1 The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. Their inheritance was in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Judah. 2 They had for their inheritance Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah, 3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, 6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages; 7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages; 8 and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. 9 Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the middle of their inheritance.

10 The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance was to Sarid. 11 Their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth. It reached to the brook that is before Jokneam. 12 It turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor. It went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia. 13 From there it passed along eastward to Gath Hepher, to Ethkazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretches to Neah. 14 The border turned around it on the north to Hannathon; and it ended at the valley of Iphtah El; 15 Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. 16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families. 18 Their border was to Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, 19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, 20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, 21 Remeth, Engannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez. 22 The border reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. 25 Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, 26 Allammelech, Amad, Mishal. It reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath. 27 It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel. It went out to Cabul on the left hand, 28 and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, even to great Sidon. 29 The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah. It ended at the sea by the region of Achzib; 30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

32 The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families. 33 Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakkum. It ended at the Jordan. 34 The border turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there to Hukkok. It reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrise. 35 The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, 36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, 37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, 38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. 41 The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Irshemesh, 42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, 43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, 45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, 46 Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border opposite Joppa. 47 The border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and lived therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their forefather. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

49 So they finished distributing the land for inheritance by its borders. The children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them. 50 According to Yahweh’s commandment, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived there. 51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Yahweh, at the door of the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.

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.