Joshua 19

1 And the second lot goes out for Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon, for their families; and their inheritance is in the midst of the inheritance of the sons 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 have in their inheritance Beer-Sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,

and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,

3 and Hazar-Shual, and Balah, and Azem,

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 and their villages.

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

7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages;

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

8 also all the villages which [are] around these cities, to Ba‘alath-Beer, Ramoth of the south. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, for 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 portion of the sons of Judah [is] the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, for the portion of the sons of Judah has been too much for them, and the sons of Simeon inherit 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 goes up for the sons of Zebulun, for their families; and the border of their inheritance is to 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 has gone up toward the sea, and Maralah, and come against Dabbasheth, and come to the brook which [is] on the front of Jokneam,

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

12 and turned back from Sarid eastward, at the sun-rising, by the border of Chisloth-Tabor, and gone out to Daberath, and gone 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 there it has passed over eastward, to the east, to Gittah-Hepher, [to] Ittah-Kazin, and gone out [to] Rimmon-Methoar to 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 has gone around it, from the north to Hannathon; and its outgoings have been [in] the Valley of Jiphthah-El,

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

15 and Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-Lehem; twelve cities and 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 sons of Zebulun, for their families, these cities and their villages.

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

17 The fourth lot has gone out for Issachar, for the sons of Issachar, for their families;

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

18 and their border is [at] Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, 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 En-Gannim, and En-Haddah, and Beth-Pazzez;

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

22 and the border has touched against Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-Shemesh, and the outgoings of their border have been [at] the Jordan; sixteen cities and 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 sons of Issachar, for their families, the cities and 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 goes out for the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families;

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

25 and their border is Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,

26 and Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and it touches against Carmel westward, and against Shihor-Libnath;

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

27 and has turned back, at the sun-rising, [to] Beth-Dagon, and come against Zebulun, and against the Valley of Jiphthah-El toward the north of Beth-Emek, and Neiel, and has gone out to Cabul on the left,

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 Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, to great Sidon;

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

29 and the border has turned back to Ramah, and to the fortified city Tyre; and the border has turned back to Hosah, and its outgoings are at the sea, from the coast 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 and Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities and 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 sons of Asher, for their families, these cities and their villages.

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

32 The sixth lot has gone out for the sons of Naphtali—for the sons of Naphtali, for their families;

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

33 and their border is from Heleph, from Allon in Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakkum, and its outgoings are [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 has turned back westward [to] Aznoth-Tabor, and gone out there to Hukkok, and touched against Zebulun on the south, and it has touched against Asher on the west, and against Judah [at] the Jordan, at the sun-rising;

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 cities of defense [are] Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, 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, Horem, and Beth-Anath, and Beth-Shemesh; nineteen cities and 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 sons of Naphtali, for their families, the cities and their villages.

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

40 The seventh lot has gone out for the tribe of the sons of Dan, for their families;

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

41 and the border of their inheritance is Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-Shemesh,

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

42 and Shalabbin, and Aijalon, and Jethlah,

Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

43 and Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,

Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

44 and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Ba‘alath,

Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

45 and Jehud, and Bene-Barak, and Gath-Rimmon,

Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

46 and Me-Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border in front of Joppa.

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

47 And the border of the sons of Dan goes out from them, and the sons of Dan go up and fight with Leshem, and capture it, and strike it by the mouth of the sword, and possess it, and dwell in it, and call Leshem, Dan, according to the name of their father Dan.

(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 sons of Dan, for their families, these cities and their villages.

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

49 And they finish to give the land in inheritance, by its borders, and the sons of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua son of Nun in their midst;

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

50 by the command of YHWH they have given to him the city which he asked for, Timnath-Serah, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and he builds the city and dwells in it.

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 son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, have caused to inherit by lot, in Shiloh, before YHWH, at the opening of the Tent of Meeting; and they finish to apportion 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.