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18:1

וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ כׇּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׁלֹה וַיַּשְׁכִּינוּ שָׁם אֶת־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהָאָרֶץ נִכְבְּשָׁה לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃

And the whole congregation of the children of Yisra᾽el assembled together at Shilo, and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And the land was conquered before them.

And the whole congregation of the children of Yisra᾽el assembled together at Shilo, and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And the land was conquered before them.

Rashi

וישכינו שם את אהל מועד. שעשו במדבר, ולא היה שם תקרה, אלא בית של אבנים מלמטן ויריעות מלמעלן, כך שנינו בשחיטת קדשים (זבחים נד ב):

And there they made a dwelling place for the Tent of Meeting. [This refers to the Tent of Meeting] that they had constructed in the wilderness.1Since Scripture does not identify the Tent of Meeting, Rashi explains that it is the same one they had constructed in the wilderness. It did not have a roof, but it was a stone structure on the bottom and was covered with curtains above.2Zevachim 24b. During the fourteen years since they entered Eretz Yisroel, the Mishkan remained at Gilgal. They had been too occupied with conquering and dividing the land to establish a permanent dwelling place for the Tent of Meeting. Once they began settling in the land, they established a House of God. The walls of the House were made of stone, and instead of a roof it was covered with curtains of cloth and skins, as it had been when it was constructed in the wilderness. This we learned in Maseches Zevachim.

והארץ נכבשה לפניהם. משנקבע המשכן, היתה הארץ נוחה ליכבש לפניהם:

And the land had been conquered before them. Once the Mishkon was established, it became easier for them to conquer the land.3The land had actually not been conquered at that point in time, but even though the conquest had not been completed, they had faith that in the merit of the Mishkan, they would be blessed with continued victory in the remaining battles of conquest.

18:2

וַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־חָֽלְקוּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתָם שִׁבְעָה שְׁבָטִֽים׃

And there remained among the children of Yisra᾽el seven tribes, who had not yet received their inheritance.

And there remained among the children of Yisra᾽el seven tribes, who had not yet received their inheritance.

Rashi

שבעה שבטים. שכבר קבלו נחלתן ראובן וגד וחצי שבט מנשה, בימי משה בעבר הירדן, ובארץ כנען כבר נפל גורל ליהודה ולאפרים ולחצי שבט מנשה, הרי חמשה שבטים:

Seven tribes. [For the following tribes] had already received their portions: Reuvein, Gad, and the half tribe of Menashe had received their inheritance in the days of Moshe on the other side of the Jordan. In the land of Canaan itself, the lot had already fallen for Yehudah, Ephraim and the half tribe of Menashe. These five tribes were provided for.

18:3

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־אָנָה אַתֶּם מִתְרַפִּים לָבוֹא לָרֶשֶׁת אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָכֶם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

And Yehoshua said to the children of Yisra᾽el, How long will you be remiss in going to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers has given you?

And Yehoshua said to the children of Yisra᾽el, How long will you be remiss in going to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers has given you?

Rashi

מתרפים. מתרשלין:

Timid—weak.

18:4

הָבוּ לָכֶם שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים לַשָּׁבֶט וְאֶשְׁלָחֵם וְיָקֻמוּ וְיִֽתְהַלְּכוּ בָאָרֶץ וְיִכְתְּבוּ אוֹתָהּ לְפִי נַחֲלָתָם וְיָבֹאוּ אֵלָֽי׃

Assign from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and mark it out according to their inheritance; and they shall come back to me.

Assign from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and mark it out according to their inheritance; and they shall come back to me.

Rashi

לשבט. לכל שבט מן השבעה:

For each tribe. For each of the remaining seven tribes.

לפי נחלתם. לשבעה חלקים, ולא בשוה אלא לפי השבטים הראויין לחלקם, לרב לפי רובו ולמעט לפי מיעוטו, כמה שנאמר (במדבר כו נד): לרב תרבה נחלתו ולמעט תמעיט נחלתו וגו':

According to their inheritance. Into seven parts but not equal ones, but according to the tribes appropriate portions— to the large tribe according to its largeness, and to the small tribe according to its smallness, as it is said, ‘To the large [tribe], increase their inheritance.’4Bamidbar 26:54.

18:5

וְהִֽתְחַלְּקוּ אֹתָהּ לְשִׁבְעָה חֲלָקִים יְהוּדָה יַעֲמֹד עַל־גְּבוּלוֹ מִנֶּגֶב וּבֵית יוֹסֵף יַעַמְדוּ עַל־גְּבוּלָם מִצָּפֽוֹן׃

And they shall divide it into seven parts: Yehuda shall remain on his boundary in the south, and the house of Yosef shall remain on their boundaries to the north.

And they shall divide it into seven parts: Yehuda shall remain on his boundary in the south, and the house of Yosef shall remain on their boundaries to the north.

Rashi

והתחלקו אתה לשבעה חלקים. אותה שנכבשה כבר והעתידה ליכבש:

And they will divide it into seven parts. Including that which was already conquered and that which was destined to be conquered.

יהודה יעמד על גבולו מנגב. ארץ ישראל ששם נפל לו גורל כל המצר הדרומי:

Yehudah will remain at his boundary in the south— of Eretz Yisroel, for there fell to his lot the entire southern boundary.

ובית יוסף וגו' מצפון. צפוני למה שנכבש כבר, ועוד יש הרבה לכבוש צד המצר מבעל גד עד לבא חמת, שהוא אצל הר ההר במצר צפוני, והשבע שבטים יחלקו אותה שבין יהודה ליוסף, ואותה העומדת ליכבש:

And the house of Yoseif—in the north. The north of the land already conquered. There is however much more to be conquered: the side of the boundary from Baal-gad to Levo-chamos which is near Hor hoHor in the northern boundary. The seven tribes will divide [the land] between Yehudah and Yoseif, and [the land] which remains to be conquered.

18:6

וְאַתֶּם תִּכְתְּבוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ שִׁבְעָה חֲלָקִים וַהֲבֵאתֶם אֵלַי הֵנָּה וְיָרִיתִי לָכֶם גּוֹרָל פֹּה לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

You shall therefore mark out the land in seven parts, and bring the description to me here, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

You shall therefore mark out the land in seven parts, and bring the description to me here, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

Rashi

ויריתי. והשלכתי, כמו (שמות טו ד): ירה בים:

I will cast.—I will throw, similar to, ‘He threw into the sea.’5Shemos 15:4.

18:7

כִּי אֵֽין־חֵלֶק לַלְוִיִּם בְּקִרְבְּכֶם כִּֽי־כְהֻנַּת יְהֹוָה נַחֲלָתוֹ וְגָד וּרְאוּבֵן וַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה לָקְחוּ נַחֲלָתָם מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרָחָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהֹוָֽה׃

But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance: and Gad, and Re᾽uven, and half the tribe of Menashshe, have received their inheritance beyond the Yarden on the east, that which Moshe the servant of the Lord gave them.

But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance: and Gad, and Re᾽uven, and half the tribe of Menashshe, have received their inheritance beyond the Yarden on the east, that which Moshe the servant of the Lord gave them.

18:8

וַיָּקֻמוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיֵּלֵכוּ וַיְצַו יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־הַהֹלְכִים לִכְתֹּב אֶת־הָאָרֶץ לֵאמֹר לְכוּ וְהִתְהַלְּכוּ בָאָרֶץ וְכִתְבוּ אוֹתָהּ וְשׁוּבוּ אֵלַי וּפֹה אַשְׁלִיךְ לָכֶם גּוֹרָל לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃

And the men arose, and went away: and Yehoshua charged them that went to mark out the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and mark it out, and come back to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shilo.

And the men arose, and went away: and Yehoshua charged them that went to mark out the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and mark it out, and come back to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shilo.

18:9

וַיֵּלְכוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיַּעַבְרוּ בָאָרֶץ וַיִּכְתְּבוּהָ לֶעָרִים לְשִׁבְעָה חֲלָקִים עַל־סֵפֶר וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה שִׁלֹֽה׃

And the men went and passed through the land, and wrote it down by cities into seven parts in a book, and came back to Yehoshua to the camp at Shilo.

And the men went and passed through the land, and wrote it down by cities into seven parts in a book, and came back to Yehoshua to the camp at Shilo.

18:10

וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ לָהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ גּוֹרָל בְּשִׁלֹה לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה וַיְחַלֶּק־שָׁם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃ {פ}

And Yehoshua cast lots for them in Shilo before the Lord: and there Yehoshua divided the land to the children of Yisra᾽el according to their divisions.

And Yehoshua cast lots for them in Shilo before the Lord: and there Yehoshua divided the land to the children of Yisra᾽el according to their divisions.

18:11

וַיַּעַל גּוֹרַל מַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם וַיֵּצֵא גְּבוּל גּוֹרָלָם בֵּין בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה וּבֵין בְּנֵי יוֹסֵֽף׃

And the lot of the tribe of the children of Binyamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot came out between the children of Yehuda and the children of Yosef.

And the lot of the tribe of the children of Binyamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot came out between the children of Yehuda and the children of Yosef.

18:12

וַיְהִי לָהֶם הַגְּבוּל לִפְאַת צָפוֹנָה מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּן וְעָלָה הַגְּבוּל אֶל־כֶּתֶף יְרִיחוֹ מִצָּפוֹן וְעָלָה בָהָר יָמָּה (והיה) [וְהָיוּ] תֹּֽצְאֹתָיו מִדְבַּרָה בֵּית אָֽוֶן׃

And their border on the north side was from the Yarden; and the border went up to the side of Yeriĥo on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and its terminations were at the wilderness of Bet-aven.

And their border on the north side was from the Yarden; and the border went up to the side of Yeriĥo on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and its terminations were at the wilderness of Bet-aven.

Rashi

ויהי להם הגבול לפאת צפונה. ויהי מצר גבול הצפוני שלהם מן הירדן, שבמזרח מתחיל המצר, ועלה אל כתף יריחו מצפון, ועלה משם אל המערב אל עבר יריחו, ומושך החוט בצפונה של יריחו, נמצאת יריחו לפנים מן החוט בחלק בנימין:

Their northern boundary. Their northern boundary was the Jordan, since the border started from the east and went up alongside Yericho from the north. It went from there westward alongside Yericho and the border line is drawn on the northside of Yericho. Thus Yericho is within the border line in the portion of Binyomin.

מדברה בית און. למדבר של בית און:

To the wilderness of Beis-Oven. To the wilderness of Beis-Oven.6 Rashi explains that the text מִדְבְּרָה בֵּית אָוֶן is the same as לַמִדְבַּר שֶׁל בֵּית אָוֶן.

18:13

וְעָבַר מִשָּׁם הַגְּבוּל לוּזָה אֶל־כֶּתֶף לוּזָה נֶגְבָּה הִיא בֵּֽית־אֵל וְיָרַד הַגְּבוּל עַטְרוֹת אַדָּר עַל־הָהָר אֲשֶׁר מִנֶּגֶב לְבֵית־חֹרוֹן תַּחְתּֽוֹן׃

And the border went over from thence towards Luz, to the south side of Luz, which is Bet-el; and the border descended to ῾Atrot-addar, near the hill that lies on the south side of the lower Bet-ĥoron.

And the border went over from thence towards Luz, to the south side of Luz, which is Bet-el; and the border descended to ῾Atrot-addar, near the hill that lies on the south side of the lower Bet-ĥoron.

Rashi

ועבר משם. לצד המערב:

From there the boundary passed—westward.

לוזה אל כתף לוזה נגבה היא בית אל. שקראה יעקב (בראשית כח יט), ולא זו היא בית אל שאצל העי, שהרי אומר בגבול יוסף (לעיל טז ב): ויצא מבית אל לוזה, למדנו ששנים היו, ולוז לא בחלק בנימין היתה, שהרי חוט המצר מלוז ולפנים הוא, כמו שהוא אומר (פסוק יג): אל כתף לוזה נגבה, החוט הולך בדרומה של לוז, נמצאת לוז מן החוט ולחוץ בנחלת בני יוסף, ובית אל היתה בחלק בנימין, כמו שכתוב למטה (להלן פסוק כב) בענין:

To Luz, the southside of Luz which is Beis El. [This is the city] that Yaakov called [Beis-el.] It is not the Beis-el which is near Ai, for it is said about the boundary of Yoseif: ‘And it extended from Beis-el to Luz.’7Chapter 16:2. Thus we learn that there were two [Beis-els]. Luz was not in the portion of Binyomin; for the boundary line was from Luz and within; as it is said: ‘To the southside of Luz.’ the boundary line goes south of Luz, thus Luz is outside the boundary line, and is within the inheritance of the Bnei Yoseif. Beis-el is in the portion of Binyomin; as it said later in this section.8See Verse 22.

18:14

וְתָאַר הַגְּבוּל וְנָסַב לִפְאַת־יָם נֶגְבָּה מִן־הָהָר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי בֵית־חֹרוֹן נֶגְבָּה (והיה) [וְהָיוּ] תֹצְאֹתָיו אֶל־קִרְיַת־בַּעַל הִיא קִרְיַת יְעָרִים עִיר בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה זֹאת פְּאַת־יָֽם׃

And the border was drawn, and turned about at its western corner to the south, from the hill that lies before Bet-ĥoron southward; and its terminations were at Qiryat-ba῾al, which is Qiryat-ye῾arim, a city of the children of Yehuda: this was the west quarter.

And the border was drawn, and turned about at its western corner to the south, from the hill that lies before Bet-ĥoron southward; and its terminations were at Qiryat-ba῾al, which is Qiryat-ye῾arim, a city of the children of Yehuda: this was the west quarter.

Rashi

ותאר הגבול ונסב לפאת ים נגבה. בעטרות אדר כלה אורך הצפוני מן המזרח למערב, ומשם נסב החוט לגבול המערב של בנימין לילך נגבה מן הצפון לדרום, חוט המערבית מן ההר אשר על פני בית חורון נגבה מן ההר אשר בדרומה של בית חורון, משם היה מתחיל מקצוע מערבית צפונית של בנימן, ובא לו החוט מצפון לדרום:

And the boundary circled and went around the western side southward. At Atros-ador, the length of the northern boundary ended; it went from east to west. From there the boundary line encircled the western boundary of Binyomin to go southward from north to south. The western boundary line, extended from the mountain which was opposite Beis-choron— south of the mountain— which was south of Beis-choron; that was the beginning of the northwest corner of Binyomen’s [portion,] and the boundary line went from north to south.

והיו תצאותיו. מקצוע מערבית דרומית שלו אל קרית יערים של יהודה, נמצא רוחב גבול בנימין נוטל כל רוחב הארץ שבין יהודה לאפרים, גבול דרומי שלו עם גבול צפונית של יהודה, ושם היתה ירושלים כמו שאמור למטה בענין, לפיכך היה לשני השבטים חלק בה, וגבול צפוני של בנימין ודרומי של אפרים נוגעין זה בזה, ושם היתה שילה בחלק אפרים, כמה שנאמר (תהלים עח ס סז): ויטש משכן שילה וגו' וימאס באהל יוסף ובשבט אפרים לא בחר, ואף לבנימין היה בו חלק, וכן שנינו בשחיטת קדשים (זבחים נד ב): בג' מקומות שרתה להם שכינה לישראל, בשילה ונוב ובית העולמים, ובכולן לא שרתה אלא בחלקו של בנימין:

It extended— From its south-western corner to Kiryas-yearim which belonged to Yehudah. Thus the width of Binyomin’s boundary occupies the entire width of the land between Yehudah and Ephraim. His [Binyomin’s] southern boundary meets with the northern boundary of Yehudah, which was the location of Yerushalayim, as is said later in this chapter.9V. 28. Thus both tribes had a share in it.10The major portion of Yehudah’s territory was to the south, but there was one strip of land that extended north and bordered the portion of Binyomin. It extended to the city of the Yevusim which later became Yerushalayim. (See v. 28) The city and the Beis ha Mikdosh were situated right on the border of the two tribes. There are various opinions regarding the exact location of the Altar itself. Some say that it was in Binyomin’s portion, while others maintain that it was in the portion of Yehudah. The Northern boundary of Binyomin and the sourthern boundary of Ephraim meet, and Shiloh was located there in the portion of Ephraim, as it is said, ‘And He abandoned the Mishkan of Shiloh, etc., and He abhorred the tent of Yoseif, and the tribe of Ephraim He did not choose.’11Tehillim 78:60,67. Binyomin too had a share in it [Shiloh], and so we learned in Maseches Zevachim, ‘In three places the Divine Presence rested in Eretz Yisroel: in Shiloh, in Nov and in the Beis ha Mikdosh; and of all of them, it rested only in the portion of Binyomin:12From the time the land was divided, the Divine Presence (שְׁכִינָה) rested within the portion of Binyomin. Initially the Divine Presence rested in the Mishkon at Shiloh. After its destruction, the Mishkon was established at Nov, which was also within Binyomin’s portion. It was moved from there to Givon and afterwards to Yerushalayim where the Beis ha Mikdosh was built. The reason for the pre-eminence of Binyomin in this respect, was the blessing Moshe gave to him, as it is said: “Adonoy’s friend, let him live secure with Him. He hovers protectively over him throughout the day, and He resides between his shoulders.” (Devorim 33:12) The Shechina, Divine Presence, resided in Shiloh for many years, and for a short time it hovered over Nov and Givon, and finally a permanent, eternal dwelling place for the Shechina was established in Yerushalayim. Thus in his blessing, Moshe alluded to the places within the territory of Binyomin in which the Divine Presence would reside. (See Rashi there).

זאת פאת ים. רוח מערבי מעטרות אדר עד קרית יערים:

This was the western side— the west side extending from Atros-ador to Kiryas-yearim.

18:15

וּפְאַת־נֶגְבָּה מִקְצֵה קִרְיַת יְעָרִים וְיָצָא הַגְּבוּל יָמָּה וְיָצָא אֶל־מַעְיַן מֵי נֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃

And the south quarter was from the far side of Qiryat-ye῾arim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of the waters of Neftoaĥ:

And the south quarter was from the far side of Qiryat-ye῾arim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of the waters of Neftoaĥ:

Rashi

ופאת נגבה. מצר (נ"א מצד) דרומי לבנימין והוא צפוני של יהודה, וכל התחומין המנוין כאן נמנו בצפונה של יהודה, וכל מקום שכתוב כאן וירד, כתוב ביהודה ועלה, לפי שכאן הוא מונה מן המערב למזרח, ושם מונה מן המזרח למערב:

And the southern side— Referring to the southern border of Binyomin which is identical with the northern border of Yehudah. All the borders that are listed here are listed relative to the north of Yehudah, and every place described here as descending, is described in reference to Yehudah as going up because here he is listing [boundaries] from west to east and there he lists them from east to west.

ויצא הגבול ימה. אל ים אחד ולא ידעתי איזה ים הוא:

And the boundary extended to the sea— to a sea, but I do not know which sea it is.

18:16

וְיָרַד הַגְּבוּל אֶל־קְצֵה הָהָר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי גֵּי בֶן־הִנֹּם אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִים צָפוֹנָה וְיָרַד גֵּי הִנֹּם אֶל־כֶּתֶף הַיְבוּסִי נֶגְבָּה וְיָרַד עֵין רֹגֵֽל׃

and the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the valley of Ben-hinnom, and which is in the valley of Refa᾽im on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the slope of the Yevusi on the south, and descended to ῾En-rogel,

and the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the valley of Ben-hinnom, and which is in the valley of Refa᾽im on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the slope of the Yevusi on the south, and descended to ῾En-rogel,

18:17

וְתָאַר מִצָּפוֹן וְיָצָא עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָצָא אֶל־גְּלִילוֹת אֲשֶׁר־נֹכַח מַעֲלֵה אֲדֻמִּים וְיָרַד אֶבֶן בֹּהַן בֶּן־רְאוּבֵֽן׃

and was drawn to the north, and went out to ῾En-shemesh, and went out toward Gelilot, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Re᾽uven,

and was drawn to the north, and went out to ῾En-shemesh, and went out toward Gelilot, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Re᾽uven,

18:18

וְעָבַר אֶל־כֶּתֶף מוּל־הָעֲרָבָה צָפוֹנָה וְיָרַד הָעֲרָבָֽתָה׃

and passed along toward the slope over against the ῾Arava northward, and went down to the ῾Arava:

and passed along toward the slope over against the ῾Arava northward, and went down to the ῾Arava:

18:19

וְעָבַר הַגְּבוּל אֶל־כֶּתֶף בֵּית־חׇגְלָה צָפוֹנָה (והיה) [וְהָיוּ ׀] (תצאותיו) [תֹּצְאוֹת] הַגְּבוּל אֶל־לְשׁוֹן יָם־הַמֶּלַח צָפוֹנָה אֶל־קְצֵה הַיַּרְדֵּן נֶגְבָּה זֶה גְּבוּל נֶֽגֶב׃

and the border passed along the slope of Bet-ĥogla northward: and the terminations of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the southern extremity of the Yarden: this was the south boundary.

and the border passed along the slope of Bet-ĥogla northward: and the terminations of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the southern extremity of the Yarden: this was the south boundary.

Rashi

אל לשון ים המלח צפונה. בצפונו של לשון, נמצא כל הלשון בחלקו של יהודה:

To the bay of the Salt Sea to the north. To the north of the bay. Thus the entire bay was in the portion of Yehudah.

אל קצה הירדן. מקום שהירדן נופל בים המלח, והוא נמנה מקצוע מזרחית צפונית ליהודה, וכאן הוא מונה מקצוע דרומית מזרחית לבנימין:

[To the southern] end of the Jordan. Referring to the place where the Jordan falls [empties into] the Dead Sea. This was listed as the north-eastern edge [of the territory] of Yehudah. And here it is listed as the south-eastern edge [of the territory] of Binyomin.

18:20

וְהַיַּרְדֵּן יִגְבֹּל־אֹתוֹ לִפְאַת־קֵדְמָה זֹאת נַחֲלַת בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן לִגְבֽוּלֹתֶיהָ סָבִיב לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ {פ}

And the Yarden was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Binyamin by its border round about, according to their families.

And the Yarden was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Binyamin by its border round about, according to their families.

Rashi

והירדן יגבול אתו לפאת קדמה. הירדן היה לו לבנימין מצר מזרחי, שהירדן הולך על פני רוחב כל גבולו למזרח:

The Jordan borders it on the east. The Jordan was the eastern boundary of Binyomin; as the Jordan goes along the width of his entire boundary to the east.

18:21

וְהָיוּ הֶֽעָרִים לְמַטֵּה בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם יְרִיחוֹ וּבֵית־חׇגְלָה וְעֵמֶק קְצִֽיץ׃

Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Binyamin, according to their families were Yeriĥo, and Bet-ĥogla, and the valley of Qeżiż,

Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Binyamin, according to their families were Yeriĥo, and Bet-ĥogla, and the valley of Qeżiż,

18:22

וּבֵית הָעֲרָבָה וּצְמָרַיִם וּבֵֽית־אֵֽל׃

and Bet-῾arava, and Żemarayim, and Bet-el,

and Bet-῾arava, and Żemarayim, and Bet-el,

18:23

וְהָעַוִּים וְהַפָּרָה וְעׇפְרָֽה׃

and ῾Avvim, and Para, and ῾Ofra,

and ῾Avvim, and Para, and ῾Ofra,

18:24

וּכְפַר (העמני) [הָעַמֹּנָה] וְהָעׇפְנִי וָגָבַע עָרִים שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃

and Kefar-ha῾amona, and ῾Ofni, and Geva; twelve cities with their villages:

and Kefar-ha῾amona, and ῾Ofni, and Geva; twelve cities with their villages:

18:25

גִּבְעוֹן וְהָרָמָה וּבְאֵרֽוֹת׃

Giv῾on, and Rama, and Be᾽erot,

Giv῾on, and Rama, and Be᾽erot,

18:26

וְהַמִּצְפֶּה וְהַכְּפִירָה וְהַמֹּצָֽה׃

and Miżpe, and Kefira, and Moża,

and Miżpe, and Kefira, and Moża,

18:27

וְרֶקֶם וְיִרְפְּאֵל וְתַרְאֲלָֽה׃

and Reqem, and Yirpe᾽el, and Tar᾽ala,

and Reqem, and Yirpe᾽el, and Tar᾽ala,

18:28

וְצֵלַע הָאֶלֶף וְהַיְבוּסִי הִיא יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם גִּבְעַת קִרְיַת עָרִים אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶן זֹאת נַחֲלַת בְּנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ {פ}

and Żela, Elef, and Yevusi (which is Yerushalayim) Giv῾at and Qiryat; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Binyamin according to their families.

and Żela, Elef, and Yevusi (which is Yerushalayim) Giv῾at and Qiryat; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Binyamin according to their families.

Rashi

וצלע האלף והיבוסי היא ירושלים. כל אחת עיר לעצמה, וכן גבעת, קרית, חמש ערים בפסוק זה:

Tzeilah, Eleph and Yevusi which is Yerushalayim. Each of these are individual cities. Similarly, Givas and Kiryas [are individual cities]. Thus five cities are mentioned in this verse.

Texts

  • Hebrew: Miqra according to the Masorah · License: CC-BY-SA
  • English: The Koren Jerusalem Bible · License: CC-BY-NC
  • Hebrew: On Your Way · License: PD
  • English: The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997 · License: CC-BY

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