Joshua 19

1 And the second heritage came out for the tribe of Simeon by their families; and their heritage was in the middle of the heritage of the children of Judah.

And then came forth the second lot for Simeon, for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families; and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.

2 And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah

And they obtained in their inheritance Beer-sheba', [or] Sheba', and Moladah,

3 And Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem

And Chazar-shu'al, and Balah, and 'Ezem,

4 And Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah

And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Chormah,

5 And Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah

And Ziklag, and Beth-hamarcaboth, and Chazar-sussah,

6 And Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen towns with their unwalled places;

And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuchen: thirteen cities and their villages.

7 Ain, Rimmon, and Ether and Ashan; four towns with their unwalled places;

'Ayin, Rimmon, and 'Ether, and 'Ashan; four cities and their villages.

8 And all the unwalled places round about these towns as far as Baalath-beer-ramah to the south. This is the heritage of the tribe of Simeon by their families.

And all the villages that were round about these cities up to Ba'alath-beer, South Ramah. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

9 The heritage of Simeon was taken out of Judah's stretch of land, for Judah's part was more than they had need of, so the heritage of the children of Simeon was inside their heritage.

Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them; therefore the children of Simeon obtained their inheritance within their inheritance.

10 And the third heritage came out for Zebulun by their families; the limit of their heritage was as far as Sarid;

And then came up the third lot for the children of Zebulun according to their families; and the boundary of their inheritance extended up to Sarid;

11 And their limit goes up to the west to Maralah, stretching to Dabbesheth, and to the stream in front of Jokneam;

And their boundary went up toward the sea, and Mar'alah, and touched on Dabbesheth, and touched on the brook that is before Yokne'am;

12 Then turning east from Sarid to the limit of Chisloth-tabor, it goes out to Daberath, and up to Japhia;

And turned from Sarid eastward toward the rising of the sun unto the border of Kisloth-tabor, and then went out to Daberath, and went up to Yaphia';

13 And from there it goes on east to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin; ending at Rimmon which goes as far as Neah;

And from there it passed on in front to the east unto Gath-Chepher, to 'Eth-kazin, and went out to Rimmon, whence it extended to Ne'ah;

14 And the line goes round it on the north to Hannathon, ending at the valley of Iphtah-el;

And this boundary turned about on the north side to Channathon; and its terminations were in the valley of Yiph-thach-el;

15 And Kattath and Nahalal and Shimron and Idalah and Beth-lehem; twelve towns with their unwalled places.

And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Yidalah, and Beth-lechem: twelve cities with their villages.

16 This is the heritage of the children of Zebulun by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

17 For Issachar the fourth heritage came out, for the children of Issachar by their families;

For Issachar came out the fourth lot, for the children of Issachar according to their families.

18 And their limit was to Jezreel and Chesulloth and Shunem

And their boundary went to Yizre'el, and Kessulloth, and Shunem,

19 And Hapharaim and Shion and Anaharath

And Chapharayim, and Shion, and Anacharath,

20 And Rabbith and Kishion and Ebez

And Rabbith, and Kishyon, and Abez,

21 And Remeth and En-gannim and En-haddah and Beth-pazzez;

And Remeth, and 'En-gannim, and 'En-chaddah, and Beth-pazazz;

22 And their limit goes as far as Tabor and Shahazimah and Beth-shemesh, ending at Jordan; sixteen towns with their unwalled places.

And the boundary touched on Tabor, and Shachazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and the terminations of their boundaries were at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

23 This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Issachar by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

24 And the fifth heritage came out for the tribe of Asher by their families.

And then came out the fifth lot for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

25 And their limit was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph

And their boundary was Chelkath, and Chali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

26 And Alammelech and Amad and Mishal, stretching to Carmel on the west and Shihor-libnath;

And Allammelech, and 'Am'ad, and Mishal; and it touched on Carmel at the sea, and on Shichor-libnath;

27 Turning to the east to Beth-dagon and stretching to Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el as far as Beth-emek and Neiel to the north; on the left it goes as far as Cabul

And it turned toward the rising of the sun to Beth-dagon, and touched on Zebulun, and on the valley of Yiphthach-el at the north, on Beth-ha'emek, and Ne'iel, and went out to Cabul on the left,

28 And Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, to great Zidon;

And 'Ebron, and Rechob, and Chammon, and Kanah, up to Zidon the great city,

29 And the limit goes round to Ramah and the walled town of Tyre and Hosah, ending at the sea by Heleb and Achzib;

And then the boundary turned back to Ramah, and to the city of Mibzar-zor; and then the boundary turned back to Chossah; and the terminations were by the sea in the district toward Achzib;

30 And Ummah and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two towns with their unwalled places.

And 'Ummah and Aphek, and Rechob: twenty and two cities with their villages.

31 This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Asher by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

32 For the children of Naphtali the sixth heritage came out, for the children of Naphtali by their families;

Unto the children of Naphtali came out the sixth lot, for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

33 And their limit was from Heleph, from the oak-tree in Zaanannim, and Adami-hannekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, ending at Jordan;

And their boundary was from Cheleph, from Allon-beza-'anannim, and Adami-hanekeb, and Yabneel, as far as Lakkum; and its terminations were at the Jordan;

34 And turning west to Aznoth-tabor, the limit goes out from there to Hukkok, stretching to Zebulun on the south, and Asher on the west, and Judah at Jordan on the east.

And then the boundary turned westward to Aznoth-tabor, and went out from there to Chukkok, and touched on Zebulun on the south, and touched on Asher on the west, and on Judah upon the Jordan toward the rising of the sun.

35 And the walled towns are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth

And fortified cities, Ziddim, Zer, and Chammath, Rakkath, and Kinnereth,

36 And Adamah and Ramah and Hazor

And Adamah, and Ramah, and Chazor,

37 And Kedesh and Edrei and En-Hazor

And Kedesh, and Edre'i, and 'En-chazor,

38 And Iron and Migdal-el, Horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh; nineteen towns with their unwalled places.

And Yiron, and Migdal-el, Chorem, and Beth-'anath, and Beth-shemesh: nineteen cities with their villages.

39 This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Naphtali by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

40 For the tribe of Dan by their families the seventh heritage came out;

For the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families came out of the seventh lot.

41 And the limit of their heritage was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh

And the boundary of their inheritance was Zor'ah, and Eshtaol, and 'Ir-shemesh,

42 And Shaalabbin and Aijalon and Ithlah

And Sha'alabbin, and Ayalon, and Yithlah,

43 And Elon and Timnah and Ekron

And Elon, and Thimnathah, and 'Ekron,

44 And Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath

And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Ba'alath,

45 And Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon;

And Yehud, and Bene-berak, and Gathrimmon.

46 And on the west was ... opposite Joppa.

And Me-hayarkon, and Rakkon, with the boundary before Yapho.

47 (But the limit of the children of Dan was not wide enough for them; so the children of Dan went up and made war on Leshem and took it, putting it to the sword without mercy, and they took it for their heritage and made a place for themselves there, giving it the name of Leshem-dan, after the name of their father, Dan.)

And the territory of the children of Dan went out beyond these; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and captured it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and took possession of it, and dwelt therein, and they called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

48 This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Dan by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

49 So the distribution of the land and its limits was complete; and the children of Israel gave Joshua, the son of Nun, a heritage among them;

And they made an end of dividing the land for inheritance after its boundaries; and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them;

50 By the orders of the Lord they gave him the town for which he made request, Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim: there, after building the town, he made his living-place.

By the order of the Lord did they give him the city which he had asked, Timnathserach on the mountain of Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

51 These are the heritages which Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel gave out at Shiloh, by the decision of the Lord, at the door of the Tent of meeting. So the distribution of the land was complete.

These are the inheritances, which Elazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the divisions of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot, at Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.