Joshua 13:2

Hebrew Bible

1 When Joshua was very old, the Lord told him, “You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered. 2 This is the land that remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all the Geshurites, 3 from the Shihor River east of Egypt northward to the territory of Ekron (it is regarded as Canaanite territory), including the area belonging to the five Philistine lords who ruled in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as Avvite land

LXX Joshua 13:2

Septuagint

1 And Joshua was old, being advanced in years, and so the Lord said to Joshua, “You have become advanced in years, and there is much land remaining to be captured. 2 And this is the land that remains: the borders of the Philistines, the Geshurites, and the Canaanites, 3 from the uninhabited of them near the face of Egypt as far as the border of Ekron from the left of the Canaanites. It is calculated for the five provinces of the Philistines: Gaza and in Ashdod, and in Ashkelon and in Gath and in Ekron, as well as in the Avvim

 Notes and References
"... Joshua 13:2 includes a list of territories not yet conquered and Joshua 13:13 a list of nations not driven out by Israel. In both cases, the Septuagint translator adds the plus χαναναῖος ('Canaanites'). Perhaps he had verse 3 in mind or Joshua 15:63; 16:10; 17:12–13, 16; Judges 1:19–35: Canaanites are still inhabiting some territories; they have not yet been conquered ..."

Meiser, Martin The Septuagint and Its Reception: Collected Essays (p. 37) Mohr Siebeck, 2022

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