Joshua 19:40-48
New English Translation
Dan’s Tribal Lands
40 The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan[a] by its clans. 41 Their assigned land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, 42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, 43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, 45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, 46 the waters of Jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory in front of Joppa. 47 (The Danites failed to conquer their territory,[b] so they went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. They put the sword to it, took possession of it, and lived in it. They renamed it[c] Dan after their ancestor.[d]) 48 This was the land assigned to the tribe of Dan[e] by its clans, including these cities and their towns.
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- Joshua 19:40 tn Heb “the seventh lot came out for the sons of Dan.”
- Joshua 19:47 tn Heb “the territory of the sons of Dan went out from them.”
- Joshua 19:47 tn Heb “Leshem.” The pronoun (“it”) has replaced the name “Leshem” in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- Joshua 19:47 tn Heb “according to the name of their father.”
- Joshua 19:48 tn Heb “this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan.”
Joshua 19:40-48
New Living Translation
The Land Given to Dan
40 The seventh allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Dan.
41 The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: 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, and the territory across from Joppa.
47 But the tribe of Dan had trouble taking possession of their land,[a] so they attacked the town of Laish.[b] They captured it, slaughtered its people, and settled there. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor.
48 The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Dan included these towns and their surrounding villages.
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