New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
1The second allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. Their homeland was surrounded by Judah’s territory. | 1The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of his descendants by their clans, but their inheritance was within the portion of Judah's descendants. |
2Simeon’s homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, | 2Their inheritance included: Beer-sheba (or Sheba), Moladah, |
3Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, | 3Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, |
4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, | 4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, |
5Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, | 5Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, |
6Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their surrounding villages. | 6Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen--13 cities, with their villages; |
7It also included Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their villages, | 7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan--four cities, with their villages; |
8including all the surrounding villages as far south as Baalath-beer (also known as Ramah of the Negev). This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. | 8and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the south). This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon's descendants by their clans. |
9Their allocation of land came from part of what had been given to Judah because Judah’s territory was too large for them. So the tribe of Simeon received an allocation within the territory of Judah. The Land Given to Zebulun | 9The inheritance of Simeon's descendants was within the territory of Judah's descendants, because the share for Judah's descendants was too large for them. So Simeon's descendants received an inheritance within Judah's portion. |
10The third allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun. The boundary of Zebulun’s homeland started at Sarid. | 10The third lot came up for Zebulun's descendants by their clans. The territory of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid; |
11From there it went west, going past Maralah, touching Dabbesheth, and proceeding to the brook east of Jokneam. | 11their border went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam. |
12In the other direction, the boundary went east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor, and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia. | 12From Sarid, it turned east toward the sunrise along the border of Chisloth-tabor, went to Daberath, and went up to Japhia. |
13Then it continued east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and Rimmon and turned toward Neah. | 13From there, it went east toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon, curving around to Neah. |
14The northern boundary of Zebulun passed Hannathon and ended at the valley of Iphtah-el. | 14The border then circled around Neah on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el, |
15The towns in these areas included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their surrounding villages. | 15along with Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem--12 cities, with their villages. |
16The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun included these towns and their surrounding villages. The Land Given to Issachar | 16This was the inheritance of Zebulun's descendants by their clans, these cities, with their villages. |
17The fourth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Issachar. | 17The fourth lot came out for the tribe of Issachar's descendants by their clans. |
18Its boundaries included the following towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem, | 18Their territory went to Jezreel, and included Chesulloth, Shunem, |
19Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, | 19Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, |
20Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, | 20Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, |
21Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez. | 21Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez. |
22The boundary also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages. | 22The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan--16 cities, with their villages. |
23The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Issachar included these towns and their surrounding villages. The Land Given to Asher | 23This was the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar's descendants by their clans, the cities, with their villages. |
24The fifth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Asher. | 24The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher's descendants by their clans. |
25Its boundaries included these towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph, | 25Their boundary included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, |
26Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The boundary on the west touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath, | 26Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal and reached westward to Carmel and Shihor-libnath. |
27then it turned east toward Beth-dagon, and ran as far as Zebulun in the valley of Iphtah-el, going north to Beth-emek and Neiel. It then continued north to Cabul, | 27It turned eastward to Beth-dagon, passed Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, north toward Beth-emek and Neiel, and went north to Cabul, |
28Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon. | 28Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon. |
29Then the boundary turned toward Ramah and the fortress of Tyre, where it turned toward Hosah and came to the Mediterranean Sea. The territory also included Mehebel, Aczib, | 29The boundary then turned to Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre; it turned back to Hosah and ended at the sea, including Mahalab, Achzib, |
30Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their surrounding villages. | 30Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob--22 cities, with their villages. |
31The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Asher included these towns and their surrounding villages. The Land Given to Naphtali | 31This was the inheritance of the tribe of Asher's descendants by their clans, these cities with their villages. |
32The sixth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali. | 32The sixth lot came out for Naphtali's descendants by their clans. |
33Its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak at Zaanannim, and extended across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and as far as Lakkum, ending at the Jordan River. | 33Their boundary went from Heleph and from the oak in Zaanannim, including Adami-nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and ended at the Jordan. |
34The western boundary ran past Aznoth-tabor, then to Hukkok, and touched the border of Zebulun in the south, the border of Asher on the west, and the Jordan River on the east. | 34To the west, the boundary turned to Aznoth-tabor and went from there to Hukkok, reaching Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east. |
35The fortified towns included in this territory were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, | 35The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, |
36Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, | 36Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, |
37Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, | 37Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, |
38Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their surrounding villages. | 38Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh--19 cities, with their villages. |
39The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali included these towns and their surrounding villages. The Land Given to Dan | 39This was the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali's descendants by their clans, the cities with their villages. |
40The seventh allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Dan. | 40The seventh lot came out for the Danite tribe by its clans. |
41The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, | 41The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, |
42Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, | 42Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, |
43Elon, Timnah, Ekron, | 43Elon, Timnah, Ekron, |
44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, | 44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, |
45Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, | 45Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, |
46Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the territory across from Joppa. | 46Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the territory facing Joppa. |
47But the tribe of Dan had trouble taking possession of their land, so they attacked the town of Laish. They captured it, slaughtered its people, and settled there. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor. | 47When the territory of the Danites slipped out of their control, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and struck it down with the sword. So they took possession of it, lived there, and renamed Leshem after their ancestor Dan. |
48The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Dan included these towns and their surrounding villages. The Land Given to Joshua | 48This was the inheritance of the Danite tribe by its clans, these cities with their villages. |
49After all the land was divided among the tribes, the Israelites gave a piece of land to Joshua as his allocation. | 49When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them. |
50For the LORD had said he could have any town he wanted. He chose Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and lived there. | 50By the LORD's command, they gave him the city Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, which he requested. He rebuilt the city and lived in it. |
51These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders allocated as grants of land to the tribes of Israel by casting sacred lots in the presence of the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle at Shiloh. So the division of the land was completed. | 51These were the portions that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed to the Israelite tribes by lot at Shiloh in the LORD's presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing up the land. |
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
|