Joshua 19
Lexham English Bible
The Allotment of Simeon
19 The second allotment fell[a] for Simeon, for the tribe of the descendants[b] of Simeon, according to their families. And their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants[c] of Judah. 2 And they had as their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, 3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, 6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages. 7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages, 8 and all the villages that were around these towns up to Baalat-Beor, Ramath of the Negev.[d] This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants[e] of Simeon according to their families. 9 Part of the portion allotted to the descendants[f] of Judah became the inheritance of the descendants[g] of Simeon because the portion for the descendants[h] of Judah was too large for them,[i] so the descendants[j] of Simeon inherited from their inheritance.
The Allotment of Zebulun
10 The third allotment came up for the descendants[k] of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance went up to Sarid. 11 Their border goes up to the west, to Maralah; it touches[l] Dabbesheth, then the wadi[m] that is opposite Jokneam. 12 It turns from Sarid to the east to the sunrise, to the border of Kislot-Tabor; it continues to Daberath and goes up to Japhia. 13 From there it passes along to the east toward the sunrise, to Gath Hepher and to Eth Kazin, and continuing to Rimmon, it turns to Neah; 14 it changes direction from the north of Hannathon, and it ends[n] at the valley of Yiptah-El; 15 Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; twelve cities and their villages. 16 This is the inheritance of the descendants[o] of Zebulun according to their families, these cities and their villages.
The Allotment of Issachar
17 The fourth allotment fell[p] for Issachar, for the descendants[q] of Issachar, according to their families. 18 Their border went to Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, 19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, 20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, 21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez; 22 and the border touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Its border ends[r] at the Jordan; sixteen cities and their villages. 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants[s] of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
The Allotment of Asher
24 The fifth allotment fell[t] for the tribe of the descendants[u] of Asher according to their families. 25 Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph, 26 Allamelech, Amad, and Mishal; it touches Carmel to the west, and Shihor-Libnat. 27 Then it turns eastward[v] to Beth-dagon and touches Zebulun and the valley of Yiptah-El to the north[w] to Beth Emeck and Neiel; it continues to Cabul from the north, 28 and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah up to Great Sidon; 29 then the border turns to Ramah, and up to the fortified city of Tyre, where the border turns to Hosah; it ends[x] at the sea, from Hebel to Aczib. 30 Included were Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities and their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants[y] of Asher according to their families, these cities and their villages.
The Allotment of Naphtali
32 The sixth allotment fell[z] for the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families. 33 Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adami Nekeb, Jabneel, up to Lakkum; it ends[aa] at the Jordan; 34 then the border turns to the west, to Aznoth Tabor, and continues from there to Hukok, and it touches[ab] Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah on the east[ac] at the Jordan. 35 The fortified cities[ad] are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, 36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, 37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, 38 Yiron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth-anath, Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
The Allotment of Dan
40 The seventh lot fell[ae] for the tribe of the descendants[af] of Dan according to their families. 41 The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, 42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, 43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, 45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, 46 Me Jarkon, Rakkon, with the border opposite Joppa. 47 The border of the descendants[ag] of Dan continued beyond them,[ah] because the descendants[ai] of Dan went up and fought with Lesham, and they captured and struck it with the edge of the sword,[aj] and they took possession of it and settled in it; and they called Leshem Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.[ak] 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants[al] of Dan according to their families, these cities and their villages.
The Allotment Is Completed
49 They finished assigning the land according to its borders, and the Israelites[am] gave an inheritance from among them to Joshua son of Nun. 50 According to the commandment of Yahweh,[an] they gave him the city that he requested, Timnath Serah, in the hill country of Ephraim, and he rebuilt the city and settled[ao] in it. 51 These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes, distributed by allotment to the Israelites,[ap] at Shiloh before Yahweh[aq] at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And they finished dividing the land.
Footnotes
- Joshua 19:1 Literally “went out”
- Joshua 19:1 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:1 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:8 An arid region south of the Judaean hills
- Joshua 19:8 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:9 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:9 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:9 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:9 Literally “large from them”
- Joshua 19:9 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:10 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:11 Or “reaches to”
- Joshua 19:11 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
- Joshua 19:14 Literally “the goings out of it were”
- Joshua 19:16 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:17 Literally “came out”
- Joshua 19:17 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:22 Literally “the goings out of their border were”
- Joshua 19:23 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:24 Literally “came out”
- Joshua 19:24 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:27 Literally “to the rising of the sun”
- Joshua 19:27 Literally “left hand/side”
- Joshua 19:29 Literally “the goings out of it were”
- Joshua 19:31 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:32 Literally “came out”
- Joshua 19:33 Literally “the goings out of it were”
- Joshua 19:34 Or “reaches to”
- Joshua 19:34 Literally “the rising of the sun”
- Joshua 19:35 Literally “the cities of fortification”
- Joshua 19:40 Literally “came out”
- Joshua 19:40 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:47 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:47 Literally “from them”
- Joshua 19:47 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:47 Literally “the mouth of the sword”
- Joshua 19:47 Or “father”
- Joshua 19:48 Or “sons”
- Joshua 19:49 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Joshua 19:50 Literally “On the mouth of Yahweh”
- Joshua 19:50 Or “dwelt”
- Joshua 19:51 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Joshua 19:51 Or “in the presence of Yahweh”
Joshua 19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Territory of Simeon
19 The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of Simeon, according to its families; its inheritance lay within the inheritance of the tribe of Judah.(A) 2 It had for its inheritance Beer-sheba, Sheba, Moladah, 3 Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,(B) 6 Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their villages; 7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their villages; 8 together with all the villages all around these towns as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to its families. 9 The inheritance of the tribe of Simeon formed part of the territory of Judah; because the portion of the tribe of Judah was too large for them, the tribe of Simeon obtained an inheritance within their inheritance.(C)
The Territory of Zebulun
10 The third lot came up for the tribe of Zebulun, according to its families. The boundary of its inheritance reached as far as Sarid; 11 then its boundary goes up westward, and on to Maralah, and touches Dabbesheth, then the wadi that is near Jokneam;(D) 12 from Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor; from there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia; 13 from there it passes along on the east toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and going on to Rimmon it bends toward Neah; 14 then on the north the boundary makes a turn to Hannathon, and it ends at the valley of Iphtah-el; 15 and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their villages.(E) 16 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Zebulun, according to its families, these towns with their villages.
The Territory of Issachar
17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the tribe of Issachar, according to its families.(F) 18 Its territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, 19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, 20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, 21 Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez; 22 the boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan—sixteen towns with their villages. 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, according to its families, the towns with their villages.
The Territory of Asher
24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to its families. 25 Its boundary included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, 26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal; on the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-libnath, 27 then it turns eastward, goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; then it continues in the north to Cabul, 28 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Great Sidon;(G) 29 then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre; then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahaleb,[a] Achzib, 30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their villages.(H) 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according to its families, these towns with their villages.
The Territory of Naphtali
32 The sixth lot came out for the tribe of Naphtali, for the tribe of Naphtali according to its families. 33 And its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum; and it ended at the Jordan; 34 then the boundary turns westward to Aznoth-tabor and goes from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun at the south, and Asher on the west, and Judah on the east at the Jordan.(I) 35 The fortified towns are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, 36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, 37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, 38 Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their villages. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali according to its families, the towns with their villages.
The Territory of Dan
40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan according to its families. 41 The territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, 42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,(J) 43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, 45 Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, 46 Me-jarkon, and Rakkon at the border opposite Joppa. 47 When the territory of the Danites was lost to them, the Danites went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and putting it to the sword, they took possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem Dan, after their ancestor Dan.(K) 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, according to their families, these towns with their villages.
Joshua’s Inheritance
49 When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the Israelites gave an inheritance among them to Joshua son of Nun. 50 By command of the Lord they gave him the town that he asked for, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim; he rebuilt the town and settled in it.(L)
51 These are the inheritances that the priest Eleazar and Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the families of the tribes of the Israelites distributed by lot at Shiloh before the Lord, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land.(M)
Footnotes
- 19.29 Cn Compare Gk: Heb Mehebel
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