The Allotment of Simeon

¹ The second allotment ⌞fell⌟¹ for Simeon, for the tribe of the descendants² of Simeon, according to their families. And their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants³ of Judah.

1. Literally “went out”
2. Or “sons”
3. Or “sons”

² And they had as their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,

³ Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,

⁴ Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

⁵ Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,

⁶ Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages.

⁷ Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages,

⁸ and all the villages that were around these towns up to Baalat-Beor, Ramath of the Negev.¹ This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants² of Simeon according to their families.

1. An arid region south of the Judaean hills
2. Or “sons”

⁹ Part of the portion allotted to the descendants¹ of Judah became the inheritance of the descendants² of Simeon because the portion for the descendants³ of Judah was ⌞too large for them⌟,⁴ so the descendants⁵ of Simeon inherited from their inheritance.

1. Or “sons”
2. Or “sons”
3. Or “sons”
4. Literally “large from them”
5. Or “sons”

The Allotment of Zebulun

¹⁰ The third allotment came up for the descendants¹ of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance went up to Sarid.

1. Or “sons”

¹¹ Their border goes up to the west, to Maralah; it touches¹ Dabbesheth, then the wadi² that is opposite Jokneam.

1. Or “reaches to”
2. A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season

¹² It turns from Sarid to the east to the sunrise, to the border of Kislot-Tabor; it continues to Daberath and goes up to Japhia.

¹³ From there it passes along to the east toward the sunrise, to Gath Hepher and to Eth Kazin, and continuing to Rimmon, it turns to Neah;

¹⁴ it changes direction from the north of Hannathon, and ⌞it ends⌟¹ at the valley of Yiptah-El;

1. Literally “the goings out of it were”

¹⁵ Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; twelve cities and their villages.

¹⁶ This is the inheritance of the descendants¹ of Zebulun according to their families, these cities and their villages.

1. Or “sons”

The Allotment of Issachar

¹⁷ The fourth allotment ⌞fell⌟¹ for Issachar, for the descendants² of Issachar, according to their families.

1. Literally “came out”
2. Or “sons”

¹⁸ Their border went to Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

¹⁹ Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

²⁰ Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

²¹ Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez;

²² and the border touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. ⌞Its border ends⌟¹ at the Jordan; sixteen cities and their villages.

1. Literally “the goings out of their border were”

²³ This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants¹ of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

1. Or “sons”

The Allotment of Asher

²⁴ The fifth allotment ⌞fell⌟¹ for the tribe of the descendants² of Asher according to their families.

1. Literally “came out”
2. Or “sons”

²⁵ Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,

²⁶ Allamelech, Amad, and Mishal; it touches Carmel to the west, and Shihor-Libnat.

²⁷ Then it turns ⌞eastward⌟¹ to Beth-dagon and touches Zebulun and the valley of Yiptah-El to the north² to Beth Emeck and Neiel; it continues to Cabul from the north,

1. Literally “to the rising of the sun”
2. Literally “left hand/side”

²⁸ and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah up to Great Sidon;

²⁹ then the border turns to Ramah, and up to the fortified city of Tyre, where the border turns to Hosah; ⌞it ends⌟¹ at the sea, from Hebel to Aczib.

1. Literally “the goings out of it were”

³⁰ Included were Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities and their villages.

³¹ This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants¹ of Asher according to their families, these cities and their villages.

1. Or “sons”

The Allotment of Naphtali

³² The sixth allotment ⌞fell⌟¹ for the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

1. Literally “came out”

³³ Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adami Nekeb, Jabneel, up to Lakkum; ⌞it ends⌟¹ at the Jordan;

1. Literally “the goings out of it were”

³⁴ then the border turns to the west, to Aznoth Tabor, and continues from there to Hukok, and it touches¹ Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah on ⌞the east⌟² at the Jordan.

1. Or “reaches to”
2. Literally “the rising of the sun”

³⁵ ⌞The fortified cities⌟¹ are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,

1. Literally “the cities of fortification”

³⁶ Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

³⁷ Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

³⁸ Yiron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth-anath, 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.

The Allotment of Dan

⁴⁰ The seventh lot ⌞fell⌟¹ for the tribe of the descendants² of Dan according to their families.

1. Literally “came out”
2. Or “sons”

⁴¹ The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,

⁴² Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

⁴³ Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

⁴⁴ Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

⁴⁵ Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,

⁴⁶ Me Jarkon, Rakkon, with the border opposite Joppa.

⁴⁷ The border of the descendants¹ of Dan continued ⌞beyond them⌟,² because the descendants³ of Dan went up and fought with Lesham, and they captured and struck it with ⌞the edge of the sword⌟,⁴ and they took possession of it and settled in it; and they called Leshem Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.⁵

1. Or “sons”
2. Literally “from them”
3. Or “sons”
4. Literally “the mouth of the sword”
5. Or “father”

⁴⁸ This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants¹ of Dan according to their families, these cities and their villages.

1. Or “sons”

The Allotment Is Completed

⁴⁹ They finished assigning the land according to its borders, and the ⌞Israelites⌟¹ gave an inheritance from among them to Joshua son of Nun.

1. Literally “sons/children of Israel”

⁵⁰ ⌞According to the commandment of Yahweh⌟,¹ they gave him the city that he requested, Timnath Serah, in the hill country of Ephraim, and he rebuilt the city and settled² in it.

1. Literally “On the mouth of Yahweh”
2. Or “dwelt”

⁵¹ These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes, distributed by allotment to the ⌞Israelites⌟,¹ at Shiloh ⌞before Yahweh⌟² at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And they finished dividing the land.

1. Literally “sons/children of Israel”
2. Or “in the presence of Yahweh”