Joshua 19

1 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within 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 in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,

Their allocation included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,

3 And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,

Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,

4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

5 And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,

Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,

6 And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:

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

7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and 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 Baalathbeer, Ramath 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 portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

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 toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;

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

12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goes out to Daberath, and goes 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 passes on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goes out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;

From there it ran east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and on to Rimmon, and turned towards Neah.

14 And the border compasses it on the north side to Hannathon: and the utmost limit thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:

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

15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: 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 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, 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 toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

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

19 And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,

Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

21 And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;

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

22 And the coast reachs to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the utmost limit of their border were at 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 and 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 Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reachs to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;

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

27 And turns toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reachs to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goes 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 Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;

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

29 And then the coast turns to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turns to Hosah; and the utmost limit thereof are at the sea from the coast 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 to 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 coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the utmost limit thereof were at 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 then the coast turns westward to Aznothtabor, and goes out from thence to Hukkok, and reachs to Zebulun on the south side, and reachs to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon 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 fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, 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 Enhazor,

Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

38 And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; 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 and their villages.

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

40 And 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 coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,

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

42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,

Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

45 And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,

Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

46 And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.

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

47 And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and stroke 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 dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among 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 word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in mount 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 of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.

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.