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 cast went to the tribe of Simeon, by families. The land was within the land allotted to the tribe of Judah.

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

Their allocation included Beersheba, 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 towns with their associated villages.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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 cast went to the tribe of Zebulun, by families. The boundary of their allocation began at 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.

and then went west past Maralah, touched Dabbeshah, and then the brook near 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.

Going the other way from Sarid, the boundary headed east to the border of Kislot-tabor, on to Daberath, and then 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 ran east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and on to Rimmon, and turned towards Neah.

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

There the boundary turned north to Hannathon, ending at the valley of Iphtah-el.

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

The towns included: Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their associated villages.

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

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

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

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

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

Their land included these towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, 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 boundary also reached the towns of Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their associated 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 allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Zebulun, by families.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and on up to Great 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 boundary then turned towards Ramah and then the fortified town of Tyre, turning to Hosah and ending at the sea. Towns included Mehebel, Aczib,

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

Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their associated 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 allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Asher, by families.

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

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

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 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.

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 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.

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

The fortified towns included: Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,

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.

Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their associated 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 allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Naphtali, by families.

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

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

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

Their allocation included the towns of 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, Rakkon, along with the territory opposite 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.

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.

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

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;

After they finished allotting the land and establishing its borders, the Israelites gave Joshua, son of Nun, an allocation 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.

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.

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 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.