Joshua 19:1
Good News Translation
The second assignment made was for the families of the tribe of Simeon. Its territory extended into the land assigned to the tribe of Judah.

New Revised Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
Simeon was the second tribe chosen to receive land, and the region for its clans was inside Judah's borders.

New American Bible
The second lot fell to Simeon. The heritage of the tribe of Simeonites by their clans lay within that of the Judahites.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the second lot came forth for the children of Simeon by their kindreds: and their inheritance was

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And the second lot came forth for the children of Simeon by their kindreds: and their inheritance was

second lot

Joshua 18:6-11 The land in the midst between these mark ye out into seven parts; and you shall come hither to me, that I may cast lots for you before the Lord your God. . . .

within the

Joshua 19:9 In the possession and lot of the children of Juda: because it was too great, and therefore the children of Simeon had their possession in the midst of their inheritance.

Genesis 49:5-7 Simeon and Levi brethren: vessels of iniquity waging war. . . .

Context
Simeon's Inheritance
1And the second lot came forth for the children of Simeon by their kindreds: and their inheritance was2In the midst of the possession of the children of Juda: Bersabee and Sabee and Molada…
Cross References
Genesis 49:7
Cursed be their fury, because it was stubborn: and their wrath, because it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and will scatter them in Israel.

Joshua 18:28
And Sela, Eleph and Jebus, which is Jerusalem, Gabaath and Cariath: fourteen cities, and their villages. This is the possession of the children of Benjamin by their families.

Joshua 19:2
In the midst of the possession of the children of Juda: Bersabee and Sabee and Molada

Ezekiel 48:24
And over against the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Simeon.

Joshua 18:28
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