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Joshua 18 — Hebrew and Greek compared

Saints Translation — Joshua 1–24 — Comparison & Reception — Reviewed V1

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Each card keeps the independently rendered source readings above their shared comparison and reception notes. The badge records the source’s governing classification; disparate readings are marked in red. Each reading retains its original reference.

Joshua 18

The assembly and its inheritance: gathered in Christ

Editorial thematic reading: the assembly at Shiloh and the ordered distribution invite reflection on a people gathered into God’s dwelling in Ephesians 2:19–22.

18:1–10 | The tent at Shiloh and the survey of the land

Verse MT 18:1 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:1

The whole congregation of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh and established the Tent of Meeting there. The land had been subdued before them.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:1

The whole congregation of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh and pitched the Tent of Testimony there. The land was held under their control.

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: Tent of Meeting and Tent of Testimony preserve each source’s sanctuary designation; the gathering and control of the land correspond.

Verse MT 18:2 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:2

Seven tribes remained among the sons of Israel whose inheritance had not been divided.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:2

Seven tribes of the sons of Israel remained who had not received an inheritance.

Classification & Notes

Same

Text: Both identify seven tribes still awaiting their allotments.

Verse MT 18:3 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:3

Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “How long will you be slack about entering to possess the land that YHWH, the God of your fathers, has given you?

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:3

Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “How long will you hang back from inheriting the land that the Lord our God has given?

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: Hebrew calls God the God of your fathers; Greek says our God. Both rebuke delay in receiving the land.

Verse MT 18:4 Divergent

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:4

Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them. They shall rise, walk through the land, describe it according to their inheritance, and come to me.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:4

Provide three men from each tribe, and let them rise, traverse the land, and describe it before me as it needs to be divided.” (They came to him,

Classification & Notes

Divergent

Text: Greek lacks I will send them and moves into a parenthetical report of their return, continued in verse 5. Hebrew remains in Joshua’s instructions.

Verse MT 18:5 Divergent

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:5

They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall remain within its boundary on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain within its boundary on the north.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:5

and he divided seven portions for them.) “Judah shall mark their boundary on the southwest, and the sons of Joseph shall mark it on the north.

Classification & Notes

Divergent

Text: Greek completes a report of actual division before resuming speech; Hebrew instructs the surveyors to divide. South/southwest also differs.

Verse MT 18:6 Similar

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:6

You shall describe the land in seven portions and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here before YHWH our God.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:6

Divide the land into seven portions and bring it here to me, and I will bring out a lot for you before the Lord our God.

Classification & Notes

Similar

Text: Hebrew explicitly asks for a written description; Greek directly commands division. Both place the lot before God.

Verse MT 18:7 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:7

For the Levites have no portion among you, because the priesthood of YHWH is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of YHWH gave them.”

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:7

For the sons of Levi have no portion among you, because the priesthood of the Lord is their portion. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance beyond the Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.”

Classification & Notes

Same

Text: The Levites’ priestly portion and the eastern tribes’ prior grant agree.

Verse MT 18:8 Similar

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:8

The men rose and went. Joshua commanded those going to describe the land, saying, “Go, walk through the land, describe it, and return to me. Here at Shiloh I will cast lots for you before YHWH.”

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:8

The men rose and went. Joshua commanded the men going to survey the land, saying, “Go and survey the land and return to me. Here at Shiloh I will bring out a lot for you before the Lord.”

Classification & Notes

Similar

Text: Greek uses the specific surveying verb chōrobateō; Hebrew describes walking and writing the land’s divisions.

Verse MT 18:9 Divergent

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:9

The men went and passed through the land. They described it by cities in seven portions in a scroll and came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:9

They went, surveyed the land, saw it, and wrote it by its cities in seven portions in a scroll, which they brought to Joshua.

Classification & Notes

Divergent

Text: Greek explicitly says saw and brought the written description; Hebrew specifies the camp at Shiloh, absent from this Greek verse.

Verse MT 18:10 Divergent

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:10

Joshua cast lots for them at Shiloh before YHWH, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:10

Joshua cast a lot for them at Shiloh before the Lord.

Classification & Notes

Divergent

Text: Greek lacks the concluding statement that Joshua divided the land according to their divisions.

18:11–20 | Benjamin’s boundaries

Verse MT 18:11 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:11

The lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin came up according to their clans. The territory of their lot extended between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:11

The lot of the tribe of Benjamin came out first according to their divisions. The borders of their lot extended between Judah and the sons of Joseph.

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: Greek explicitly calls Benjamin’s lot first in this distribution.

Verse MT 18:12 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:12

Their northern boundary began at the Jordan; the boundary went up to the northern shoulder of Jericho, ascended through the hill country westward, and ended at the wilderness of Beth-aven.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:12

Their borders on the north began at the Jordan. The boundary will ascend along the northern ridge of Jericho, go up the mountain toward the sea, and end at the wilderness district of Bethon.

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: The main route corresponds; Bethon is retained beside Beth-aven. Greek Madbaritis is rendered wilderness district.

Verse MT 18:13 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:13

From there the boundary passed to Luz, to the southern shoulder of Luz—that is Bethel—and descended to Ataroth-addar, on the mountain south of Lower Beth-horon.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:13

From there the boundary will pass to Luza along its southwestern ridge—that is Bethel—and descend to Maatarothorech, into the hill country southwest of Lower Beth-horon.

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: Greek Maatarothorech and southwest correspond to Hebrew Ataroth-addar and south.

Verse MT 18:14 Similar

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:14

The boundary curved and turned on the western side southward from the mountain facing Beth-horon on the south, and ended at Kiriath-baal—that is Kiriath-jearim, a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:14

The boundary will pass and turn on the side facing the sea toward the southwest, from the mountain facing Beth-horon on the southwest, and end at Kiriath-baal—that is Kiriath-jearim, a city of the sons of Judah. This is the side toward the sea.

Classification & Notes

Similar

Text: The landmarks and western side correspond; the south/southwest directional distinction is retained.

Verse MT 18:15 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:15

The southern side began at the end of Kiriath-jearim. The boundary went out westward and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:15

The southwestern side began at the edge of Kiriath-baal. The boundary will pass to Gasin, to the spring of the water of Naphtho.

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: Greek uses Kiriath-baal and Gasin where Hebrew has Kiriath-jearim and a westward direction.

Verse MT 18:16 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:16

The boundary descended to the edge of the mountain facing the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, at the northern part of the Valley of Rephaim. It descended through the Valley of Hinnom to the southern shoulder of the Jebusites and went down to En-rogel.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:16

The boundary will descend to the edge of the mountain facing the wooded valley of Onnam, at the northern part of Emekraphain. It will descend through Gaienna along the southwestern ridge of the Jebusites and descend to the Spring of Rogel,

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: Greek uses Onnam, Emekraphain, and Gaienna as its geographical forms and a wooded-valley term. Spring of Rogel corresponds to En-rogel.

Verse MT 18:17 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:17

It curved northward and went out to En-shemesh, then went out to Geliloth opposite the ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:17

and will pass to the spring of Bethsamys, pass to Galiloth opposite the ascent of Aithamin, and descend to the stone of Baion of the sons of Reuben.

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: Greek lacks the initial northward curve and has its own names, including Baion of the sons of Reuben rather than Bohan son of Reuben.

Verse MT 18:18 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:18

It passed to the shoulder facing the Arabah on the north and descended to the Arabah.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:18

It will pass along the northern ridge of Beth-arabah and descend

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: Greek names Beth-arabah where Hebrew describes the shoulder facing the Arabah; its descent continues in verse 19.

Verse MT 18:19 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:19

The boundary passed to the northern shoulder of Beth-hoglah and ended at the northern tongue of the Salt Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:19

to the borders along the northern ridge of Beth-hoglah. The boundary will end at the northern ridge of the Salt Sea, at the edge of the Jordan on the southwest. These are the borders on the southwest.

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: The main endpoint corresponds; Greek ridge and southwest differ from Hebrew tongue and south.

Verse MT 18:20 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:20

The Jordan bounded it on the east. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin with its boundaries all around, according to their clans.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:20

The Jordan shall form the boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, its borders all around, according to their divisions.

Classification & Notes

Same

Text: The eastern Jordan boundary and closing formula agree.

18:21–28 | Benjamin’s towns

Verse MT 18:21 Similar

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:21

The cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their clans were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz,

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:21

The cities of the sons of Benjamin according to their divisions were Jericho, Betheglio, and Amekasis,

Classification & Notes

Similar

Text: The latter two Greek forms plausibly correspond to the Hebrew names and are displayed for traceability.

Verse MT 18:22 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:22

Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:22

Bethabara, Sara, and Besana,

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: The transmitted Greek forms differ, most notably Besana beside Bethel.

Verse MT 18:23 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:23

Avvim, Parah, and Ophrah,

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:23

Aiin, Phara, and Ephrathah,

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: Phara plausibly corresponds to Parah; the other names are retained independently.

Verse MT 18:24 Divergent

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:24

Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba: twelve cities, with their villages.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:24

Karapha, Kephira, Moni, and Gaba: twelve cities, with their villages.

Classification & Notes

Divergent

Text: Greek has four entries against three; both nevertheless state twelve for the district.

Verse MT 18:25 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:25

Gibeon, Ramah, and Beeroth,

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:25

Gibeon, Ramah, and Beeroth,

Classification & Notes

Same

Text: The three towns correspond.

Verse MT 18:26 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:26

Mizpeh, Chephirah, and Mozah,

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:26

Massema, Miron, and Amoke,

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: The three Greek name forms are preserved independently.

Verse MT 18:27 Divergent

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:27

Rekem, Irpeel, and Taralah,

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:27

Phira, Kaphan, Nakan, Selekan, and Thareela,

Classification & Notes

Divergent

Text: Greek has five entries against three; some may relate to names in the following Hebrew verse, but the sequence is not silently reconstructed.

Verse MT 18:28 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

MT 18:28

Zela, Haeleph, the Jebusite city—that is Jerusalem—Gibeath, and Kiriath: fourteen cities, with their villages. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their clans.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

LXX 18:28

Jebus—that is Jerusalem—and cities, and Gabaothjarim: thirteen cities, with their villages. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their divisions.

Classification & Notes

Different

Text: The final entries, the unusual Greek and cities, and the fourteen/thirteen total differ. Gibeath and Kiriath are printed as separate Hebrew entries provisionally; the Greek has the combined form Gabaothjarim.