Joshua 19

1 Ref 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,

2 Ref and they have in their inheritance Beer-Sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,

3 Ref and Hazar-Shual, and Balah, and Azem,

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 and their villages.

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

8 Ref 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;

9 Ref 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.

10 Ref And the third lot goeth up for the sons of Zebulun, for their families; and the border of their inheritance is unto Sarid,

11 Ref 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,

12 Ref 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,

13 Ref and thence it hath passed over eastward, to the east, to Gittah-Hepher, `to' Ittah-Kazin, and gone out `to' Rimmon-Methoar to 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,

15 Ref and Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-Lehem; twelve cities and their villages.

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

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

18 Ref and their border is `at' Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

19 and Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,

20 and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

21 Ref and Remeth, and En-Gannim, and En-Haddah, and Beth-Pazzez;

22 Ref 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.

23 This `is' the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, for their families, the cities and their villages.

24 Ref And the fifth lot goeth out for the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families;

25 Ref and their border is Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

26 Ref and Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and it toucheth against Carmel westward, and against Shihor-Libnath;

27 Ref 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,

28 Ref and Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, unto great Zidon;

29 Ref 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,

30 Ref and Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob; twenty and two cities and their villages.

31 Ref This `is' the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families, these cities and their villages.

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

33 Ref and their border is from Heleph, from Allon in Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakkum, and its outgoings are `at' the Jordan;

34 Ref 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;

35 Ref and the cities of defence `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 cities and their villages.

39 This `is' the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, for their families, the cities and their villages.

40 For the tribe of the sons of Dan, for their families, hath the seventh lot gone out;

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

42 Ref and Shalabbin, and Aijalon, and Jethlah,

43 Ref and Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,

44 Ref and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

45 Ref and Jehud, and Bene-Barak, and Gath-Rimmon,

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

47 Ref 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.

48 This `is' the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan, for their families, these cities and their villages.

49 Ref 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;

50 Ref 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.

51 Ref 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.

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