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.
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.
King James Version (KJV)
1 Ref 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.
2 Ref And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
3 Ref And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,
4 Ref And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
5 Ref And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,
6 Ref And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
7 Ref Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
8 Ref And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
9 Ref 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.
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 toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
12 Ref And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
13 Ref And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;
14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:
15 Ref And Kattath, and Nahallal, 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 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.
18 Ref And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
19 And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,
20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
21 Ref And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;
22 Ref And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at 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 and 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 Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;
27 Ref And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
28 Ref And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
29 Ref And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to 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 to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
33 Ref And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
34 Ref And then the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, 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 toward the sunrising.
35 Ref And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
36 Ref And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
37 Ref And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,
38 And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities 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.
40 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
41 Ref And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,
42 Ref And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
43 Ref And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
44 Ref And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
45 Ref And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,
46 Ref And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
47 Ref And the coast 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 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 When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:
50 Ref According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in mount 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 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.