Joshua 19:24-31
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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;(A) 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.(B) 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according to its families, these towns with their villages.
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- 19.29 Cn Compare Gk: Heb Mehebel
Joshua 19:24-31
Lexham English Bible
The Allotment of Asher
24 The fifth allotment fell[a] for the tribe of the descendants[b] 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[c] to Beth-dagon and touches Zebulun and the valley of Yiptah-El to the north[d] 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[e] 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[f] of Asher according to their families, these cities and their villages.
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- 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”
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