Joshua 19

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

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.

2 Their allocation included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,

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

3 Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,

and Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Ezem,

4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

and Eltolad and Bethul, and Hormah,

5 Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,

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

6 Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their associated villages.

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

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

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

8 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.

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:

9 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

12 Going the other way from Sarid, the boundary headed east to the border of Kislot-tabor, on to Daberath, and then up to Japhia.

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;

13 From there it ran east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and on to Rimmon, and turned towards Neah.

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

and Hapharaim and Shion, and Anaharath,

20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

and Rabbith and Kishion, and Ebez,

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

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

22 The boundary also reached the towns of Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their associated villages.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27 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

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,

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

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

29 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,

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

33 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.

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;

34 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.

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.

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

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

36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

and Adamah and Ramah, and Hazor,

37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

and Kedesh and Edrei, and En-hazor,

38 Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their associated villages.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

and Shaalabbin and Aijalon, and Ithlah,

43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

and Elon and Timnah, and Ekron,

44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

and Eltekeh and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

45 Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

and Jehud and Beneberak, and Gath-rimmon,

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

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

47 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.

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,

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

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

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

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:

50 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.

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.

51 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.

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.