| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people of Simeon, according to their clans, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah. | 1Then the second lot 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. |
| 2And they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, | 2So they had as their inheritance Beersheba or Sheba and Moladah, |
| 3Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, | 3and Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem, |
| 4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, | 4and Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah, |
| 5Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, | 5and Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah, |
| 6Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities with their villages; | 6and Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages; |
| 7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities with their villages, | 7Ain, Rimmon and Ether and Ashan; four cities with their villages; |
| 8together with all the villages around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their clans. | 8and all the villages which were around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families. |
| 9The inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance. | 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 Judah's inheritance. |
| 10The third lot came up for the people of Zebulun, according to their clans. And the territory of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid. | 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. |
| 11Then their boundary goes up westward and on to Mareal and touches Dabbesheth, then the brook that is east of Jokneam. | 11Then their border went up to the west and to Maralah, it then touched Dabbesheth and reached to the brook that is before Jokneam. |
| 12From Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia. | 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 up to Japhia. |
| 13From there it passes along on the east toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and going on to Rimmon it bends toward Neah, | 13From there it continued eastward toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and it proceeded to Rimmon which stretches to Neah. |
| 14then on the north the boundary turns about to Hannathon, and it ends at the Valley of Iphtahel; | 14The border circled around it on the north to Hannathon, and it ended at the valley of Iphtahel. |
| 15and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve cities with their villages. | 15Included also were Kattah and Nahalal and Shimron and Idalah and Bethlehem; twelve cities with their villages. |
| 16This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun, according to their clans—these cities with their villages. | 16This was the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages. |
| 17The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the people of Issachar, according to their clans. | 17The fourth lot fell to Issachar, to the sons of Issachar according to their families. |
| 18Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, | 18Their territory was to Jezreel and included Chesulloth and Shunem, |
| 19Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, | 19and Hapharaim and Shion and Anaharath, |
| 20Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, | 20and Rabbith and Kishion and Ebez, |
| 21Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez. | 21and Remeth and En-gannim and En-haddah and Beth-pazzez. |
| 22The boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan—sixteen cities with their villages. | 22The border reached to Tabor and Shahazumah and Beth-shemesh, and their border ended at the Jordan; sixteen cities with their villages. |
| 23This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Issachar, according to their clans—the cities with their villages. | 23This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages. |
| 24The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans. | 24Now the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families. |
| 25Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, | 25Their territory was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph, |
| 26Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-libnath, | 26and Allammelech and Amad and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel on the west and to Shihor-libnath. |
| 27then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to Cabul, | 27It turned toward the east to Beth-dagon and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; then it proceeded on north to Cabul, |
| 28Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great. | 28and Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon. |
| 29Then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre. Then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab, Achzib, | 29The border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and it ended at the sea by the region of Achzib. |
| 30Ummah, Aphek and Rehob—twenty-two cities with their villages. | 30Included also were Ummah, and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two cities with their villages. |
| 31This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans—these cities with their villages. | 31This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages. |
| 32The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people of Naphtali, according to their clans. | 32The sixth lot fell to the sons of Naphtali; to the sons of Naphtali according to their families. |
| 33And their boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan. | 33Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim and Adami-nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan. |
| 34Then the boundary turns westward to Aznoth-tabor and goes from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun at the south and Asher on the west and Judah on the east at the Jordan. | 34Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and proceeded from there to Hukkok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south and touched Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the east. |
| 35The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, | 35The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer and Hammath, Rakkath and Chinnereth, |
| 36Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, | 36and Adamah and Ramah and Hazor, |
| 37Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, | 37and Kedesh and Edrei and En-hazor, |
| 38Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen cities with their villages. | 38and Yiron and Migdal-el, Horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. |
| 39This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Naphtali according to their clans—the cities with their villages. | 39This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages. |
| 40The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans. | 40The seventh lot fell to the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families. |
| 41And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, | 41The territory of their inheritance was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh, |
| 42Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, | 42and Shaalabbin and Aijalon and Ithlah, |
| 43Elon, Timnah, Ekron, | 43and Elon and Timnah and Ekron, |
| 44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, | 44and Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath, |
| 45Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, | 45and Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon, |
| 46and Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the territory over against Joppa. | 46and Me-jarkon and Rakkon, with the territory over against Joppa. |
| 47When the territory of the people of Dan was lost to them, the people of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor. | 47The territory of the sons of Dan proceeded 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 settled in it; and they called Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father. |
| 48This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans—these cities with their villages. | 48This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages. |
| 49When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. | 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. |
| 50By command of the LORD they gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it. | 50In accordance with the 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 settled in it. |
| 51These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the people of Israel distributed by lot at Shiloh before the LORD, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land. | 51These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the 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. |
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