Joshua 19

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 Ref And the second heritage came out for the tribe of Simeon by their families; and their heritage was in the middle of the heritage of the children of Judah.

2 Ref And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah

3 Ref And Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem

4 Ref And Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah

5 Ref And Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah

6 Ref And Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen towns with their unwalled places;

7 Ref Ain, Rimmon, and Ether and Ashan; four towns with their unwalled places;

8 Ref And all the unwalled places round about these towns as far as Baalath-beer-ramah to the south. This is the heritage of the tribe of Simeon by their families.

9 Ref The heritage of Simeon was taken out of Judah's stretch of land, for Judah's part was more than they had need of, so the heritage of the children of Simeon was inside their heritage.

10 Ref And the third heritage came out for Zebulun by their families; the limit of their heritage was as far as Sarid;

11 Ref And their limit goes up to the west to Maralah, stretching to Dabbesheth, and to the stream in front of Jokneam;

12 Ref Then turning east from Sarid to the limit of Chisloth-tabor, it goes out to Daberath, and up to Japhia;

13 Ref And from there it goes on east to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin; ending at Rimmon which goes as far as Neah;

14 And the line goes round it on the north to Hannathon, ending at the valley of Iphtah-el;

15 Ref And Kattath and Nahalal and Shimron and Idalah and Beth-lehem; twelve towns with their unwalled places.

16 This is the heritage of the children of Zebulun by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

17 For Issachar the fourth heritage came out, for the children of Issachar by their families;

18 Ref And their limit was to Jezreel and Chesulloth and Shunem

19 And Hapharaim and Shion and Anaharath

20 And Rabbith and Kishion and Ebez

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

22 Ref And their limit goes as far as Tabor and Shahazimah and Beth-shemesh, ending at Jordan; sixteen towns with their unwalled places.

23 This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Issachar by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

24 Ref And the fifth heritage came out for the tribe of Asher by their families.

25 Ref And their limit was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph

26 Ref And Alammelech and Amad and Mishal, stretching to Carmel on the west and Shihor-libnath;

27 Ref Turning to the east to Beth-dagon and stretching to Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el as far as Beth-emek and Neiel to the north; on the left it goes as far as Cabul

28 Ref And Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, to great Zidon;

29 Ref And the limit goes round to Ramah and the walled town of Tyre and Hosah, ending at the sea by Heleb and Achzib;

30 Ref And Ummah and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two towns with their unwalled places.

31 Ref This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Asher by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

32 For the children of Naphtali the sixth heritage came out, for the children of Naphtali by their families;

33 Ref And their limit was from Heleph, from the oak-tree in Zaanannim, and Adami-hannekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, ending at Jordan;

34 Ref And turning west to Aznoth-tabor, the limit goes out from there to Hukkok, stretching to Zebulun on the south, and Asher on the west, and Judah at Jordan on the east.

35 Ref And the walled towns are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth

36 Ref And Adamah and Ramah and Hazor

37 Ref And Kedesh and Edrei and En-Hazor

38 And Iron and Migdal-el, Horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh; nineteen towns with their unwalled places.

39 This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Naphtali by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

40 For the tribe of Dan by their families the seventh heritage came out;

41 Ref And the limit of their heritage was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh

42 Ref And Shaalabbin and Aijalon and Ithlah

43 Ref And Elon and Timnah and Ekron

44 Ref And Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath

45 Ref And Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon;

46 Ref And on the west was ... opposite Joppa.

47 Ref (But the limit of the children of Dan was not wide enough for them; so the children of Dan went up and made war on Leshem and took it, putting it to the sword without mercy, and they took it for their heritage and made a place for themselves there, giving it the name of Leshem-dan, after the name of their father, Dan.)

48 This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Dan by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

49 Ref So the distribution of the land and its limits was complete; and the children of Israel gave Joshua, the son of Nun, a heritage among them;

50 Ref By the orders of the Lord they gave him the town for which he made request, Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim: there, after building the town, he made his living-place.

51 Ref These are the heritages which Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel gave out at Shiloh, by the decision of the Lord, at the door of the Tent of meeting. So the distribution of the land was complete.

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref And the second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.

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

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

4 Ref and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

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

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

7 Ref Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages:

8 Ref and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

9 Ref Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

10 Ref 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 Ref and their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam;

12 Ref and it turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor; and it went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia;

13 Ref and from thence it passed along eastward to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretcheth unto Neah;

14 and the border turned about it on the north to Hannathon; and the goings out thereof were at the valley of Iphtah-el;

15 Ref and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

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

17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.

18 Ref And their border was unto Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

19 and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,

20 and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Ebez,

21 Ref and Remeth, and Engannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez,

22 Ref and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

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

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

26 Ref and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath;

27 Ref and it turned toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; and it went out to Cabul on the left hand,

28 Ref and Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Sidon;

29 Ref and the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea by the region of Achzib;

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

31 Ref This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

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

33 Ref And their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adaminekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakkum; and the goings out thereof were at the Jordan;

34 Ref and the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor, and went out from thence to Hukkok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrising.

35 Ref And the fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

36 Ref and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

37 Ref and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,

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

39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

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

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

42 Ref and Shaalabbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah,

43 Ref and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,

44 Ref and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

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

46 Ref and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.

47 Ref And the border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought 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 children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

49 Ref So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the borders thereof; and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in the midst of them:

50 Ref according to the commandment of Jehovah they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

51 Ref These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' `houses' of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.

2 Ref They had for their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,

3 Ref and Hazar Shual, and Balah, and Ezem,

4 Ref and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

5 Ref and Ziklag, and Beth Marcaboth, and Hazar Susah,

6 Ref and Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages:

7 Ref Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages:

8 Ref and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

9 Ref Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

10 Ref The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was to Sarid;

11 Ref and their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam;

12 Ref and it turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor; and it went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia;

13 Ref and from there it passed along eastward to Gath Hepher, to Eth-kazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretches to Neah;

14 and the border turned about it on the north to Hannathon; and the goings out of it were at the valley of Iphtah El;

15 Ref and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

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

17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.

18 Ref Their border was to Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

19 and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,

20 and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Ebez,

21 Ref and Remeth, and Engannim, and En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez,

22 Ref and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

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

25 Ref Their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

26 Ref and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;

27 Ref and it turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel; and it went out to Cabul on the left hand,

28 Ref and Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even to great Sidon;

29 Ref and the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and the goings out of it were at the sea by the region of Achzib;

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

31 Ref This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

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

33 Ref Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adaminekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakkum; and the goings out of it were at the Jordan;

34 Ref and the border turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there to Hukkok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrise.

35 Ref The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

36 Ref and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

37 Ref and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En Hazor,

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

39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

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

41 Ref The border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,

42 Ref and Shaalabbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah,

43 Ref and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,

44 Ref and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

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

46 Ref and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.

47 Ref The border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and lived therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

49 Ref So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the borders of it; and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in the midst of them:

50 Ref according to the commandment of Yahweh they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in the hill-country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived therein.

51 Ref These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Yahweh, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.

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