Joshua 19

1 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.

The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah

2 And they had for their inheritance, —Beer-sheba or Sheba, and Moladah,

and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,

3 and Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Ezem,

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, with their villages:

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

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

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

8 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:

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 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.

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 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.

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 boundary goeth up westward, even towards Maralah, and toucheth Dabbesheth, —and reacheth unto the ravine that faceth Jokneam;

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

12 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;

From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.

13 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;

From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.

14 and the boundary goeth round it, on the north to Hannathon, —and so the extensions thereof are the valley of Iphtah-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 Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah and Beth-lehem, —twelve cities, with 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, by their families, —these cities, with their villages.

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

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

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

18 And their boundary was, —Jezreel and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

19 and Hapharaim and Shion, and Anaharath,

Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

20 and Rabbith and Kishion, and Ebez,

Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

21 and Remeth, and En-gannim, and Enhaddah, and Beth-pazzez;

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

22 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.

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, by their families, —the cities, with their villages.

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

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

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

25 And their boundary was, —Helkath and Hali, and Beten and Achshaph,

Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,

26 and Allam-melech and Amad, and Mishal, —and it toucheth Carmel to the west, and Shihor-libnath;

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

27 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,

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

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

29 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;

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 Ummah also and Aphek, and Rehob, —twenty-two cities, with 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, by their families, —these cities, with their villages.

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

32 For the sons of Naphtali, came out the sixth lot, —for the sons of Naphtali, by their families.

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

33 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;

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 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.

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 fortified cities, 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, with 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, by their families, —the cities, with their villages.

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

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

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

41 And the boundary of their inheritance was, —Zorah and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,

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

42 and Shaalabbin and Aijalon, and Ithlah,

Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

43 and Elon and Timnah, and Ekron,

Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

44 and Eltekeh and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

45 and Jehud and Beneberak, and Gath-rimmon,

Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

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

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

47 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,

(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, by their families, —these cities, with their villages.

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

49 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:

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

50 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.

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 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.

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.