Joshua 12
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וְאֵ֣לֶּה ׀ מַלְכֵ֣י הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִכּ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיִּֽרְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם בְּעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרְחָ֣ה הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ מִנַּ֤חַל אַרְנוֹן֙ עַד־הַ֣ר חֶרְמ֔וֹן וְכׇל־הָעֲרָבָ֖ה מִזְרָֽחָה׃
ve'elleh malkhe ha'arets asher hikku vene-yisra'el vayyirshu et-artsam be'ever hayyarden mizrekhah hashamesh minnakhal arnon ad-har khermon vekhol-ha'aravah mizrakhah
The following are the local kings whom the Israelites defeated and whose territories they took possession of: East of the Jordan, from the Wadi Arnon to Mount Hermon, including the eastern half of the Arabah:
סִיחוֹן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן מֹשֵׁ֡ל מֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡ר אֲשֶׁר֩ עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֨חַל אַרְנ֜וֹן וְת֤וֹךְ הַנַּ֙חַל֙ וַחֲצִ֣י הַגִּלְעָ֔ד וְעַד֙ יַבֹּ֣ק הַנַּ֔חַל גְּב֖וּל בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃
sikhon melekh ha'emori hayyoshev bekheshbon moshel me'aro'er asher al-sefat-nakhal arnon vetokh hannakhal vakhatsi haggilad ve'ad yabboq hannakhal gevul bene ammon
King Sihon of the Amorites, who resided in Heshbon and ruled over part of Gilead—from Aroer on the bank of the Wadi Arnon and the wadi proper up to the Wadi Jabbok [and] the border of the Ammonites—
וְהָעֲרָבָה֩ עַד־יָ֨ם כִּנְר֜וֹת מִזְרָ֗חָה וְ֠עַ֠ד יָ֣ם הָעֲרָבָ֤ה יָם־הַמֶּ֙לַח֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית הַיְשִׁמ֑וֹת וּמִ֨תֵּימָ֔ן תַּ֖חַת אַשְׁדּ֥וֹת הַפִּסְגָּֽה׃
veha'aravah ad-yam kinrot mizrakhah ve'ad yam ha'aravah yam-hammelakh mizrakhah derekh bet hayeshimot umitteman takhat ashdot happisgah
and over the eastern Arabah up to the Sea of Chinnereth and, southward by way of Beth-jeshimoth at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah on the east, down to the Sea of the Arabah, that is, the Dead Sea.
וּגְב֗וּל ע֚וֹג מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֔ן מִיֶּ֖תֶר הָרְפָאִ֑ים הַיּוֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּעַשְׁתָּר֖וֹת וּבְאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃
ugevul og melekh habbashan miyyeter harefa'im hayyoshev be'ashtarot uve'edre'i
Also the territory of King Og of Bashan—one of the last of the Rephaim—who resided in Ashtaroth and in Edrei
וּ֠מֹשֵׁ֠ל בְּהַ֨ר חֶרְמ֤וֹן וּבְסַלְכָה֙ וּבְכׇל־הַבָּשָׁ֔ן עַד־גְּב֥וּל הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖י וְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֑י וַֽחֲצִי֙ הַגִּלְעָ֔ד גְּב֖וּל סִיח֥וֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃
umoshel behar khermon uvesalkhah uvekhol-habbashan ad-gevul haggeshuri vehamma'akhati vakhatsi haggilad gevul sikhon melekh-kheshbon
and ruled over Mount Hermon, Salcah, and all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, as also over part of Gilead [down to] the border of King Sihon of Heshbon.
מֹשֶׁ֧ה עֶבֶד־יְהֹוָ֛ה וּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הִכּ֑וּם וַֽ֠יִּתְּנָ֠הּ מֹשֶׁ֨ה עֶבֶד־יְהֹוָ֜ה יְרֻשָּׁ֗ה לָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙ וְלַגָּדִ֔י וְלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֥בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ {ס}
mosheh eved-Adonai uvene yisra'el hikkum vayyittenah mosheh eved-Adonai yerusha laruveni velaggadi velakhatsi shevet hamenasheh
These were vanquished by Moses, the servant of GOD, and the Israelites; and Moses, the servant of GOD, assigned that territory as a possession to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
וְאֵ֣לֶּה מַלְכֵ֣י הָאָ֡רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ הִכָּ֨ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל בְּעֵ֤בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ יָ֔מָּה מִבַּ֤עַל גָּד֙ בְּבִקְעַ֣ת הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן וְעַד־הָהָ֥ר הֶחָלָ֖ק הָעֹלֶ֣ה שֵׂעִ֑ירָה וַיִּתְּנָ֨הּ יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ לְשִׁבְטֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל יְרֻשָּׁ֖ה כְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃
ve'elleh malkhe ha'arets asher hikkah yehoshua uvene yisra'el be'ever hayyarden yammah mibba'al gad beviqat hallevanon ve'ad-hahar hekhalaq ha'oleh se'irah vayyittenah yehoshua leshivte yisra'el yerusha kemakhleqotam
And the following are the local kings whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan—from Baal-gad in the Valley of the Lebanon to Mount Halak, which ascends to Seir—which Joshua assigned as a possession to the tribal divisions of Israel:
בָּהָ֣ר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה וּבָֽעֲרָבָה֙ וּבָ֣אֲשֵׁד֔וֹת וּבַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וּבַנֶּ֑גֶב הַֽחִתִּי֙ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַפְּרִזִּ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ {פ}
bahar uvashefelah uva'aravah uva'ashedot uvammidbar uvannegev hakhitti ha'emori vehakkena'ani happerizzi hakhivvi vehayevusi
in the hill country, in the lowlands, in the Arabah, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negeb—[in the land of] the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
מֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיח֖וֹ אֶחָ֑ד מֶ֧לֶךְ הָעַ֛י אֲשֶׁר־מִצַּ֥ד בֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃
melekh yerikho ekhad melekh ha'ay asher-mitsad bet-el ekhad
They were: the king of Jericho 1 the king of Ai, near Bethel, 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ יְרֽוּשָׁלַ֙͏ִם֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ חֶבְר֖וֹן אֶחָֽד׃
melekh yerushalai͏m ekhad melekh khevron ekhad
the king of Jerusalem 1 the king of Hebron 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ יַרְמוּת֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ לָכִ֖ישׁ אֶחָֽד׃
melekh yarmut ekhad melekh lakhish ekhad
the king of Jarmuth 1 the king of Lachish 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ עֶגְלוֹן֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ גֶּ֖זֶר אֶחָֽד׃
melekh eglon ekhad melekh gezer ekhad
the king of Eglon 1 the king of Gezer 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ דְּבִר֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ גֶּ֖דֶר אֶחָֽד׃
melekh devir ekhad melekh geder ekhad
the king of Debir 1 the king of Geder 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ חׇרְמָה֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ עֲרָ֖ד אֶחָֽד׃
melekh khormah ekhad melekh arad ekhad
the king of Hormah 1 the king of Arad 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ לִבְנָה֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ עֲדֻלָּ֖ם אֶחָֽד׃
melekh livnah ekhad melekh adullam ekhad
the king of Libnah 1 the king of Adullam 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ מַקֵּדָה֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ בֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃
melekh maqqedah ekhad melekh bet-el ekhad
the king of Makkedah 1 the king of Bethel 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ תַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ חֵ֖פֶר אֶחָֽד׃
melekh tappuakh ekhad melekh khefer ekhad
the king of Tappuah 1 the king of Hepher 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ אֲפֵק֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ לַשָּׁר֖וֹן אֶחָֽד׃
melekh afeq ekhad melekh lasharon ekhad
the king of Aphek 1 the king of Sharon 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ מָדוֹן֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ חָצ֖וֹר אֶחָֽד׃
melekh madon ekhad melekh khatsor ekhad
the king of Madon 1 the king of Hazor 1
מֶ֣לֶךְ שִׁמְר֤וֹן מְרֹאון֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַכְשָׁ֖ף אֶחָֽד׃
melekh shimron merovn ekhad melekh akhshaf ekhad
the king of Shimron-meron 1 the king of Achshaph 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ תַּעְנַךְ֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ מְגִדּ֖וֹ אֶחָֽד׃
melekh tanakh ekhad melekh megiddo ekhad
the king of Taanach 1 the king of Megiddo 1
מֶ֤לֶךְ קֶ֙דֶשׁ֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶלֶךְ־יׇקְנְעָ֥ם לַכַּרְמֶ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃
melekh qedesh ekhad melekh-yoqne'am lakkarmel ekhad
the king of Kedesh 1 the king of Jokneam in the Carmel 1
מֶ֥לֶךְ דּ֛וֹר לְנָפַ֥ת דּ֖וֹר אֶחָ֑ד מֶלֶךְ־גּוֹיִ֥ם לְגִלְגָּ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃
melekh dor lenafat dor ekhad melekh-goyim legilgal ekhad
the king of Dor in the district of Dor 1 the king of Goiim in Gilgal 1
מֶ֥לֶךְ תִּרְצָ֖ה אֶחָ֑ד כׇּל־מְלָכִ֖ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְאֶחָֽד׃ {פ}
melekh tirtsah ekhad kol-melakhim sheloshim ve'ekhad
the king of Tirzah 1 Total number of kings 31.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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