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 forth to Simeon, [even] for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.

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

And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,

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

And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,

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 Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,

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

And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:

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

Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; 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:

And all the villages that [were] round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon 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.

Out of the portion of the children of Judah [was] the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

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 up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:

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

And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that [is] before 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;

And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth 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;

And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah; (methoar: or, which is drawn)

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 border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:

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

And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

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

This [is] the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with 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, for the children of Issachar according to their families.

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

And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

19 and Hapharaim and Shion, and Anaharath,

And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,

20 and Rabbith and Kishion, and Ebez,

And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

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

And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;

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 coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities 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 [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 for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

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

And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

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

And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;

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 turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

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

And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, [even] unto great Zidon;

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 [then] the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib: (Tyre: Heb. Tzor)

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

Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities 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 [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with 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 to the children of Naphtali, [even] for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

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 coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at 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 [then] the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.

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

And the fenced 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 Enhazor,

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

And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities 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 [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

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

[And] the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

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

And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,

42 and Shaalabbin and Aijalon, and Ithlah,

And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

43 and Elon and Timnah, and Ekron,

And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,

44 and Eltekeh and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

45 and Jehud and Beneberak, and Gath-rimmon,

And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,

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

And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho. (before: or, over against) (Japho: or, 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,

And the coast of the children of Dan went out [too little] for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

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

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with 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 made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun 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.

According to the word of YHWH they gave him the city which he asked, [even] Timnathserah in mount 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 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, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before YHWH, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.