Joshua 19

1 And the second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families; and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.

The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah

2 And they had for their inheritance Beer-sheba with Sheba, and Moladah;

and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,

3 and Hazarshual, and Balah, and Ezem;

Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,

4 and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah;

Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

5 and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah;

Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,

6 and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages:

Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities, along with their villages.

7 Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages;

Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,

8 and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, as far as Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.

9 Out of the allotment 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 had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.

10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid.

The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.

11 And their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.

It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.

12 And it turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor; and it went out to Dobrath, and went up to Japhia.

From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.

13 And from thence it passed along eastward to Gath-hepher, to Ethkazin; and it went out at Rimmon-methoar unto Neah.

From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.

14 And the border turned about it on the north to Hannathon; and the goings out thereof were at the valley of Iphtahel;

Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.

15 and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem; twelve cities with their villages.

It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.

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

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Zebulun, including these cities and their villages.

17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.

The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:

18 And their border was Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem;

Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

19 and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath;

Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

20 and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Ebez;

Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

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

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

22 and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazim, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan; sixteen cities with their villages.

The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.

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

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar, including these cities and their villages.

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

The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:

25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph;

Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,

26 and Allam-melech, and Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath.

Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,

27 And it turned toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reached to Zebulun and to the valley of Iphtahel northward at Beth-emek and Neiel; and it went out to Cabul on the left hand,

then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.

28 and Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon.

It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.

29 And the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea from Hebel to Achzib;

The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,

30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob; twenty and two cities with their villages.

Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.

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

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.

32 The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:

33 And their border was from Heleph, from Elon-beza-anannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakkum; and the goings out thereof were at the Jordan.

Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.

34 And the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor, and went out from thence to Hukok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrising.

Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.

35 And the fortified cities were Ziddim-zer, and Hammath, and Rakkath, and Chinnereth;

The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,

36 and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor;

Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

37 and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor;

Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

38 and Iron, and Migdal-el, and Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.

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

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.

40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:

41 And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh;

The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,

42 and Shaalabbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah;

Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

43 and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron;

Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

44 and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath;

Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

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

Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

46 and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.

Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.

47 And the border of the children of Dan was too strait for them; so the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)

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

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.

49 When they had made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the borders thereof, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in the midst of them;

When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,

50 according to the commandment of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.

51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.

These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.