23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 13:23:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֗יvayehiand it was Joshua 13:23:2 ⧉גְּבוּל֙gevulthe border Joshua 13:23:3 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbeneiof the sons Joshua 13:23:4 ⧉רְאוּבֵ֔ןreuvenof Reuben Joshua 13:23:5 ⧉הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhayardenthe Jordan Joshua 13:23:6 ⧉וּגְב֑וּלugevuland {its} border Joshua 13:23:7 ⧉זֹ֣אתzotthis Joshua 13:23:8 ⧉נַחֲלַ֤תnahalatthe inheritance Joshua 13:23:9 ⧉בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן֙beneireuvenof the sons of Reuben Joshua 13:23:10 ⧉לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔םlemishpekhotamaccording to their clans Joshua 13:23:11 ⧉הֶעָרִ֖יםhearimthe cities Joshua 13:23:12 ⧉וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃פvehatsrehenand their villages |
23. Formal Translation And the boundary of the sons of Reuben was the Jordan; this was the inheritance of the sons of Reuben according to their families—the cities and their villages. |
23. Dynamic Translation The Jordan River formed the boundary for the tribe of Reuben. These towns and their small settlements became their inheritance for each family group. |