H9001–/וַ–v

but the hill-country shall be yours; for though it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and the goings out of it shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.

וּבֵ֣רֵאת֔וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָיָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

The whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there: and the land was subdued before them.

וַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ינוּ (וַ) va “and”

There remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet divided their inheritance.

וַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Joshua said to the children of Israel, How long are you slack to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

They shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north.

וְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

You shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring [ergänzt: the description] here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.

וַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם (וַֽ) va. “and”וְיָרִ֨יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

The men arose, and went: and Joshua charged those who went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh in Shiloh.

וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְצַ֣ו (וַ) va “and”

The men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven portions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.

וַיֵּלְכ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְתְּב֧וּהָ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ (וַ) va “and”

Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh: and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.

וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיְחַלֶּק־ (וַ) va “and”

The lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

וַיַּ֗עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”

Their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out of it were at the wilderness of Beth Aven.

וַיְהִ֨י (וַ) va “and”וְעָלָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָלָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Bethel), southward; and the border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower.

וְעָבַר֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָרַ֤ד (וְ) ve. “and”

The border extended [ergänzt: there], and turned about on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lies before Beth Horon southward; and the goings out of it were at Kiriath Baal (the same is Kiriath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.

וְתָאַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָסַ֨ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָי֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

The south quarter was from the uttermost part of Kiriath Jearim; and the border went out westward, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah;

וְיָצָ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָצָ֕א (וְ) ve. “and”

and the border went down to the uttermost part of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En Rogel;

וְיָרַ֨ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָרַד֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָרַ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

and it extended northward, and went out at En Shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim; and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;

וְתָאַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָצָא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָצָא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָרַ֕ד (וְ) ve. “and”

and it passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah;

וְעָבַ֛ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָרַ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

and the border passed along to the side of Beth Hoglah northward; and the goings out of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this was the south border.

וְעָבַ֨ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָי֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth Hoglah, and Emek Keziz,

וְהָי֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.

וַיֵּצֵ֞א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

They had for their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was to Sarid;

וַיַּ֙עַל֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֛י (וַ) va “and”

and their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam;

וְעָלָ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּפָגַ֣ע (וּ) u. “and”וּפָגַע֙ (וּ) u. “and”

and it turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor; and it went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia;

וְשָׁ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָצָ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָלָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”