The Lots for the Inheritance of the Remaining Tribes of Israel |
Joshua 19:1-51 The Book of Joshua [in Smaller Chunks] |
The 2nd lot came [out for] Simeon, even for the tribe of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Simeon, according to their families. Their inheritance was within the boundaries of the] [people of Judah’s] inheritance. In their inheritance, they had [these cities & their villages:] Beer Sheba, Sheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, |
Balah, Azem, Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, Beth Lebaoth & Sharuhen; 13 cities & their villages. [And] Ain, Remmon, Ether & Ashan; 4 cities & their villages. |
All the villages that were [around] these cities to Baalath Beer & Ramath [on] the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the [people] of Simeon, according to their families. |
Part of the [people] of [Judah's] [inheritance,] was too [large] for them. Therefore, the [people] of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of [the people of Judah.] |
The 3rd lot came up for the [people] of Zebulun, according to their families. And the border of their inheritance was [all the way] to Sarid. And their border went up [westward] toward the sea [& on to] Maralah & reached to Dabbasheth, & reached the river that is before Jokneam. |
And [the border] turned from Sarid eastward toward the border of Chisloth Tabor, & [went] out to Daberath, & up to Japhia. [From there] [it] [went] along on the East to Gittah Hepher, & to Ittah Kazin & [it came] out [at] Remmon Methoar [a.k.a. Rimmon] & [curved toward] Neah. |
The border [circled] on the northside to Hannathon, & [ended] in the Valley of Jiphthah El [a.k.a. Iphtah El.] And Kattath, Nahallal, Shimron, Idalah & Bethlehem; [were their] 12 cities & their villages. This is the inheritance [for] the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Zebulun, according to their families, &6The 3rd lot came up for the [people] of Zebulun, according to their families. these cities & their villages. |
The 4th lot came out [for] the [people] of Issachar, according to their families. Their border was toward Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, Haphraim [a.k.a. Hapharaim,] Shihon, Anaharath, Rabbith, Kishion, Abez, Remeth, En-Gannim, |
En-Haddah & Beth Pazzez. [The coastal] [boundary] [reached] to Tabor, Shahazimah, Beth Shemesh & their border [ended] at [the] Jordan [River:] 16 cities & their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the [people] of Issachar, according to their families, the cities & their villages. |
The 5th lot came out for the tribe of the [people] of Asher, according to their families. And their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, Alammelech, Amad & Misheal; & [reached] to Carmel westward & [on] to Shihor Libnath. |
[The border] [turned] toward the [East] to Beth-Dagon & reached to [Zebulun’s] [land,] & to the Valley of Jiphthah El [a.k.a. Iphtah El,] toward the North side of Beth-Emek, & Neiel, & [passes] Cabul, [a.k.a. Kabul,] on the left [side,] & [went on to:] Hebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, & even to [Greater] Zidon [a.k.a. Sidon.] |
Then the coast [turns] to Ramah, & to the strong city [of] Tyre; & the [coastal] [border] [turns] to Hosah; & [comes out] at the [Mediterranean Sea] from the coast to Achzib [a.k.a. Akzib.] And also, Ummah, Aphek & Rehob: 22 cities & their villages. |
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the [people] of Asher, according to their families & these [are their] cities & their villages. The 6th lot came out [for] the [people] of Naptali, even for the [people] of Naphtali, according to their families. |
And their [coastal] [border] was from Heleph, & from Allon to Zaanannim, Adami, Nekeb, Jabneel, [all the way] to Lakum; & it [ended at [the] Jordan [River.] Then the [coastal] [boundary] [turned] westward to Aznoth Tabor, & [goes] out from [there] to Hukkok, |
and [reaches] to Zebulun on the South side, & [reaches] to [Asher's] [land] on the West side, & to [Judah's] [land] [on the East side, at the] Jordan [River.] And the fenced cities are: Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, & Beth Shemesh; 19 cities & their villages. |
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children, [ak.a. people,] of Naphtali, according to their families, cities & their villages. The 7th lot came out for the tribe of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Dan, according to their families. |
The [coastal] [boundary] of their inheritance was: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, Shaalabbin, Ajalon, Jethlah, Elon, Thimnathah, Ekron, Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, Me Jarkon, Rakkon, with the border [in front of] Japho, [a.k.a. Joppa.] |
And the [coastal] [border] of the children [people] of Dan was too [small] [to hold all of] them: therefore the [people] of Dan went up to fight against [the] Leshem, & [captured] it & [struck] it with the edge of the sword, & [took possession of] it, & [lived there] & called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their [forefather.] |
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children [a.k.a. people,] of Dan, according to their families, & these cities & their villages. When they [finished] dividing the land for an inheritance by their [coastal] [borders,] the [people] of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua, [Nun’s] son, among them. |
They gave [Joshua,] the city [that] he [had] asked [for,] Timnath Serah, in Mount Ephraim, according to the Word of the Lord, & [Joshua rebuilt] the city & [lived in it.] |
These are the inheritances [that] Eleazar, the priest; Joshua, [Nun’s] son; & the [leaders] of the [forefathers’] tribes of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot [while] in Shiloh, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they [finished] dividing the country. |