¹² On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan, passed the northern slope of Jericho and headed west into the hill country, coming out at the wilderness^(A) of Beth Aven.^{(B) 13} From there it crossed to the south slope of Luz^(C) (that is, Bethel^(D)) and went down to Ataroth Addar^(E) on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.

¹⁴ From the hill facing Beth Horon^(F) on the south the boundary turned south along the western side and came out at Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim),^(G) a town of the people of Judah. This was the western side.

¹⁵ The southern side began at the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim on the west, and the boundary came out at the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.^{(H) 16} The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim.^(I) It continued down the Hinnom Valley^(J) along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.^{(K) 17} It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth,^(L) which faces the Pass of Adummim,^(M) and ran down to the Stone of Bohan^(N) son of Reuben. ¹⁸ It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah^[a](O) and on down into the Arabah.^{(P) 19} It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah^(Q) and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea,^(R) at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.

²⁰ The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side.

Jericho, Beth Hoglah,^(T) Emek Keziz, ²² Beth Arabah,^(U) Zemaraim,^(V) Bethel,^{(W) 23} Avvim,^(X) Parah, Ophrah,^{(Y) 24} Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba^(Z)—twelve towns and their villages.

²⁵ Gibeon,^(AA) Ramah,^(AB) Beeroth,^{(AC) 26} Mizpah,^(AD) Kephirah,^(AE) Mozah, ²⁷ Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, ²⁸ Zelah,^(AF) Haeleph, the Jebusite city^(AG) (that is, Jerusalem^(AH)), Gibeah^(AI) and Kiriath—fourteen towns and their villages.^(AJ)

Beersheba^(AN) (or Sheba),^[b] Moladah,^{(AO) 3} Hazar Shual,^(AP) Balah, Ezem,^{(AQ) 4} Eltolad,^(AR) Bethul, Hormah,^{(AS) 5} Ziklag,^(AT) Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah, ⁶ Beth Lebaoth and Sharuhen—thirteen towns and their villages;

⁷ Ain, Rimmon,^(AU) Ether and Ashan^(AV)—four towns and their villages— ⁸ and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev).^(AW)

The boundary of their inheritance went as far as Sarid.^{(BA) 11} Going west it ran to Maralah, touched Dabbesheth, and extended to the ravine near Jokneam.^{(BB) 12} It turned east from Sarid^(BC) toward the sunrise to the territory of Kisloth Tabor and went on to Daberath^(BD) and up to Japhia. ¹³ Then it continued eastward to Gath Hepher^(BE) and Eth Kazin; it came out at Rimmon^(BF) and turned toward Neah. ¹⁴ There the boundary went around on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.^{(BG) 15} Included were Kattath, Nahalal,^(BH) Shimron,^(BI) Idalah and Bethlehem.^(BJ) There were twelve towns and their villages.

Jezreel,^(BN) Kesulloth, Shunem,^{(BO) 19} Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, ²⁰ Rabbith, Kishion,^(BP) Ebez, ²¹ Remeth, En Gannim,^(BQ) En Haddah and Beth Pazzez. ²² The boundary touched Tabor,^(BR) Shahazumah and Beth Shemesh,^(BS) and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen towns and their villages.

Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,^{(BW) 26} Allammelek, Amad and Mishal.^(BX) On the west the boundary touched Carmel^(BY) and Shihor Libnath. ²⁷ It then turned east toward Beth Dagon,^(BZ) touched Zebulun^(CA) and the Valley of Iphtah El,^(CB) and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, passing Kabul^(CC) on the left. ²⁸ It went to Abdon,^[c](CD) Rehob,^(CE) Hammon^(CF) and Kanah,^(CG) as far as Greater Sidon.^{(CH) 29} The boundary then turned back toward Ramah^(CI) and went to the fortified city of Tyre,^(CJ) turned toward Hosah and came out at the Mediterranean Sea^(CK) in the region of Akzib,^{(CL) 30} Ummah, Aphek^(CM) and Rehob.^(CN) There were twenty-two towns and their villages.

³³ Their boundary went from Heleph and the large tree in Zaanannim,^(CP) passing Adami Nekeb and Jabneel^(CQ) to Lakkum and ending at the Jordan. ³⁴ The boundary ran west through Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok.^(CR) It touched Zebulun^(CS) on the south, Asher on the west and the Jordan^[d] on the east. ³⁵ The fortified towns were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath,^(CT) Rakkath, Kinnereth,^{(CU) 36} Adamah, Ramah,^(CV) Hazor,^{(CW) 37} Kedesh,^(CX) Edrei,^(CY) En Hazor, ³⁸ Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath^(CZ) and Beth Shemesh.^(DA) There were nineteen towns and their villages.

Zorah, Eshtaol,^(DC) Ir Shemesh, ⁴² Shaalabbin, Aijalon,^(DD) Ithlah, ⁴³ Elon, Timnah,^(DE) Ekron,^{(DF) 44} Eltekeh, Gibbethon,^(DG) Baalath,^{(DH) 45} Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,^{(DI) 46} Me Jarkon and Rakkon, with the area facing Joppa.^(DJ)

⁷ The territory of Manasseh extended from Asher^(O) to Mikmethath^(P) east of Shechem.^(Q) The boundary ran southward from there to include the people living at En Tappuah. ⁸ (Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah^(R) itself, on the boundary of Manasseh, belonged to the Ephraimites.) ⁹ Then the boundary continued south to the Kanah Ravine.^(S) There were towns belonging to Ephraim lying among the towns of Manasseh, but the boundary of Manasseh was the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. ¹⁰ On the south the land belonged to Ephraim, on the north to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the Mediterranean Sea and bordered Asher^(T) on the north and Issachar^(U) on the east.^(V)

¹¹ Within Issachar^(W) and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan,^(X) Ibleam^(Y) and the people of Dor,^(Z) Endor,^(AA) Taanach^(AB) and Megiddo,^(AC) together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth^[a]).^(AD)

16 The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan, east of the springs of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert^(A) into the hill country of Bethel.^{(B) 2} It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz^(C)),^[a] crossed over to the territory of the Arkites^(D) in Ataroth,^{(E) 3} descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon^(F) and on to Gezer,^(G) ending at the Mediterranean Sea.

² Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,^{(E) 3} crossed south of Scorpion Pass,^(F) continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea.^(G) Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. ⁴ It then passed along to Azmon^(H) and joined the Wadi of Egypt,^(I) ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their^[a] southern boundary.

⁵ The eastern boundary^(J) is the Dead Sea^(K) as far as the mouth of the Jordan.

The northern boundary^(L) started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, ⁶ went up to Beth Hoglah^(M) and continued north of Beth Arabah^(N) to the Stone of Bohan^(O) son of Reuben. ⁷ The boundary then went up to Debir^(P) from the Valley of Achor^(Q) and turned north to Gilgal,^(R) which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh^(S) and came out at En Rogel.^{(T) 8} Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom^(U) along the southern slope of the Jebusite^(V) city (that is, Jerusalem^(W)). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley^(X) at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.^{(Y) 9} From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah,^(Z) came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah^(AA) (that is, Kiriath Jearim).^{(AB) 10} Then it curved westward from Baalah^(AC) to Mount Seir,^(AD) ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh^(AE) and crossed to Timnah.^{(AF) 11} It went to the northern slope of Ekron,^(AG) turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah^(AH) and reached Jabneel.^(AI) The boundary ended at the sea.

¹² The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.^(AJ)