
Joshua Chapter 15: The Cities of Judah (Continued)
Jos 15 48 And in the mountains Shamir and Jattir and Socoh
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English: This verse begins the listing of cities located in the hill country (the mountains) assigned to the tribe of Judah.
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Urdu: یہ آیت یہوداہ کے قبیلے کو دیے گئے پہاڑی علاقے کے شہروں کی فہرست شروع کرتی ہے۔
Jos 15 49 And Dannah and Kirjath-sannah which is Debir
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English: Identifies Dannah and Kirjath-sannah (also known as Debir) as part of Judah’s mountainous inheritance.
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Urdu: دانّہ اور قریت سنّہ (جسے دبیر بھی کہا جاتا ہے) کو یہوداہ کی پہاڑی میراث کے حصے کے طور پر شناخت کیا گیا ہے۔
Jos 15 50 And Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim
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English: More specific locations within the southern highlands given to the descendants of Judah.
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Urdu: یہوداہ کی اولاد کو دیے گئے جنوبی پہاڑی علاقوں کے مزید مخصوص مقامات۔
Jos 15 51 And Goshen and Holon and Giloh eleven cities with their villages
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English: This group identifies eleven major cities, including the district of Goshen (not the one in Egypt), and their surrounding settlements.
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Urdu: اس گروہ میں گیارہ اہم شہروں کی نشاندہی کی گئی ہے جن میں جشن (مصر والا نہیں) اور ان کی قریبی بستیاں شامل ہیں۔
Jos 15 52 Arab and Dumah and Eshean
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English: Further listing of towns in the mountain region of Judah.
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Urdu: یہوداہ کے پہاڑی علاقے کے قصبوں کی مزید فہرست۔
Jos 15 53 And Janum and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah
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English: Additional settlements near the Hebron area.
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Urdu: حبرون کے علاقے کے قریب اضافی بستیاں۔
Jos 15 54 And Humtah and Kirjath-arba which is Hebron and Zior nine cities with their villages
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English: Highlights the historic city of Hebron (Kirjath-arba) as part of this cluster of nine cities.
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Urdu: نو شہروں کے اس جھرمٹ میں تاریخی شہر حبرون (قریت اربع) کو نمایاں کیا گیا ہے۔
Jos 15 55 Maon Carmel and Ziph and Juttah
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English: These cities were located in the wilderness and highlands where David later spent much of his time.
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Urdu: یہ شہر بیابان اور پہاڑی علاقوں میں واقع تھے جہاں بعد میں داؤد نے اپنا کافی وقت گزارا۔
Jos 15 56 And Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah
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English: Names of three more towns allocated to Judah.
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Urdu: یہوداہ کو دیے گئے مزید تین قصبوں کے نام۔
Jos 15 57 Cain Gibeah and Timnah ten cities with their villages
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English: A group of ten cities making up a specific administrative district in the land.
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Urdu: دس شہروں کا ایک مجموعہ جو اس زمین میں ایک مخصوص انتظامی ضلع بناتا ہے۔
Jos 15 58 Halhul Beth-zur and Gedor
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English: Cities located north of Hebron along the mountain ridge.
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Urdu: حبرون کے شمال میں پہاڑی سلسلے کے ساتھ واقع شہر۔
Jos 15 59 And Maarath and Beth-anoth and Eltekon six cities with their villages
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English: A smaller cluster of six cities in the Judean highlands.
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Urdu: یہودیہ کے پہاڑی علاقوں میں چھ شہروں کا ایک چھوٹا مجموعہ۔
Jos 15 60 Kirjath-baal which is Kirjath-jearim and Rabbah two cities with their villages
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English: Lists two important cities on the border between Judah and Benjamin.
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Urdu: یہوداہ اور بنیمین کی سرحد پر واقع دو اہم شہروں کی فہرست۔
Jos 15 61 In the wilderness Beth-arabah Middin and Secacah
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English: This shifts the geography to the desert/wilderness region near the Dead Sea.
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Urdu: یہ جغرافیہ کو بحیرہ مردار کے قریب صحرا یا بیابانی علاقے کی طرف منتقل کرتا ہے۔
Jos 15 62 And Nibshan and the city of Salt and En-gedi six cities with their villages
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English: Includes the famous oasis of En-gedi as part of the desert district.
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Urdu: اس میں صحرائی ضلع کے حصے کے طور پر عین جدی کا مشہور نخلستان بھی شامل ہے۔
Jos 15 63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem the children of Judah could not drive them out but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day
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English: A significant historical note that Judah failed to fully conquer Jerusalem, leading to a co-habitation with the Jebusites.
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Urdu: ایک اہم تاریخی نوٹ کہ یہوداہ یروشلیم کو مکمل طور پر فتح کرنے میں ناکام رہا، جس کی وجہ سے یبوسیوں کے ساتھ مل کر رہنا پڑا۔
Joshua Chapter 16: The Inheritance of Joseph
Jos 16 1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho unto the water of Jericho on the east to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel
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English: Describes the southern border of the territory given to the tribes of Joseph (Ephraim and Manasseh), starting from the Jordan River.
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Urdu: یوسف کے قبیلوں (افریم اور منسّی) کو دیے گئے علاقے کی جنوبی سرحد کو بیان کرتا ہے، جو دریائے یردن سے شروع ہوتی ہے۔
Jos 16 2 And goeth out from Bethel to Luz and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth
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English: Traces the boundary through Bethel and toward the territory of the Archites.
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Urdu: بیت ایل سے ہوتے ہوئے اور ارکیوں کے علاقے کی طرف سرحد کا سراغ لگاتا ہے۔
Jos 16 3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether and to Gezer and the goings out thereof are at the sea
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English: The border extends west to the Mediterranean Sea, passing through Beth-horon and Gezer.
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Urdu: سرحد مغرب میں بحیرہ روم تک پھیلی ہوئی ہے، جو بیت حورون اور جزر سے گزرتی ہے۔
Jos 16 4 So the children of Joseph Manasseh and Ephraim took their inheritance
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English: Confirms that the two sons of Joseph received their massive combined portion in central Canaan.
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Urdu: تصدیق کرتا ہے کہ یوسف کے دونوں بیٹوں نے وسطی کنعان میں اپنا بڑا مشترکہ حصہ حاصل کیا۔
Jos 16 5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar unto Beth-horon the upper
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English: Focuses specifically on the boundaries for the tribe of Ephraim.
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Urdu: خاص طور پر افریم کے قبیلے کی سرحدوں پر توجہ مرکوز کرتا ہے۔
Jos 16 6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side and the border went about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh and passed by it on the east to Janohah
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English: Describes the northern and eastern shifts of Ephraim’s boundary lines.
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Urdu: افریم کی سرحدی خطوط کی شمالی اور مشرقی تبدیلیوں کو بیان کرتا ہے۔
Jos 16 7 And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and to Naarath and came to Jericho and went out at Jordan
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English: The line loops back toward the Jordan Valley, touching the outskirts of Jericho.
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Urdu: یہ لکیر واپس وادی یردن کی طرف مڑتی ہے، جو یریحو کے مضافات کو چھوتی ہے۔
Jos 16 8 The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah and the goings out thereof were at the sea This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families
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English: Defines the final western stretch of Ephraim’s land ending at the Mediterranean.
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Urdu: افریم کی زمین کے آخری مغربی حصے کی وضاحت کرتا ہے جو بحیرہ روم پر ختم ہوتا ہے۔
Jos 16 9 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh all the cities with their villages
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English: Notes that some Ephraimite cities were actually located within the territory assigned to Manasseh.
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Urdu: نوٹ کرتا ہے کہ افریم کے کچھ شہر دراصل منسّی کو دیے گئے علاقے کے اندر واقع تھے۔
Jos 16 10 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day and serve under tribute
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English: Like Judah, Ephraim failed to expel all inhabitants, choosing instead to put the Canaanites in Gezer to forced labor.
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Urdu: یہوداہ کی طرح، افریم بھی تمام باشندوں کو نکالنے میں ناکام رہا، اس کے بجائے جزر میں کنعانیوں کو جبری مشقت پر لگا دیا۔
Joshua Chapter 17: The Allotment of Manasseh
Jos 17 1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh for he was the firstborn of Joseph to wit for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh the father of Gilead because he was a man of war therefore he had Gilead and Bashan
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English: Explains the inheritance of Manasseh’s descendants, noting that Machir’s line received land east of the Jordan because of their military prowess.
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Urdu: منسّی کی اولاد کی وراثت کی وضاحت کرتا ہے، یہ نوٹ کرتے ہوئے کہ ماکیر کی نسل کو ان کی فوجی مہارت کی وجہ سے یردن کے مشرق میں زمین ملی۔
Jos 17 2 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families for the children of Abiezer and for the children of Helek and for the children of Asriel and for the children of Shechem and for the children of Hepher and for the children of Shemida these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families
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English: Lists the clans of Manasseh that received land west of the Jordan River.
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Urdu: منسّی کے ان خاندانوں کی فہرست دیتا ہے جنہوں نے دریائے یردن کے مغرب میں زمین حاصل کی۔
Jos 17 3 But Zelophehad the son of Hepher the son of Gilead the son of Machir the son of Manasseh had no sons but daughters and these are the names of his daughters Mahlah and Noah Hoglah Milcah and Tirzah
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English: Introduces the specific case of Zelophehad, who died without male heirs, leaving five daughters.
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Urdu: صلفحاد کا خاص کیس پیش کرتا ہے، جو نرینہ وارث کے بغیر فوت ہو گیا، اور پانچ بیٹیاں چھوڑ گئیں۔
Jos 17 4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest and before Joshua the son of Nun and before the princes saying The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father
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English: The daughters successfully claim their father’s inheritance based on a prior command given to Moses, establishing a precedent for women’s inheritance.
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Urdu: بیٹیوں نے موسیٰ کو دیے گئے ایک سابقہ حکم کی بنیاد پر اپنے باپ کی وراثت کا کامیابی سے دعویٰ کیا، جس سے خواتین کی وراثت کی ایک مثال قائم ہوئی۔
Jos 17 5 And there fell ten portions to Manasseh beside the land of Gilead and Bashan which were on the other side Jordan
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English: Because of the daughters and various clans, the land was divided into ten distinct portions in Western Canaan.
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Urdu: بیٹیوں اور مختلف خاندانوں کی وجہ سے، مغربی کنعان میں زمین کو دس الگ حصوں میں تقسیم کیا گیا تھا۔
Jos 17 6 Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead
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English: Clarifies the distribution between those in the west (daughters/clans) and those in the east (Gilead).
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Urdu: مغرب میں رہنے والوں (بیٹیوں/خاندانوں) اور مشرق میں رہنے والوں (جعلاد) کے درمیان تقسیم کو واضح کرتا ہے۔
Jos 17 7 And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah that lieth before Shechem and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah
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English: Describes the northern boundary of Manasseh, stretching from the territory of Asher toward Shechem.
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Urdu: منسّی کی شمالی سرحد کو بیان کرتا ہے، جو آشر کے علاقے سے سکم کی طرف پھیلی ہوئی ہے۔
Jos 17 8 Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim
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English: Explains a geographical overlap where Manasseh controlled the land of Tappuah, but the city itself belonged to Ephraim.
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Urdu: ایک جغرافیائی ملاپ کی وضاحت کرتا ہے جہاں منسّی تفوح کی زمین پر قابض تھا، لیکن شہر خود افریم کا تھا۔
Jos 17 9 And the coast descended unto the river Kanah southward of the river these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river and the outgoings of it were at the sea
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English: The border followed the Kanah Ravine to the sea, acting as a divider between Ephraim (south) and Manasseh (north).
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Urdu: سرحد قانہ کے نالے سے سمندر تک جاتی تھی، جو افریم (جنوب) اور منسّی (شمال) کے درمیان تقسیم کا کام کرتی تھی۔