Joshua 19

1 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.

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 in their inheritance, Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah.

and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,

3 And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,

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 Sheruhen; thirteen cities and their villages:

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

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

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

8 And all the villages that [were] around these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to 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 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.

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 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was to 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 border went up towards the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that [is] before Jokneam,

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

12 And turned from Sarid eastward, towards the sun-rising, to the border of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to 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 passeth along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to 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 border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the limits of it are in the valley of Jiphthah-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 Nahallal, 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 children of Zebulun according to 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 [And] the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.

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

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

Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

19 And Hapharaim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,

Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

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

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

22 And the border reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh, and the limits of their border were at 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 children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

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

24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

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

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

Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,

26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath;

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

27 And turneth towards the sun-rising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el towards the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

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

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

29 And [then] the border turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the border turneth to Hosah: and the limits of it are at the sea from the coast 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 and 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 children of Asher according to 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 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, [even] for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

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

33 And their border was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakum; and the limits thereof were at 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 [then] the border turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, 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 towards the sun-rising.

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 children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

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

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

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

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

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

42 And Shaalabbim, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,

Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

45 And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,

Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.

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

47 And the border 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 in it, and 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 children of Dan according to 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 dividing the land for inheritance by their borders, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:

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

50 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, [even] Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt in it.

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 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 the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.

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.