1. And the second lot came forth to Simeon, for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. And their inheritance was inside the inheritance of the children of Judah.
2. And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
3. And Hazar Shual, and Balah, and Azem,
4. And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
5. And Ziklag, and Beth Marcaboth, and Hazar Susah,
6. And Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen— thirteen cities and their villages;
7. Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan—four cities and their villages,
8. And all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
9. The inheritance of the children of Simeon was out of the portion of the children of Judah, for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them; therefore, the children of Simeon had their inheritance within their inheritance.
10. And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families. And the border of their inheritance was to Sarid.
11. And their border went up toward the sea and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam,
12. And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of The Flames of Tabor, and then goes out to Daberath, and goes up to Japhia,
13. And from there it passes on along on the east to Gath Hepher, to Eth Kazin, and goes out to Rimmon Methoar, to Neah.
14. And the border compasses it on the north side to Hannathon. And its edges were in the valley of Jiphthah El,
15. And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve cities with their villages.
16. This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their v villages.
17. The fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.
18. And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
19. And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,
20. And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
21. And Remeth, and En Gannim, and En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.
22. And the border reaches to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth Shemesh. And the edges of their border were at Jordan— sixteen cities with their villages.
23. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
24. And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
25. And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
26. And Alammelech, and Amad, and Mishal; and reaches to Carmel westward, and to Shihor Libnath;
27. And turns toward the sunrising to Beth Dagon, and reaches to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah El toward the north of Beth Emek, and Neiel, and goes out to Cabul on the left hand,
28. And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, to great Sidon;
29. And the border turns to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre. And the border turns to Hosah, and the boundaries of it are at the sea from the line to Achzib,
30. And Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob— twenty-two cities and their villages.
31. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
32. The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
33. And their border was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakum. And its boundaries were at Jordan.
34. And the border turns west toward Aznoth Tabor, and goes out from there to Hukkok, and reaches to Zebulun on the south side, and reaches to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrise.
35. And the fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
36. And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
37. And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En Hazor,
38. And Iron, and Migdal El, Horem, and Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh— nineteen cities and their villages.
39. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
40. The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
41. And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir Shemesh,
42. And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
43. And Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,
44. And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
45. And Jehud, and Bene Berak, and Gath Rimmon,
46. And Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
47. And the border of the children of Dan came out too little for them. And the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and lived in it. And they called Leshem Dan after the name of their father Dan.
48. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, by their families, these cities and their villages.
49. When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their borders, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them.
50. According to the command of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, Timnath Serah on Mount Ephraim. And he built the city and lived in it.
51. These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And they finished dividing the land.
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