Simeon’s Inheritance 1 UST Then Joshua threw the lot again, and this time it selected the clans of the tribe of Simeon to receive the second part of the land. The land Joshua gave them was in the middle of Judah’ s territory. BSB BSB: The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah
2 UST Simeon’ s territory included the following cities: Beer Sheba, Sheba, Moladah, BSB BSB: and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
3 UST Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, BSB BSB: Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,
4 UST Eltolad, Bethul, and Hormah. BSB BSB: Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
5 UST Simeon’ s land also included the cities of Ziklag, Beth Markaboth. Hazarsusah, BSB BSB: Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,
6 UST Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen. There were 13 cities, together with their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities, along with their villages.
7 UST The land that Joshua assigned to the tribe of Simeon also included the four cities of Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan and their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,
8 UST It also included some villages in an area that extended south to Baalath Beer.(People also call that city Ramah of the Negev.) This was the land that Joshua assigned to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. BSB BSB: and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
9 UST The leaders of Israel had assigned more land to the tribe of Judah than it needed, so they gave part of that land to the tribe of Simeon. BSB BSB: The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
Zebulun’s Inheritance 10 UST Then Joshua threw the lot again, and this time it selected the clans of the tribe of Zebulun to receive the third part of the land. Its southern border started at Sarid. BSB BSB: The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.
11 UST It extended west to Maralah and on to Dabbesheth, and then it extended to the brook in front of the city of Jokneam. BSB BSB: It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.
12 UST The border turned to the east from Sarid and went to the area near Chisloth Tabor. Then it went on to Daberath and farther on to Japhia. BSB BSB: From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
13 UST From there, it extended east to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin and north to Rimmon. From there, the border turned toward Neah. BSB BSB: From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.
14 UST From Neah, the border extended south to Hannathon, and from there it went to the Valley of Iphtah El. BSB BSB: Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.
15 UST Zebulun’ s territory included the cities of Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. Altogether there were 12 cities, together with their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.
16 UST That was the land that Joshua allotted to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun, including the cities and their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Zebulun, including these cities and their villages.
Issachar’s Inheritance 17 UST Then Joshua threw the lot again, and this time it selected the clans of the tribe of Issachar to receive the fourth part of the land. BSB BSB: The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
18 UST Their land included the cities of Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem, BSB BSB: Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
19 UST Hapharaim, Shion, and Anaharath. BSB BSB: Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
20 UST Issachar’ s land also included the cities of Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, BSB BSB: Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
21 UST Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez. BSB BSB: Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.
22 UST The border of Issachar’ s territory was close to the cities of Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. It ended in the east at the Jordan River. Altogether there were 16 cities, together with their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.
23 UST Those were the cities and surrounding villages in the land that Joshua assigned to the clans of the tribe of Issachar. BSB BSB: This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar, including these cities and their villages.
Asher’s Inheritance 24 UST Then Joshua threw the lot again, and this time it selected the clans of the tribe of Asher to receive the fifth part of the land. BSB BSB: The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
25 UST Their land included the cities of Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph, BSB BSB: Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,
26 UST Allammelek, Amad, and Mishal. The western border started at Mount Carmel and Shihor Libnath. BSB BSB: Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,
27 UST From there it extended southeast to the city of Beth Dagon until it reached the territory of tribe of Zebulun at the Valley of Iphtah El. From there, the border extended north to Beth Emek and Neiel and Cabul. BSB BSB: then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
28 UST From there, it extended west to the cities of Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah and then continued to Great Sidon. BSB BSB: It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
29 UST From Sidon, the border extended south toward Ramah and to the city of Tyre, which had strong walls around it. From there, the border extended west to Hosah. It ended at the Great Sea, in the region of Aczib. BSB BSB: The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
30 UST The territory of Asher included the cities of Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. Altogether there were 22 cities, together with their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.
31 UST Those cities and their villages were within the land that Joshua assigned to the clans of the tribe of Asher. BSB BSB: This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.
Naphtali’s Inheritance 32 UST Then Joshua threw the lot again, and this time it selected the clans of the tribe of Naphtali to receive the sixth part of the land. BSB BSB: The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:
33 UST The border of Naphtali’ s land started in the west at the huge oak tree at Zaanannim, near the city of Heleph. It extended east through Adami Nekeb and Jabneel. It then went to Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan River. BSB BSB: Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.
34 UST The western boundary extended through Aznoth Tabor as far as Hukkok. It extended to the borders of the tribe of Zebulun at the south, to the border of the tribe of Asher on the west, and to the border of the tribe of Judah at the Jordan River to the east. BSB BSB: Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.
35 UST Within Naphtali’ s territory, there were many cities that had strong walls around them. These cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, BSB BSB: The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
36 UST Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, BSB BSB: Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
37 UST Kedesh, Edrei, and En Hazor. BSB BSB: Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,
38 UST Naphtali’ s cities with strong walls also included Yiron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh. Altogether there were 19 cities, together with their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.
39 UST Those cities and surrounding villages were in the land that Joshua assigned to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali. BSB BSB: This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.
Dan’s Inheritance 40 UST Then Joshua threw the lot again, and this time it selected the clans of the tribe of Dan to receive the seventh part of the land. BSB BSB: The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:
41 UST Their land included the cities of Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, BSB BSB: The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
42 UST Shaalabbin, Aijalon, and Ithlah. BSB BSB: Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
43 UST Dan’ s land also included the cities of Elon, Timnah, Ekron, BSB BSB: Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
44 UST Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, BSB BSB: Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45 UST Jehud, Beneberak, Gath Rimmon, BSB BSB: Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,
46 UST Me Jarkon, Rakkon, and the area near Joppa. BSB BSB: Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
47 UST But the people of the tribe of Dan were not able to take control of the whole land that Joshua assigned to them. So they went northeast and fought against the people who lived in the city of Leshem. They defeated and killed all those people. Then they settled in that city. They changed its name to Leshem Dan. Dan was the name of the ancestor of their tribe. BSB BSB: (Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)
48 UST All of those cities and surrounding villages were in the land that Joshua assigned to the clans in the tribe of Dan. BSB BSB: This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.
Joshua’s Inheritance 49 UST After the Israelite leaders had divided the land among the tribes, they also assigned some land to Joshua. BSB BSB: When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,
50 UST They gave him the city of Timnath Serah to live in. Yahweh had said that he could have whatever city he wanted, and that was the city he chose. It was in the hill country in the territory of the tribe of Ephraim. Joshua repaired the city and lived there. BSB BSB: as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.
51 UST Those were the areas that the Israelite leaders assigned to the various tribes. The high priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of each tribe divided up the land while they were all at Shiloh. They cast lots to decide which area each tribe would receive. They did that at the entrance of the sacred tent while Yahweh was watching. In that way they completed dividing up the land. BSB BSB: These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
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