Joshua 19

1 The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the descendants of Simeon according to their families. Their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants 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 had for their inheritance Beersheba, and Moladah,

And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah

3 and Hazar Shual, and Balah, and Ezem,

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 with their villages;

And Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen towns with their unwalled places;

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

Ain, Rimmon, and Ether and Ashan; four towns with their unwalled places;

8 and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramath Negev. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon according to 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 part of the descendants of Judah was the inheritance of the descendants of Simeon; for the portion of the descendants of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the descendants of Simeon had inheritance 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 came up for the descendants of Zebulun according to their families, and the border of their inheritance was to Sadud.

And the third heritage came out for Zebulun by their families; the limit of their heritage was as far as Sarid;

11 Their border went up westward, and to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth, and it reached to the wadi that is before Jokneam.

And their limit goes up to the west to Maralah, stretching to Dabbesheth, and to the stream in front of Jokneam;

12 And it turned from Sadud eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor, and it went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.

Then turning east from Sarid to the limit of Chisloth-tabor, it goes out to Daberath, and up to Japhia;

13 From there it passed along eastward to Gath Hepher, to Eth Kazin; and it went out to Rimmon which bends toward Neah.

And from there it goes on east to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin; ending at Rimmon which goes as far as Neah;

14 The border turned around it on the north to Hannathon; and it ended at the Valley of Iphtah El;

And the line goes round it on the north to Hannathon, ending at the valley of Iphtah-el;

15 Kattath, Nahalal, Shim'on, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with 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 descendants of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

This is the heritage of the children of Zebulun by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

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

For Issachar the fourth heritage came out, for the children of Issachar by their families;

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

And their limit was to Jezreel and Chesulloth and Shunem

19 and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,

And Hapharaim and Shion and Anaharath

20 and Daberath, and Kishion, and Ebez,

And Rabbith and Kishion and Ebez

21 and Remeth, and Engannim, and En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.

And Remeth and En-gannim and En-haddah and Beth-pazzez;

22 The border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh; and their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with 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 descendants of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Issachar by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families.

And the fifth heritage came out for the tribe of Asher by their families.

25 Their border was from Helkath (and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

And their limit was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph

26 and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal) and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor Libnath.

And Alammelech and Amad and Mishal, stretching to Carmel on the west and Shihor-libnath;

27 And it turned eastward to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun and to the Valley of Iphtah El on the north. And the border goes north to Beth Emek and Neiel, and it went out to Cabul on the north,

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 Abdon, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even to Greater Sidon.

And Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, to great Zidon;

29 The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah, and it ended at the sea; Mahalab, and 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 Acco, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with 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 descendants of Asher according to their families, these cities with 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 came out for the descendants of Naphtali, even for the descendants of Naphtali according to their families.

For the children of Naphtali the sixth heritage came out, for the children of Naphtali by their families;

33 Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adaminekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakkum. It ended 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 The border turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there to Hukkok. It reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the east.

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 The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,

And the walled towns are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth

36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

And Adamah and Ramah and Hazor

37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

And Kedesh and Edrei and En-Hazor

38 Yiron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with 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 descendants of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with 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 came out for the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families.

For the tribe of Dan by their families the seventh heritage came out;

41 And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir Shemesh,

And the limit of their heritage was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh

42 and Shaalbin, and Aijalon, and Jithlah,

And Shaalabbin and Aijalon and Ithlah

43 and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,

And Elon and Timnah and Ekron

44 and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

And Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath

45 and Jehud, and Azzur, and Bene Berak, and Gath Rimmon,

And Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon;

46 and from the sea, Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.

And on the west was ... opposite Joppa.

47 And the border of the descendants of Dan slipped out of their control, so the descendants of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took possession of it and dwelt in it, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.

(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 descendants of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Dan by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

49 So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by its borders. The children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun.

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 According to the commandment of Jehovah, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived there.

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, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of ancestral houses of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed by lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, at the door of the Tent of Meeting. So they made an end of dividing 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.