Yehoshua (Joshua) 19:1–9 — The allocation to Shim’on’s descendants

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19:1 The allocation to Shim’on’s descendants

Promised land

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 (Judah’s) territory. 2 Shim’on’s inheritance included: Be’er -Sheva (Beersheba),[fn] Moladah,[ref] 3 Hatsar -Shual, Balah, Etsem, 4 Eltolad, Betul, Hormah, 5 Tsiklag, Beyt-Hamarkavot. Hatsar -Susah, 6 Beyt-Leva’ot, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities as well as their surrounding villages.

7 Also Ayin, Rimon, Eter, and Asha—four cities as well as their surrounding villages, 8 and all the further villages around those cities as far as Ba’alat-Be’er (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’on’s descendants because Yehudah’s initial area was more than they needed.

19:2 TC: Ancient manuscripts differ, with some adding Sheva (possibly a mistaken reduplication) or Shema here (but that would make the total number wrong that’s given in v6).

19:2-8: 1Ch 4:28-33.

19 And_ the_lot the_second _he/it _went _out for_Shimˊōn for_the _tribe _of the _descendants _of Shimˊōn to_clans _of_their and_he/it _was inheritance _of_their in _the_middle of _the _inheritance _of of _the _descendants _of of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah).

2 And_he/it _was to/for_them (in)_inheritance _of_their Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ and_Sheⱱaˊ and_Mōlādāh.

3 And_ Ḩₐʦar- shūˊāl and_Bālāh and_ˊEʦem.

4 And_ʼEltōlad and_Bətūl and_Ḩormāh.

5 And_Tsiqlag/(Ziklag) and_Bēyt- hammarkāⱱōt and_ Ḩₐʦar- susah.

6 And_Bēyt- lebaoth and_Shārūḩēn cities thir- teen and_villages _of_their.

7 ˊAyin Rimmōn and_ˊĒter and_ˊĀshān cities four and_villages _of_their.

8 And_all the_villages which were_around _of the_cities the_these to Baˊₐlāth Bəʼēr Rāmāh Negeⱱ this was_the _inheritance _of the _tribe _of the _descendants _of Shimˊōn to_their_clans.

9 Was_from_the _portion _of the _descendants _of Yəhūdāh the _inheritance _of the _descendants _of Shimˊōn if/because it _was the _portion _of the _descendants _of Yəhūdāh too_great from_them and_ the _descendants _of Shimˊōn _they _received _their _inheritance in _the_middle their _inheritance _of_their.

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Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land

After the Israelites had conquered portions of the Promised Land and Joshua had grown old, the Lord directed him to divide the rest of the land among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance (Joshua 13-20). The eastern tribes had already been allotted their land under Moses’ leadership (Numbers 32), but they continued to help the other tribes drive out the Canaanites from land west of the Jordan River. The Lord also instructed the Israelites to designate several cities of refuge, where someone could flee for protection from an avenger if they accidentally killed someone (Numbers 35; Joshua 20).

OET by section YEHO (JOS) 19:1

The allocation to Shim’on’s descendants

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Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land

OET by section YEHO (JOS) 19:1

The allocation to Shim’on’s descendants

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Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land

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