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Joshua 19 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Territory of Simeon

Jos 19:1Then the second lot [fn]fell to Simeon, to the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah.
Jos 19:2So they had as their inheritance Beersheba or [fn]Sheba and Moladah,
Jos 19:3and Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem,
Jos 19:4and Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah,
Jos 19:5and Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah,
Jos 19:6and Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages;
Jos 19:7Ain, Rimmon and Ether and Ashan; four cities with their villages;
Jos 19:8and all the villages which were around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the [fn]Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families.
Jos 19:9The inheritance of the sons of Simeon was taken from the portion of the sons of Judah, for the share of the sons of Judah was too large for them; so the sons of Simeon received an inheritance in the midst of [fn]Judah’s inheritance.

Territory of Zebulun

Jos 19:10Now the third lot came up for the sons of Zebulun according to their families. And the territory of their inheritance was as far as Sarid.
Jos 19:11Then their border went up to the west and to Maralah, it then [fn]touched Dabbesheth and reached to the [fn]brook that is before Jokneam.
Jos 19:12Then it turned from Sarid to the east toward the sunrise as far as the border of Chisloth-tabor, and it proceeded to Daberath and [fn]up to Japhia.
Jos 19:13From there it continued eastward toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and it proceeded to Rimmon [fn]which stretches to Neah.
Jos 19:14The border circled around it on the north to Hannathon, and [fn]it ended at the valley of Iphtahel.
Jos 19:15Included also were Kattah and Nahalal and Shimron and Idalah and Bethlehem; twelve cities with their villages.
Jos 19:16This was the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

Territory of Issachar

Jos 19:17The fourth lot [fn]fell to Issachar, to the sons of Issachar according to their families.
Jos 19:18Their territory was to Jezreel and included Chesulloth and Shunem,
Jos 19:19and Hapharaim and Shion and Anaharath,
Jos 19:20and Rabbith and Kishion and Ebez,
Jos 19:21and Remeth and En-gannim and En-haddah and Beth-pazzez.
Jos 19:22The border reached to Tabor and Shahazumah and Beth-shemesh, and [fn]their border ended at the Jordan; sixteen cities with their villages.
Jos 19:23This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

Territory of Asher

Jos 19:24Now the fifth lot [fn]fell to the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families.
Jos 19:25Their territory was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph,
Jos 19:26and Allammelech and Amad and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel on the west and to Shihor-libnath.
Jos 19:27It turned toward the [fn]east to Beth-dagon and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; then it proceeded on [fn]north to Cabul,
Jos 19:28and Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon.
Jos 19:29The border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and [fn]it ended at the sea by the region of Achzib.
Jos 19:30Included also were Ummah, and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two cities with their villages.
Jos 19:31This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

Territory of Naphtali

Jos 19:32The sixth lot [fn]fell to the sons of Naphtali; to the sons of Naphtali according to their families.
Jos 19:33Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim and Adami-nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and [fn]it ended at the Jordan.
Jos 19:34Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and proceeded from there to Hukkok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south and [fn]touched Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the [fn]east.
Jos 19:35The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer and Hammath, Rakkath and Chinnereth,
Jos 19:36and Adamah and Ramah and Hazor,
Jos 19:37and Kedesh and Edrei and En-hazor,
Jos 19:38and Yiron and Migdal-el, Horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
Jos 19:39This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

Territory of Dan

Jos 19:40The seventh lot [fn]fell to the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families.
Jos 19:41The territory of their inheritance was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh,
Jos 19:42and Shaalabbin and Aijalon and Ithlah,
Jos 19:43and Elon and Timnah and Ekron,
Jos 19:44and Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath,
Jos 19:45and Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon,
Jos 19:46and Me-jarkon and Rakkon, with the territory over against [fn]Joppa.
Jos 19:47The territory of the sons of Dan proceeded [fn]beyond them; for the sons of Dan went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. Then they struck it with the edge of the sword and possessed it and [fn]settled in it; and they called [fn]Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father.
Jos 19:48This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
Jos 19:49When they finished apportioning the land for inheritance by its borders, the sons of Israel gave an inheritance in their midst to Joshua the son of Nun.
Jos 19:50In accordance with the [fn]command of the LORD they gave him the city for which he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. So he built the city and [fn]settled in it.
Jos 19:51These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the [fn]households of the tribes of the sons of Israel distributed by lot in Shiloh before the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land.
NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: came out
In Josh 15:26, Shema
I.e. South country
Literally: their
Or, reached to
Or, wadi
Literally: went up
Or, and is marked off
Literally: the goings out of it were
Literally: came out
Literally: the goings out of their border were
Literally: came out
Literally: sunrise
Literally: from the left hand
Literally: the goings out of it were
Literally: came out
Literally: the goings out of it were
Or, reached to
Literally: sunrise
Literally: came out
Hebrew: Japho
Literally: from
Literally: dwelt
I.e. Laish
Literally: mouth
Literally: dwelt
Literally: fathers
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