Joshua 19:2-12

2 For their inheritance they had Be'er-Sheva, Sheva, Moladah,

3 Hatzar-Shu'al, Balah, 'Etzem,

4 El-Tolad, B'tul, Hormah,

5 Ziklag, Beit-Markavot, Hatzar-Susah,

6 Beit-L'va'ot and Sharuchen - thirteen cities, together with their villages;

7 'Ayin, Rimmon, 'Eter and 'Ashan - four cities, together with their villages;

8 and all the villages surrounding these cities, as far as Ba'alat-Be'er, Ramah of the Negev. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Shim'on according to their families.

9 The inheritance of the descendants of Shim'on was taken out of the allotment for the descendants of Y'hudah, because the portion given to the descendants of Y'hudah was too much for them, so the descendants of Shim'on had an inheritance inside the descendants of Y'hudah.

10 The third lot came up for the descendants of Z'vulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance began at Sarid.

11 Then their border went up westward to Mar'alah, extended to Dabeshet and on to the vadi fronting Yokne'am.

12 Also from Sarid it turned toward the sunrise to the east to the border of Kislot-Tavor, went on to Dovrat and up to Yafia.

Joshua 19:2-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 19

In this chapter an account is given of the lots of the six remaining tribes, and the cities in them, as of Simeon, whose cities were chiefly within the tribe of Judah, Jos 19:1-9; of Zebulun, its border and cities, Jos 19:10-16; of Issachar, its border and cities, Jos 19:17-23; of Asher, its border and cities, Jos 19:24-31; of Naphtali, its border and cities, Jos 19:32-39; of Dan, its border and titles, Jos 19:40-48; and lastly of a gift of inheritance to Joshua, Jos 19:49-51.