Open English Translation JOS Chapter 19

19 The second draw went to Shim’on’s (Simeon’s) descendants and the land for their clans was in the middle of Yehudah’s territory. 2 Shim’on’s inheritance included: Beer-Sheba,[fn] Moladah,[ref] 3 Hazarshual, Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Betul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beyt-Markabot. Hatsarsusah, 6 Beyt-Lebaot, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities as well as their surrounding villages.

7 Also Ain, Rimmon, Eter, and Asha—four cities as well as their surrounding villages, 8 and all the further villages around those cities as far as Baalat-Beer (also called Ramah of the Negev). That was Shim’on’s descendants’ inheritance according to their clans. 9 This took away some of Yehudah’s inheritance and gave it to Shim’ons descendants because Yehudah’s initial area was more than they needed.

10 The third draw went to Zebulun’s descendants according to their clans. The southern border for their inheritance started at Sarid 11 and went west to Maralah and Dabbeshet then to the riverbed facing Yokneam. 12 Also from Sarid it went toward the east beside the border with Kislot-Tabor and then on to Daberat and then to Yafia. 13 From there it extended east to Gittah-Hefer and Ittah-Katsin and north to Rimmon before turning to Neah. 14 Then it passed north of Hannaton ending at Yiftah-El valley. 15 It included the cities of Kattat, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—a total of twelve cities as well as their surrounding villages. 16 That was Zebulun’s descendants’ inheritance according to their clans, including those cities as well as their surrounding villages.

17 The fourth draw went to Yissashkar’s descendants according to their clans. 18 Their land included the cities of Yezreel, Kesulot, Shunem, 19 Hafaraim, Shion, Anaharat, 20 Rabbit, Kishion, Ebets, 21 Remet, En-Gannim, En-Haddah, and Beyt-Pazzets. 22 The border of their allotment met with Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beyt-Shemesh, coming out in the east at the Yordan—a total of sixteen cities as well as their surrounding villages. 23 That was Yissashkar’s descendants’ inheritance according to their clans, including those cities as well as their surrounding villages.

24 The fifth draw went to Asher’s descendants according to their clans. 25 Their land included the cities of Helkat, Hali, Beten, Akshaf, 26 Allammelek, Amad, and Mishal. Their western border started at Mount Karmel and Shihorlibnat 27 and turned back to the east to Beyt-Dagon and the border with Zebulun and the Yiftah-El valley to the north. Then it went to Beyt-Emek and Neiel and north to Kabul, 28 Abdon, Rehob, Hammon and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon. 29 The border then turned back to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tsor (commonly known as Tyre) and turns west to Hosah coming out at the Mediterranean near Akzib. 30 It also included Ummah, Afek, and Rehob—a total of twenty-two cities as well as their surrounding villages. 31 That was Asher’s descendants’ inheritance according to their clans, including those cities as well as their surrounding villages.

32 The sixth draw went to Naftali’s descendants according to their clans. 33 Their border started in Helef (where there was an oak tree at Zaanannim) then Adami-Nekeb and Yabneel and on to Lakkum before exiting at the Yordan. 34 Then it turned west to Aznot-Tabor and from there to Hukkok, meeting the border with Zebulun on the south, the border with Asher on the west, and the border with Yehudah on the east. 35 The fortified cities were Tsiddim, Tser, Hammat, Rakkat, Kinneret, 36 Adamah, Ramah, Hatsor, 37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-Hatsor, 38 Yiron, Migdal-El, Horem, Beyt-Anat, and Beyt-Shemesh—a total of nineteen cities as well as their surrounding villages. 39 That was Naftali’s descendants’ inheritance according to their clans, including those cities as well as their surrounding villages.

40 The final seventh draw went to Dan’s descendants according to their clans. 41 Their land included the cities of Tsorah, Eshtaol, Ir-Shemesh, 42 Shaalabbin, Ayyalon, and Yitlah, 43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44 Eltekeh, Gibbeton, Baalat, 45 Yehud, Bene-Berak, Gat-Rimmon, 46 Meyarkon, Rakkon, and the area opposite Yafo (Joppa). 47 Dan’s border went out from them.[fn] Then Dan’s descendants battled against Leshem and captured it and slaughtered their inhabitants. So they took it over and settled in Leshem but they renamed it to ‘Dan’ after their ancestor.[ref] 48 That was Dan’s descendants’ inheritance according to their clans, including those cities as well as their surrounding villages.

49 After the allocation of the blocks of land to the various tribes, the Israelis gave Yehoshua (Nun’s son) his own inheritance among them.

50 Following Yahweh’s instructions to give Yehoshua whatever city he asked for, he was given Timnat-Serah in the hill country of Efraim and he built up that city and lived in it.

51 Those were the allotments that Eleazar the priest and Yehoshua (Nun’s son) gave to the leaders of the Israeli tribes as their inheritances. It was done by throwing dice there in Shiloh in front of Yahweh at the opening of the sacred tent, and so the land division was completed.