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 lot came out, for Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon, by their families, —and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah.

2 and they have in their inheritance Beer-Sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,

And they had for their inheritance, —Beer-sheba or Sheba, 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 cities, with their villages:

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

Ain, Rimmon, and Ether and Ashan, —four cities, 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 that were round about these cities, as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the South. This, is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons 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.

Out of the portion of the sons of Judah, is the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, —for it came to pass that what was allotted to the sons of Judah, was too much for them, therefore did the sons of Simeon receive an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

10 And the third lot goes up for the sons of Zebulun, for their families; and the border of their inheritance is to Sarid,

Then came up the third lot, for the sons of Zebulun, by their families, —and the boundary of their inheritance 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 boundary goeth up westward, even towards Maralah, and toucheth Dabbesheth, —and reacheth unto the ravine that faceth 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,

and turneth back from Sarid, eastward, toward the rising of the sun, upon the boundary of Chisloth-tabor, —and goeth out unto Daberath, and ascendeth 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 thence, it passed along in front on the east, towards Gath-hepher, towards Eth-kazin, —and goeth out at Rimmon which turneth about towards 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 boundary goeth round it, on the north to Hannathon, —and so the extensions thereof are 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 cities, with their villages.

16 This [is] the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun, for their families, these cities and their villages.

This, is the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun, by their families, —these cities, with their villages.

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

For Issachar, came out the fourth lot, —for the sons of Issachar, by their families.

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

And their boundary was, —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 Enhaddah, 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 the boundary toucheth Tabor and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and so the extensions of their boundary are to the Jordan, —sixteen cities, 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, is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, by their families, —the cities, with their villages.

24 And the fifth lot goes out for the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families;

Then came out the fifth lot, for the tribe of the sons of Asher, by their families.

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

And their boundary 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 Allam-melech and Amad, and Mishal, —and it toucheth Carmel to 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,

and it turneth toward sun-rise—to Beth-dagon, and toucheth Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el northward, and Beth-emek, and Neiel; and goeth out unto Cabul, on the left,

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

and Ebron and Rehob, and Hammon and Kanah, —as far as Zidon the populous;

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 boundary turneth to Ramah, and as far as the city of the fortress of Tyre, —then the boundary turneth to Hosah, and so the extensions thereof are, on the west, from Hebel to Achzib;

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

Ummah also and Aphek, and Rehob, —twenty-two cities, 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, is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher, by their families, —these cities, with their villages.

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

For the sons of Naphtali, came out the sixth lot, —for the sons 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 boundary was from Heleph, from the terebinth of Bezaannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum; and so the extensions thereof were to 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;

and the boundary turneth westward, to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence, toward Hukkok, —and toucheth Zebulun on the south, and, Asher, it toucheth on the west, and Judah, at the Jordan towards sunrise.

35 and the cities of defense [are] Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

And, the fortified cities, 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 cities, 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, is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, by their families, —the cities, with their villages.

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

And, for the tribe of the sons of Dan, by their families, came out the seventh lot.

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

And the boundary of their inheritance 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 Beneberak, and Gath-rimmon,

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

and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, —with the boundary over against 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.

And, when the boundary of the sons of Dan went out beyond these, then went up the sons of Dan and fought against Leshem, and captured it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and took possession thereof, and dwelt therein, and they called Leshem—Dan, after the name of Dan their father,

48 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan, for their families, these cities and their villages.

This, is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan, by their families, —these cities, with 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 made an end of distributing the land by the boundaries thereof, then gave the sons of Israel an inheritance unto Joshua son of Nun, in their midst:

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.

at the bidding of Yahweh, gave they unto him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah, in the hill country of Ephraim, —and he built the city and dwelt therein.

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 which Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the ancestral heads distributed for inheritance to the tribes of the sons of Israel, by lot, in Shiloh, before Yahweh, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, —so they made an end of apportioning the land.