1 En die tweede lot het uitgekom vir S¡meon, vir die stam van die kinders van S¡meon volgens hulle geslagte; en hulle erfdeel was in die middel van die erfdeel van die kinders van Juda.

2 En hulle het in hulle erfdeel gehad: Beër-Seba en Seba en Molada,

3 en Hasar-Sual en Bala en Esem,

4 en Eltolad en Betul en Horma,

5 en Siklag en Bet-Hammark bot en Hasar-Susa,

6 en Bet-Leb ot en Saruhen: dertien stede met hulle dorpe;

7 Ajin, Rimmon en Eter en Asan: vier stede met hulle dorpe;

8 en al die dorpe wat rondom hierdie stede was, tot by B älat-Beër, die Rama van die Suidland. Dit is die erfdeel van die stam van die kinders van S¡meon volgens hulle geslagte.

9 Uit die aandeel van die kinders van Juda is die erfdeel van die kinders van S¡meon, omdat die deel van die kinders van Juda vir hulle te groot was; daarom het die kinders van S¡meon geërwe in die middel van hulle erfdeel.

10 En die derde lot het opgekom vir die kinders van S,bulon volgens hulle geslagte, en die lyn van hulle erfdeel was tot by Sarid.

11 En hulle lyn loop op in westelike rigting na Mar la en raak aan Dabb,set en aan die spruit wat teenoor Jokneam loop;

12 en van Sarid af swaai dit na die oostekant, teen sonop, na die gebied van Kislot-Tabor, en loop aan na Daberat en loop op na J fia;

13 en daarvandaan loop dit oor na die ooste teen sonop, na Gat-Hefer, na Et-Kasin, en loop aan na Rimmon wat hom na Nea toe uitstrek;

14 dan swaai die lyn noord daaromheen na Hann ton en loop dood by die dal Jiftag-El;

15 en Kattat en N halal en Simron en J¡deala en Betlehem: twaalf stede met hulle dorpe.

16 Dit was die erfdeel van die kinders van S,bulon volgens hulle geslagte; hierdie stede met hulle dorpe.

17 Vir Issaskar het die vierde lot uitgekom, vir die kinders van Issaskar volgens hulle geslagte;

18 en hulle grondgebied was na J¡sreël toe en Kesullot en Sunem,

19 en Hafar im en Sion en Anag rat,

20 en Rabbit en K¡sjon en Ebes,

21 en Remet en En-Gannim en En-Hadda en Bet-Pases;

22 en die lyn raak aan Tabor en Sahas¡ma en Bet-Semes, en hulle gebied loop dood by die Jordaan: sestien stede met hulle dorpe.

23 Dit is die erfdeel van die stam van die kinders van Issaskar volgens hulle geslagte, die stede met hulle dorpe.

24 En die vyfde lot het uitgekom vir die stam van die kinders van Aser volgens hulle geslagte;

25 en hulle gebied was: Helkat en Hali en Beten en Agsaf,

26 en Allamm,leg en Amead en Miseal; en raak in die weste aan die Karmel en aan Sihor-Libnat;

27 dan draai dit teen sonop na Bet-Dagon en raak aan S,bulon en die dal Jiftag-El in die noorde, Bet-Emek en Neh¡ël, en loop aan links by Kabul;

28 en Ebron en Rehob en Hammon en Kana tot by Groot-Sidon;

29 dan draai die lyn na Rama en tot by die vesting Tirus; dan draai die lyn na Hosa en loop dood by die see, van die landstreek af wat na Agsib toe lê;

30 en Umma en Afek en Rehob: twee en twintig stede met hulle dorpe.

31 Dit is die erfdeel van die stam van die kinders van Aser volgens hulle geslagte; hierdie stede met hulle dorpe.

32 Vir die kinders van N ftali het die sesde lot uitgekom, vir die kinders van N ftali volgens hulle geslagte;

33 en hulle lyn was van Helef, van die eikeboom by Sa„n nnim af, en Ad mi-Nekeb en Jabneël tot by Lakkum, en dit loop dood by die Jordaan;

34 dan draai die lyn in westelike rigting na Asnot-Tabor en loop daarvandaan aan na Hukkok en raak in die suide aan S,bulon; en aan Aser raak dit in die weste, en aan Juda aan die Jordaan in die ooste;

35 en die versterkte stede: Siddim, Ser en Hammat, Rakkat en Kinn,ret,

36 en Adama en Rama en Hasor,

37 en Kedes en Edr,i en En-Hasor,

38 en Jireon en Migdal-El, Horem en Bet-Anat en Bet-Semes: negentien stede met hulle dorpe.

39 Dit is die erfdeel van die stam van die kinders van N ftali volgens hulle geslagte, die stede met hulle dorpe.

40 Vir die stam van die kinders van Dan, volgens hulle geslagte, het die sewende lot uitgekom.

41 En die lyn van hulle erfdeel omvat: Sorea en Est ol en Ir-Semes,

42 en Sa„l bbin en Ajalon en Jitla,

43 en Elon en Timn ta en Ekron,

44 en lteke en G¡bbeton en B älat,

45 en Jehud en Ben,-Berak en Gat-Rimmon.

46 en M,-Jarkon en Rakkon, met die gebied teenoor Jafo.

47 Maar die kinders van Dan het hulle grondgebied kwytgeraak; daarom het die kinders van Dan opgetrek en teen Lesem geveg en dit ingeneem en verslaan met die skerpte van die swaard en dit in besit geneem en daarin gewoon; en hulle het Lesem Dan genoem na die naam van hulle vader Dan.

48 Dit is die erfdeel van die stam van die kinders van Dan volgens hulle geslagte; hierdie stede met hulle dorpe.

49 Toe hulle die land volgens sy grenslyne as erfenis geheel verdeel het, het die kinders van Israel aan Josua, die seun van Nun, 'n erfdeel onder hulle gegee;

50 op bevel van die HERE het hulle hom die stad gegee wat hy gevra het, Timnat-Serag op die gebergte van Efraim; en hy het die stad opgebou en daarin gaan woon.

51 Dit is die erfdele wat Ele sar, die priester, en Josua, die seun van Nun, en die familiehoofde aan die stamme van die kinders van Israel as erfenis uitgedeel het deur die lot, in Silo, voor die aangesig van die HERE, by die ingang van die tent van samekoms; en hulle het die verdeling van die land beëindig.

1 And the second heritage came out for the tribe of Simeon by their families; and their heritage was in the middle of the heritage of the children of Judah.

2 And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah

3 And Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem

4 And Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah

5 And Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah

6 And Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen towns with their unwalled places;

7 Ain, Rimmon, and Ether and Ashan; four towns with their unwalled places;

8 And all the unwalled places round about these towns as far as Baalath-beer-ramah to the south. This is the heritage of the tribe of Simeon by their families.

9 The heritage of Simeon was taken out of Judah's stretch of land, for Judah's part was more than they had need of, so the heritage of the children of Simeon was inside their heritage.

10 And the third heritage came out for Zebulun by their families; the limit of their heritage was as far as Sarid;

11 And their limit goes up to the west to Maralah, stretching to Dabbesheth, and to the stream in front of Jokneam;

12 Then turning east from Sarid to the limit of Chisloth-tabor, it goes out to Daberath, and up to Japhia;

13 And from there it goes on east to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin; ending at Rimmon which goes as far as Neah;

14 And the line goes round it on the north to Hannathon, ending at the valley of Iphtah-el;

15 And Kattath and Nahalal and Shimron and Idalah and Beth-lehem; twelve towns with their unwalled places.

16 This is the heritage of the children of Zebulun by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

17 For Issachar the fourth heritage came out, for the children of Issachar by their families;

18 And their limit was to Jezreel and Chesulloth and Shunem

19 And Hapharaim and Shion and Anaharath

20 And Rabbith and Kishion and Ebez

21 And Remeth and En-gannim and En-haddah and Beth-pazzez;

22 And their limit goes as far as Tabor and Shahazimah and Beth-shemesh, ending at Jordan; sixteen towns with their unwalled places.

23 This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Issachar by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

24 And the fifth heritage came out for the tribe of Asher by their families.

25 And their limit was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph

26 And Alammelech and Amad and Mishal, stretching to Carmel on the west and Shihor-libnath;

27 Turning to the east to Beth-dagon and stretching to Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el as far as Beth-emek and Neiel to the north; on the left it goes as far as Cabul

28 And Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, to great Zidon;

29 And the limit goes round to Ramah and the walled town of Tyre and Hosah, ending at the sea by Heleb and Achzib;

30 And Ummah and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two towns with their unwalled places.

31 This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Asher by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

32 For the children of Naphtali the sixth heritage came out, for the children of Naphtali by their families;

33 And their limit was from Heleph, from the oak-tree in Zaanannim, and Adami-hannekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, ending at Jordan;

34 And turning west to Aznoth-tabor, the limit goes out from there to Hukkok, stretching to Zebulun on the south, and Asher on the west, and Judah at Jordan on the east.

35 And the walled towns 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 towns with their unwalled places.

39 This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Naphtali by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

40 For the tribe of Dan by their families the seventh heritage came out;

41 And the limit of their heritage was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh

42 And Shaalabbin and Aijalon and Ithlah

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 on the west was ... opposite Joppa.

47 (But the limit of the children of Dan was not wide enough for them; so the children of Dan went up and made war on Leshem and took it, putting it to the sword without mercy, and they took it for their heritage and made a place for themselves there, giving it the name of Leshem-dan, after the name of their father, Dan.)

48 This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Dan by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.

49 So the distribution of the land and its limits was complete; and the children of Israel gave Joshua, the son of Nun, a heritage among them;

50 By the orders of the Lord they gave him the town for which he made request, Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim: there, after building the town, he made his living-place.

51 These are the heritages which Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel gave out at Shiloh, by the decision of the Lord, at the door of the Tent of meeting. So the distribution of the land was complete.