Joshua 19

1 And the second lot came forth for the children of Simeon by their kindreds: and their inheritance was

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.

2 In the midst of the possession of the children of Juda: Bersabee and Sabee and Molada,

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

3 And Hasersual, Bala and Asem,

And Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem

4 And Eltholad, Bethul and Harma,

And Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah

5 And Siceleg and Bethmarchaboth and Hasersusa,

And Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah

6 And Bethlebaoth and Sarohen: thirteen cities, and their villages.

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

7 Ain and Remmon and Athor and Asan: four cities, and their villages.

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

8 And all the villages round about these cities to Baalath Beer Ramath to the south quarter. This is the inheritance of the children of Simeon according to their kindreds,

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.

9 In the possession and lot of the children of Juda: because it was too great, and therefore the children of Simeon had their possession in the midst of their inheritance.

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.

10 And the third lot fell to the children of Zabulon by their kindreds: and the border of their possession was unto Sarid.

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

11 And it went up from the sea and from Merala, and came to Debbaseth: as far as the torrent, which is over against Jeconam.

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

12 And it returneth from Sarid eastward to the borders of Ceseleththabor: and it goeth out to Dabereth, and ascendeth towards Japhie.

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

13 And it passeth along from thence to the east side of Gethhepher and Thacasin: and goeth out to Remmon, Amthar and Noa.

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

14 And it turneth about to the north of Hanathon: and the outgoings thereof are the valley of Jephtahel,

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

15 And Cateth and Naalol and Semeron and Jedala and Bethlehem: twelve cities and their villages.

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

16 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Zabulon by their kindreds, the cities and their villages.

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

17 The fourth lot came out to Issachar by their kindreds.

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

18 And his inheritance was Jezrael and Casaloth and Sunem,

And their limit was to Jezreel and Chesulloth and Shunem

19 And Hapharaim and Seen and Anaharath,

And Hapharaim and Shion and Anaharath

20 And Rabboth and Cesion, Abes,

And Rabbith and Kishion and Ebez

21 And Rameth and Engannim and Enhadda and Bethpheses.

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

22 And the border thereof cometh to Thabor and Sehesima and Bethsames: and the outgoings thereof shall be at the Jordan: sixteen cities, and their villages.

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

23 This is the possession of the sons of Issachar by their kindreds, the cities and their villages.

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

24 And the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the children of Aser by their kindreds:

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

25 And their border was Halcath and Chali and Beten and Axaph,

And their limit was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph

26 And Elmelech and Amaad and Messal: and it reacheth to Carmel by the sea and Sihor and Labanath,

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

27 And it returneth towards the east to Bethdagon: and passeth along to Zabulon and to the valley of Jephthael towards the north to Bethemec and Nehiel. And it goeth out to the left side of Cabul,

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

28 And to Abaran and Rohob and Hamon and Cana, as far as the great Sidon.

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

29 And it returneth to Horma to the strong city of Tyre, and to Hosa: and the outgoings thereof shall be at the sea from the portion of Achziba:

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

30 And Amma and Aphec and Rohob: twenty-two cities, and their villages.

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

31 This is the possession of the children of Aser by their kindreds, and the cities and their villages.

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

32 The sixth lot came out to the sons of Nephtali by their families:

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

33 And the border began from Heleph and Elon to Saananim, and Adami, which is Neceb, and Jebnael even to Lecum: and their outgoings unto the Jordan:

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

34 And the border returneth westward to Azanotthabor, and goeth out from thence to Hucuca, and passeth along to Zabulon southward, and to Aser westward, and to Juda upon the Jordan towards the rising of the sun.

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.

35 And the strong cities are Assedim, Ser, and Emath, and Reccath and Cenereth,

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

36 And Edema and Arama, Asor,

And Adamah and Ramah and Hazor

37 And Cedes and Edri, Enhasor,

And Kedesh and Edrei and En-Hazor

38 And Jeron and Magdalel, Herem, and Bethanath and Bethsames: nineteen cities, and their villages.

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

39 This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Nephtali by their kindreds, the cities and their villages.

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

40 The seventh lot came out to the tribe of the children of Dan by their families:

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

41 And the border of their possession was Saraa and Esthaol, and Hirsemes, that is, the city of the sun.

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

42 Selebin and Aialon and Jethela,

And Shaalabbin and Aijalon and Ithlah

43 Elon and Themna and Acron,

And Elon and Timnah and Ekron

44 Elthece, Gebbethon and Balaath,

And Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath

45 And Jud and Bane and Barach and Gethremmon:

And Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon;

46 And Mejarcon and Arecon, with the border that looketh towards Joppe,

And on the west was ... opposite Joppa.

47 And is terminated there. And the children of Dan went up and fought against Lesem, and took it: and they put it to the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt in it, calling the name of it Lesem Dan, by the name of Dan their father.

(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.)

48 This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Dan, by their kindreds, the cities and their villages.

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

49 And when he had made an end of dividing the land by lot to each one by their tribes, the children of Israel gave a possession to Josue the son of Nun in the midst of them,

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;

50 According to the commandment of the Lord, the city which he asked for, Thamnath Saraa, in mount Ephraim: and he built up the city, and dwelt in it.

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.

51 These are the possessions which Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun, and the princes of the families, and of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed by lot in Silo, before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and they divided the land.

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.