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,
And the second heritage came out for the tribe of Simeon by their families; and their heritage was in the middle of the heritage of the children of Judah.
2 and they have in their inheritance Beer-Sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah
3 and Hazar-Shual, and Balah, and Azem,
And Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem
4 and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
And Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah
5 and Ziklag, and Beth-Marcaboth, and Hazar-Susah,
And Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah
6 and Beth-Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages.
And Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen towns with their unwalled places;
7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages;
Ain, Rimmon, and Ether and Ashan; four towns with their unwalled places;
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 unwalled places round about these towns as far as Baalath-beer-ramah to the south. This is the heritage of the tribe of Simeon by their families.
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 heritage of Simeon was taken out of Judah's stretch of land, for Judah's part was more than they had need of, so the heritage of the children of Simeon was inside their heritage.
10 And the third lot goes up for the sons of Zebulun, for their families; and the border of their inheritance is to Sarid,
And the third heritage came out for Zebulun by their families; the limit of their heritage was 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,
And their limit goes up to the west to Maralah, stretching to Dabbesheth, and to the stream in front 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,
Then turning east from Sarid to the limit of Chisloth-tabor, it goes out 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;
And from there it goes on east to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin; ending at Rimmon which goes as far as 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,
And the line goes round it on the north to Hannathon, ending at the valley of Iphtah-el;
15 and Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-Lehem; twelve cities and their villages.
And Kattath and Nahalal and Shimron and Idalah and Beth-lehem; twelve towns with their unwalled places.
16 This [is] the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun, for their families, these cities and their villages.
This is the heritage of the children of Zebulun by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.
17 The fourth lot has gone out for Issachar, for the sons of Issachar, for their families;
For Issachar the fourth heritage came out, for the children of Issachar by their families;
18 and their border is [at] Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
And their limit was to Jezreel and Chesulloth and Shunem
19 and Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,
And Hapharaim and Shion and Anaharath
20 and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
And Rabbith and Kishion and Ebez
21 and Remeth, and En-Gannim, and En-Haddah, and Beth-Pazzez;
And Remeth and En-gannim and 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.
And their limit goes as far as Tabor and Shahazimah and Beth-shemesh, ending at Jordan; sixteen towns with their unwalled places.
23 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, for their families, the cities and their villages.
This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Issachar by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.
24 And the fifth lot goes out for the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families;
And the fifth heritage came out for the tribe of Asher by their families.
25 and their border is Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
And their limit was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph
26 and Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and it touches against Carmel westward, and against Shihor-Libnath;
And Alammelech and Amad and Mishal, stretching to Carmel on the west 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,
Turning to the east to Beth-dagon and stretching to Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el as far as Beth-emek and Neiel to the north; on the left it goes as far as Cabul
28 and Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, to great Sidon;
And Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, to great Zidon;
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,
And the limit goes round to Ramah and the walled town of Tyre and Hosah, ending at the sea by Heleb and Achzib;
30 and Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities and their villages.
And Ummah and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two towns with their unwalled places.
31 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families, these cities and their villages.
This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Asher by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.
32 The sixth lot has gone out for the sons of Naphtali—for the sons of Naphtali, for their families;
For the children of Naphtali the sixth heritage came out, for the children of Naphtali by their families;
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;
And their limit was from Heleph, from the oak-tree in Zaanannim, and Adami-hannekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, ending at 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;
And turning west to Aznoth-tabor, the limit goes out from there to Hukkok, stretching to Zebulun on the south, and Asher on the west, and Judah at Jordan on the east.
35 and the cities of defense [are] Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
And the walled towns are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth
36 and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
And Adamah and Ramah and Hazor
37 and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-Hazor,
And Kedesh and Edrei and En-Hazor
38 and Iron, and Migdal-El, Horem, and Beth-Anath, and Beth-Shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages.
And Iron and Migdal-el, Horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh; nineteen towns with their unwalled places.
39 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, for their families, the cities and their villages.
This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Naphtali by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.
40 The seventh lot has gone out for the tribe of the sons of Dan, for their families;
For the tribe of Dan by their families the seventh heritage came out;
41 and the border of their inheritance is Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-Shemesh,
And the limit of their heritage was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh
42 and Shalabbin, and Aijalon, and Jethlah,
And Shaalabbin and Aijalon and Ithlah
43 and Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
And Elon and Timnah and Ekron
44 and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Ba‘alath,
And Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath
45 and Jehud, and Bene-Barak, and Gath-Rimmon,
And Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon;
46 and Me-Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border in front of Joppa.
And on the west was ... opposite 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.
(But the limit of the children of Dan was not wide enough for them; so the children of Dan went up and made war on Leshem and took it, putting it to the sword without mercy, and they took it for their heritage and made a place for themselves there, giving it the name of Leshem-dan, after the name of 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 is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Dan by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.
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;
So the distribution of the land and its limits was complete; and the children of Israel gave Joshua, the son of Nun, a heritage 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.
By the orders of the Lord they gave him the town for which he made request, Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim: there, after building the town, he made his living-place.
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 heritages which Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel gave out at Shiloh, by the decision of the Lord, at the door of the Tent of meeting. So the distribution of the land was complete.
