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 cast went to the tribe of Simeon, by families. The land was within the land allotted to the tribe of Judah.

2 And they had in their inheritance, Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah.

Their allocation included Beersheba, 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 towns with their associated villages.

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

Also: Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their associated 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.

as well as all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath-beer (or Ramah of the Negev). This was the land allotted to the tribe of Simeon, by families.

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 allocation of the tribe of Simeon was part of that given to the tribe of Judah, since what the tribe of Judah had received was too large for them.

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 cast went to the tribe of Zebulun, by families. The boundary of their allocation began at 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,

and then went west past Maralah, touched Dabbeshah, and then the brook near 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,

Going the other way from Sarid, the boundary headed east to the border of Kislot-tabor, on to Daberath, and then 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 ran east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and on to Rimmon, and turned towards 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:

There the boundary turned north to Hannathon, ending at the valley of Iphtah-el.

15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem; twelve cities with their villages.

The towns included: Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their associated villages.

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

This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Zebulun, by families.

17 [And] the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.

The fourth lot cast went to the tribe of Issachar, by families.

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

Their land included these towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, 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 boundary also reached the towns of Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their associated 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 allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Zebulun, by families.

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

The fifth lot cast went to the tribe of Asher, by families.

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

Their allocation included the towns of Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,

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

Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. Their boundary reached Carmel and Shihor-libnat in the west.

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 it turned east towards Beth-dagon, reaching the land of Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el. From there it headed north to Beth-emek and Neiel, and continued north to Cabul, and on through to

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

Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and on up to Great 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 boundary then turned towards Ramah and then the fortified town of Tyre, turning to Hosah and ending at the sea. Towns included Mehebel, Aczib,

30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.

Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their associated 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 allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Asher, by families.

32 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, [even] for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

The sixth lot cast went to the tribe of Naphtali, by families.

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 boundary began at Heleph, by the oak at Zaananim, and went across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and up to 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 boundary headed west to Aznoth-tabor, and on to Hukkok. It reached the land of Zebulun on the south, the land of Asher on the west, and the Jordan on the east.

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

The fortified towns included: Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,

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.

Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their associated 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 allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Naphtali, by families.

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

The seventh lot cast went to the tribe of Dan, by families.

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

Their allocation included the towns of 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, Rakkon, along with the territory opposite 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.

However, the tribe of Dan was not able to hold on to their allotted land, so they went and attacked Leshem and captured it. They slaughtered its inhabitants and took possession of the town, settling there. They renamed Leshem as Dan, after their ancestor.

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 allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Dan, by families.

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:

After they finished allotting the land and establishing its borders, the Israelites gave Joshua, son of Nun, an allocation 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.

Following the Lord's command, they gave him the town he requested—Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and settled there.

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 were the allocations distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua, son of Nun, and the leaders of the Israelite tribes. They were made by casting lots at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.