the land of (A)the [a]Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, (B)from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath; all the inhabitants of the mountains from Lebanon as far as (C)the [b]Brook Misrephoth, and all the Sidonians—them (D)I will drive out from before the children of Israel; only (E)divide[c] it by lot to Israel as an inheritance, as I have commanded you. Now therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 13:5 Or Giblites
  2. Joshua 13:6 Heb. Misrephoth Maim, lit. Burnings of Water
  3. Joshua 13:6 apportion

the area of Byblos;(A) and all Lebanon(B) to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon(C) to Lebo Hamath.(D)

“As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim,(E) that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out(F) before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you,(G) and divide it as an inheritance(H) among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”

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