Joshua 19

1And the second lot goeth out for Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon, for their families; and their inheritance is in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah,

2and they have in their inheritance Beer-Sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,

3and Hazar-Shual, and Balah, and Azem,

4and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

5and Ziklag, and Beth-Marcaboth, and Hazar-Susah,

6and Beth-Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages.

7Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages;

8also all the villages which are round about these cities, unto Baalath-Beer, Ramoth of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, for their families;

9out of the portion of the sons of Judah is the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, for the portion of the sons of Judah hath been too much for them, and the sons of Simeon inherit in the midst of their inheritance.

10And the third lot goeth up for the sons of Zebulun, for their families; and the border of their inheritance is unto Sarid,

11and their border hath gone up towards the sea, and Maralah, and come against Dabbasheth, and come unto the brook which is on the front of Jokneam,

12and turned back from Sarid eastward, at the sun-rising, by the border of Chisloth-Tabor, and gone out unto Daberath, and gone up to Japhia,

13and thence it hath passed over eastward, to the east, to Gittah-Hepher, to Ittah-Kazin, and gone out to Rimmon-Methoar to Neah;

14and the border hath gone round about it, from the north to Hannathon; and its outgoings have been in the valley of Jiphthah-El,

15and Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-Lehem; twelve cities and their villages.

16This is the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun, for their families, these cities and their villages.

17For Issachar hath the fourth lot gone out, for the sons of Issachar, for their families;

18and their border is at Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

19and Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,

20and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

21and Remeth, and En-Gannim, and En-Haddah, and Beth-Pazzez;

22and the border hath touched against Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-Shemesh, and the outgoings of their border have been at the Jordan; sixteen cities and their villages.

23This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, for their families, the cities and their villages.

24And the fifth lot goeth out for the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families;

25and their border is Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

26and Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and it toucheth against Carmel westward, and against Shihor-Libnath;

27and hath turned back, at the sun-rising, to Beth-Dagon, and come against Zebulun, and against the valley of Jiphthah-El toward the north of Beth-Emek, and Neiel, and hath gone out unto Cabul on the left,

28and Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, unto great Zidon;

29and the border hath turned back to Ramah, and unto the fenced city Tyre; and the border hath turned back to Hosah, and its outgoings are at the sea, from the coast to Achzib,

30and Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob; twenty and two cities and their villages.

31This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families, these cities and their villages.

32For the sons of Naphtali hath the sixth lot gone out, for the sons of Naphtali, for their families;

33and their border is from Heleph, from Allon in Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakkum, and its outgoings are at the Jordan;

34and the border hath turned back westward to Aznoth-Tabor, and gone out thence to Hukkok, and touched against Zebulun on the south, and against Asher it hath touched on the west, and against Judah at the Jordan, at the sun-rising;

35and the cities of defence are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

36and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

37and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-Hazor,

38and Iron, and Migdal-El, Horem, and Beth-Anath, and Beth-Shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages.

39This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, for their families, the cities and their villages.

40For the tribe of the sons of Dan, for their families, hath the seventh lot gone out;

41and the border of their inheritance is Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-Shemesh,

42and Shalabbin, and Aijalon, and Jethlah,

43and Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,

44and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

45and Jehud, and Bene-Barak, and Gath-Rimmon,

46and Me-Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over-against Japho.

47And the border of the sons of Dan goeth out from them, and the sons of Dan go up and fight with Leshem, and capture it, and smite it by the mouth of the sword, and possess it, and dwell in it, and call Leshem, Dan, according to the name of Dan their father.

48This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan, for their families, these cities and their villages.

49And they finish to give the land in inheritance, by its borders, and the sons of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua son of Nun in their midst;

50by the command of Jehovah they have given to him the city which he asked, Timnath-Serah, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and he buildeth the city and dwelleth in it.

51These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, have caused to inherit by lot, in Shiloh, before Jehovah, at the opening of the tent of meeting; and they finish to apportion the land.