Joshua 19

1 The second lot cast went to the tribe of Simeon, by families. The land was within the land allotted to the tribe 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 Their allocation included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,

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

3 Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,

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

4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Chormah,

5 Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,

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

6 Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their associated villages.

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

7 Also: Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their associated villages,

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

8 as well as all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath-beer (or Ramah of the Negev). This was the land allotted to the tribe of Simeon, by 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 allocation of the tribe of Simeon was part of that given to the tribe of Judah, since what the tribe of Judah had received was too large for them.

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 The third lot cast went to the tribe of Zebulun, by families. The boundary of their allocation began at 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 then went west past Maralah, touched Dabbeshah, and then the brook near 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 Going the other way from Sarid, the boundary headed east to the border of Kislot-tabor, on to Daberath, and then 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 From there it ran east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and on to Rimmon, and turned towards 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 There the boundary turned 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 The towns included: Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their associated villages.

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

16 This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Zebulun, by families.

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

17 The fourth lot cast went to the tribe of Issachar, by families.

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

18 Their land included these towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,

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

19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

And Chapharayim, and Shion, and Anacharath,

20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

And Rabbith, and Kishyon, and Abez,

21 Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.

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

22 The boundary also reached the towns of Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their associated villages.

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 was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Zebulun, by families.

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

24 The fifth lot cast went to the tribe of Asher, by families.

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

25 Their allocation included the towns of Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,

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

26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. Their boundary reached Carmel and Shihor-libnat in the west.

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

27 Then it turned east towards Beth-dagon, reaching the land of Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el. From there it headed north to Beth-emek and Neiel, and continued north to Cabul, and on through to

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 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and on up to Great Sidon.

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

29 The boundary then turned towards Ramah and then the fortified town of Tyre, turning to Hosah and ending at the sea. Towns included Mehebel, Aczib,

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 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their associated villages.

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

31 This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Asher, by families.

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

32 The sixth lot cast went to the tribe of Naphtali, by families.

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

33 Their boundary began at Heleph, by the oak at Zaananim, and went across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and up to Lakkum, and ending at the 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 Then the boundary headed west to Aznoth-tabor, and on to Hukkok. It reached the land of Zebulun on the south, the land of Asher on the west, and the 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 The fortified towns included: Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,

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

36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

And Adamah, and Ramah, and Chazor,

37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

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

38 Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their associated villages.

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

39 This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Naphtali, by families.

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

40 The seventh lot cast went to the tribe of Dan, by families.

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

41 Their allocation included the towns of Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,

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

42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

And Sha'alabbin, and Ayalon, and Yithlah,

43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

And Elon, and Thimnathah, and 'Ekron,

44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Ba'alath,

45 Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

And Yehud, and Bene-berak, and Gathrimmon.

46 Me-jarkon, Rakkon, along with the territory opposite Joppa.

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

47 However, the tribe of Dan was not able to hold on to their allotted land, so they went and attacked Leshem and captured it. They slaughtered its inhabitants and took possession of the town, settling there. They renamed Leshem as Dan, after their ancestor.

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 was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Dan, by families.

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

49 After they finished allotting the land and establishing its borders, the Israelites gave Joshua, son of Nun, an allocation 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 Following the Lord's command, they gave him the town he requested—Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and settled there.

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 were the allocations distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua, son of Nun, and the leaders of the Israelite tribes. They were made by casting lots at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

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.