Joshua 19
New Heart English Bible
1The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their families. Their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah. 2And they had for their inheritance Beersheba, and Moladah, 3and Hazar Shual, and Balah, and Ezem, 4and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, 5Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, 6and Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages; 7En Rimmon, and Token, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages; 8and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramath Negev. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their families. 9Out of the part of the people of Judah was the inheritance of the people of Simeon; for the portion of the people of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the people of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

10And the third lot came up for the people of Zebulun according to their families, and the border of their inheritance was to Sadud. 11Their border went up westward, and to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth, and it reached to the wadi that is before Jokneam. 12And it turned from Sadud eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor, and it went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia. 13From there it passed along eastward to Gath Hepher, to Eth Kazin; and it went out to Rimmon which bends toward Neah. 14The border turned around it on the north to Hannathon; and it ended at the Valley of Iphtah El; 15Kattath, Nahalal, Shim'on, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. 16This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

17The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the people of Issachar according to their families. 18And their border was to Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, 19and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath, 20and Daberath, and Kishion, and Ebez, 21and Remeth, and Engannim, and En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez. 22The border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh; and their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. 23This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

24The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their families. 25Their border was from Helkath (and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 26and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal) and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor Libnath. 27And it turned eastward to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun and to the Valley of Iphtah El on the north. And the border goes north to Beth Emek and Neiel, and it went out to Cabul on the north, 28and Abdon, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even to Greater Sidon. 29The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah, and it ended at the sea; Mahalab, and Achzib, 30and Acco, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages. 31This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

32The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, even for the people of Naphtali according to their families. 33Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adaminekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakkum. It ended at the Jordan. 34The border turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there to Hukkok. It reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the east. 35The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, 36Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, 37Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, 38Yiron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. 39This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

40The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan according to their families. 41And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir Shemesh, 42and Shaalbin, and Aijalon, and Jithlah, 43and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron, 44and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, 45and Jehud, and Azzur, and Bene Berak, and Gath Rimmon, 46and from the sea, Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa. 47And the border of the people of Dan slipped out of their control, so the people of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took possession of it and dwelt in it, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor. 48This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

49So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by its borders. The children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. 50According to the commandment of the LORD, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived there.

51These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of ancestral houses of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the Tent of Meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.



New Heart English Bible
Edited by Wayne A. Mitchell.
Public Domain 2008-2023


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