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.

And the second lot came out for the children of Symeon; and their inheritance was in the midst of the lots of the children of Juda.

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

And their lot was Beersabee, and Samaa, and Caladam,

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

and Arsola, and Bola, and Jason,

4 and Eltolad and Bethul, and Hormah,

and Erthula, and Bula, and Herma,

5 and Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,

and Sikelac, and Baethmachereb, and Sarsusin,

6 and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen, —thirteen cities, with their villages:

and Batharoth, and their fields, thirteen cities, and their villages.

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

Eremmon, and Thalcha, and Jether, and Asan; four cities and 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:

round about their cities as far as Balec as [men] go to Bameth southward: this [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Symeon according to their families.

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 tribe of the children of Symeon [was a part] of the lot of Juda, for the portion of the children of Juda was greater than theirs; and the children of Symeon inherited in the midst of their lot.

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.

And the third lot came out to Zabulon according to their families: the bounds of their inheritance shall be—Esedekgola shall be their border,

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

the sea and Magelda, and it shall reach to Baetharaba in the valley, which is opposite Jekman.

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;

And the border returned from Sedduc in a contrary direction eastward from Baethsamys, to the borders of Chaselothaith, and shall pass on to Dabiroth, and shall proceed upward to Phangai.

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;

And thence it shall come round in the opposite direction eastward to Gebere to the city of Catasem, and shall go on to Remmonaa Matharaoza.

14 and the boundary goeth round it, on the north to Hannathon, —and so the extensions thereof are the valley of Iphtah-el;

And the borders shall come round northward to Amoth, and their going out shall be at Gaephael,

15 and Kattath and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah and Beth-lehem, —twelve cities, with their villages.

and Catanath, and Nabaal, and Symoon, and Jericho, and Baethman.

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

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Zabulon according to their families, [these] cities and their villages.

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

And the fourth lot came out to Issachar.

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

And their borders were Jazel, and Chasaloth, and Sunam,

19 and Hapharaim and Shion, and Anaharath,

and Agin, and Siona, and Reeroth,

20 and Rabbith and Kishion, and Ebez,

and Anachereth, and Dabiron, and Kison, and Rebes,

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

and Remmas, and Jeon, and Tomman, and Aemarec, and Bersaphes.

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.

And the boundaries shall border upon Gaethbor, and upon Salim westward, and Baethsamys; and the extremity of his bounds shall be Jordan.

23 This, is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, by their families, —the cities, with their villages.

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

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

And the fifth lot came out to Aser according to their families.

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

And their borders were Exeleketh, and Aleph, and Baethok, and Keaph,

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

and Elimelech, and Amiel, and Maasa, and the lot will border on Carmel westward, and on Sion, and Labanath.

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,

And it will return westward from Baethegeneth, and will join Zabulon and Ekgai, and Phthaeel northwards, and the borders will come to Saphthaebaethme, and Inael, and will go on to Chobamasomel,

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

and Elbon, and Raab, and Ememaon, and Canthan to great 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;

And the borders shall turn back to Rama, and to the fountain of Masphassat, and the Tyrians; and the borders shall return to Jasiph, and their going forth shall be the sea, and Apoleb, and Echozob,

30 Ummah also and Aphek, and Rehob, —twenty-two cities, with their villages,

and Archob, and Aphec, and Raau.

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

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Aser according to their families, the cities and their villages.

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

And the sixth lot came out to Nephthali.

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;

And their borders were Moolam, and Mola, and Besemiin, and Arme, and Naboc, and Jephthamai, as far as Dodam; and their goings out were 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.

And the coasts will return westward by Athabor, and will go out thence to Jacana, and will border on Zabulon southward, and Aser will join [it] westward, and Jordan eastward.

35 And, the fortified cities, are, —Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath and Chinnereth,

And the walled cities of the Tyrians, Tyre, and Omathadaketh, and Kenereth,

36 and Adamah and Ramah, and Hazor,

and Armaith, and Areal, and Asor,

37 and Kedesh and Edrei, and En-hazor,

and Cades, and Assari, and the well of Asor;

38 and Iron and Migdal-el, Horem and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh, —nineteen cities, with their villages.

and Keroe, and Megalaarim, and Baetthame, and Thessamys.

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

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Nephthali.

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

And the seventh lot came out to Dan.

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

And their borders were Sarath, and Asa, and the cities of Sammaus,

42 and Shaalabbin and Aijalon, and Ithlah,

and Salamin, and Ammon, and Silatha,

43 and Elon and Timnah, and Ekron,

and Elon, and Thamnatha, and Accaron;

44 and Eltekeh and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

and Alcatha, and Begethon, and Gebeelan,

45 and Jehud and Beneberak, and Gath-rimmon,

and Azor, and Banaebacat, and Gethremmon.

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

And westward of Hieracon the border [was] near to 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,

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan, according to their families, these [are] their cities and their villages: and the children of Dan did not drive out the Amorite who afflicted them in the mountain; and the Amorite would not suffer them to come down into the valley, but they forcibly took from them the border of their portion.

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

And the sons of Dan went and fought against Lachis, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword; and they lived in it, and called the name of it Lasendan: and the Amorite continued to dwell in Edom and in Salamin: and the hand of Ephraim prevailed against them, and they became tribute to them.

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:

And they proceeded to take possession of the land according to their borders, and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Naue amongst 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.

by the command of God, and they gave him the city which he asked for, Thamnasarach, which is in the mount of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived 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 divisions which Eleazar the priest divided by lot, and Joshua the [son] of Naue, and the heads of families amongst the tribes of Israel, according to the lots, in Selo before the Lord by the doors of the tabernacle of testimony, and they went to take possession of the land.