Joshua 19:40

The Allotment of Dan

40 The seventh lot {fell} for the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families.

Joshua 19:40 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 19:40

[And] the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children
of Dan
Which was the last lot drawn, and which appointed an inheritance to this tribe:

according to their families;
the number of them.

Joshua 19:40 In-Context

38 Yiron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth-anath, Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages.

39 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

40 The seventh lot {fell} for the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families.

41 [The] border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,

42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "came out"
• [b] Or "sons"