Joshua 19

1 And the second lot goeth out for Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon, for their families; and their inheritance is in the midst of the inheritance of the sons 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 have 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 Sharuhen; 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 also all the villages which [are] round about these cities, unto Baalath-Beer, Ramoth of the south. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, for 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 sons of Judah [is] the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, for the portion of the sons of Judah hath been too much for them, and the sons of Simeon inherit in the midst of their inheritance.

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 goeth up for the sons of Zebulun, for their families; and the border of their inheritance is unto 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 hath gone up towards the sea, and Maralah, and come against Dabbasheth, and come unto the brook which [is] on the front of Jokneam,

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

12 and turned back from Sarid eastward, at the sun-rising, by the border of Chisloth-Tabor, and gone out unto Daberath, and gone 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 thence it hath passed over eastward, to the east, to Gittah-Hepher, [to] Ittah-Kazin, and gone out [to] Rimmon-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 hath gone round about it, from the north to Hannathon; and its outgoings have been [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 and their villages.

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

16 This [is] the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun, for their families, these cities and their villages.

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

17 For Issachar hath the fourth lot gone out, for the sons of Issachar, for their families;

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

18 and their border is [at] Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

Their land included these towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,

19 and Haphraim, 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 hath touched against Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-Shemesh, and the outgoings of their border have been [at] the Jordan; sixteen cities and 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 sons of Issachar, for 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 goeth out for the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families;

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

25 and their border is 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 it toucheth against Carmel westward, and against Shihor-Libnath;

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

27 and hath turned back, at the sun-rising, [to] Beth-Dagon, and come against Zebulun, and against the valley of Jiphthah-El toward the north of Beth-Emek, and Neiel, and hath gone out unto Cabul on the left,

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, unto great Zidon;

Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and on up to Great Sidon.

29 and the border hath turned back to Ramah, and unto the fenced city Tyre; and the border hath turned back to Hosah, and its outgoings 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 and Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob; twenty and two cities and their villages.

Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their associated villages.

31 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families, these cities and their villages.

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

32 For the sons of Naphtali hath the sixth lot gone out, for the sons of Naphtali, for their families;

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

33 and their border is from Heleph, from Allon in Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakkum, and its outgoings are [at] the 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 the border hath turned back westward [to] Aznoth-Tabor, and gone out thence to Hukkok, and touched against Zebulun on the south, and against Asher it hath touched on the west, and against Judah [at] the Jordan, at 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 cities of defence [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 and 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 sons of Naphtali, for 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 For the tribe of the sons of Dan, for their families, hath the seventh lot gone out;

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

41 and the border of their inheritance is Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-Shemesh,

Their allocation included the towns of Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,

42 and Shalabbin, and Aijalon, 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-Barak, and Gath-Rimmon,

Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

46 and Me-Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over-against Japho.

Me-jarkon, Rakkon, along with the territory opposite Joppa.

47 And the border of the sons of Dan goeth out from them, and the sons of Dan go up and fight with Leshem, and capture it, and smite it by the mouth of the sword, and possess it, and dwell in it, and call Leshem, Dan, according to 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 sons of Dan, for their families, these cities and their villages.

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

49 And they finish to give the land in inheritance, by its borders, and the sons of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua son of Nun in their midst;

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

50 by the command of Jehovah they have given to him the city which he asked, Timnath-Serah, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and he buildeth the city and dwelleth 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 son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, have caused to inherit by lot, in Shiloh, before Jehovah, at the opening of the tent of meeting; and they finish to apportion the land.

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.