which he commanded you, and ye have gone and served other gods and bowed yourselves to them, then hath the anger of Jehovah burdened against you, and ye have perished hastily from off the good land which he hath given to you. CHAPTER XXIV And Joshua gathereth all the tribes of Israel to shechem and coleth for the elders of Israel and for its heads and for its judges and for its authorities, and they stationed themselves before God, and Joshua sayeth unto all the people, Thus said Jehovah God of Israel, beyond the river have your fathers dwelt of old, Tyra, father of Abraham, and father of Nachor, and they serve other gods, and I take your father Abraham from beyond the river and cause him to go through all the land of Canaan and multiply his seed and give to him Isaac, and I give to Isaac, Jacob and Esau, and I give to Esau Mount Seir to possess it, and Jacob and his sons have gone down to Egypt, and I send Moses and Aaron and plague Egypt as I have done in its midst, and afterwards I have brought you out, and I bring out your fathers from Egypt, and ye go into the sea, and the Egyptians pursue after your fathers with chariot and with horsemen to the red sea, and they cry unto Jehovah, and he set a thick darkness between you and the Egyptians, and bringeth on them the sea and covereth them, and your eye see that which I have done in Egypt, and ye dwell in a wilderness many days, and I bring you in unto the land of the Amorite, who is dwelling beyond the Jordan, and they fight with you, and I give them into your hand, and ye possess their land, and I destroy them out of your presence, and Bailach, son of Zippor, king of Moab, Rizeth, and Phyteth against Israel, and Sendeth and Caleth for Balaam, son of Beor, to revile you, and I have not been willing to harken to Balaam, and he doth greatly bless you, and I deliver you out of his hand, and ye pass over the Jordan, and come in unto Jericho, and fight against you, do the possessors of Jericho, the Amorite, and the Parasite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Gyrgoshite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, and I give them into your hand, and I send before you the Hornet, and it casteth them out from your presence, two kings of the Amorite, not by thy sword nor by thy bow, and I give to you a land for which thou hast not labored, and cities which ye have not built, and ye dwell in them, of vineyards and olive yards which ye have not planted, ye are eating, and now fear ye Jehovah, and serve him in perfection and in truth, and turn aside the gods which your Father served beyond the river, and in Egypt, and serve ye Jehovah, and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah, choose for you today whom ye do serve, whether the gods whom your Father served which are beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling, and I and my house, we serve Jehovah, and the people answer and say, Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah to serve other gods, for Jehovah our God is he who is bringing us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants, and who hath done before our eyes these great signs, and doth keep us in all the way in which we have gone, and among all the peoples through whose midst we past, and Jehovah casteth out the whole of the peoples, even the Amorite inhabiting the land from our presence. We also do serve Jehovah, for he is our God, and Joshua saith unto the people, ye are not able to serve Jehovah for a God most holy he is, a zealous God he is, he doth not bear with your transgression and with your sins, when ye forsake Jehovah and have served gods of a stranger, then he hath turned back and done evil to you, and consumed you after that he hath done good to you, and the people saith unto Joshua, no, but Jehovah we do serve, and Joshua saith unto the people, witnesses ye are against yourselves that ye have chosen for you Jehovah to serve him, and they say, witnesses, and no, turn aside the gods of the stranger which are in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel, and the people say unto Joshua, Jehovah our God we serve, and to his voice we harken, and Joshua maketh a covenant with a people on that day, and layeth on it a statute, and an ordinance in Shechem, and Joshua writeeth these words in the book of the law of God, and taketh a great stone, and raiseth it up there under the oak which is in the sanctuary of Jehovah, and Joshua saith unto all the people, lo, this stone is against us for a witness, for it hath heard all the sayings of Jehovah which he hath spoken with us, and it hath been against you for a witness lest ye lie against your God, and Joshua sendeth the people away each to his inheritance, and it cometh to pass after these things, that Joshua son of noon, servant of Jehovah, Dyeth, a son of a hundred and ten years, and they bury him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Sira which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the hill of Gaiash, and Israel serveth Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who prolonged days after Joshua, and who knew all the work of Jehovah which he did to Israel, and the bones of Joseph which the sons of Israel brought up out of Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in the portion of the field which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, with a hundred Casita, and they are to the sons of Joseph for an inheritance, and Eliezer son of Aaron died, and they bury him in the hill of Thineas his son, which was given to him in the hill country of Ephraim, the end of chapters 19 through 24, and the end of the book of Joshua from the young's literal translation of the Bible translated by Robert Young. Recording by Mark Penfold.