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1 The second lot came out for Shim'on, for the tribe of the descendants of Shim'on according to their families. Their inheritance was inside the inheritance of the descendants of Y'hudah.
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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 For their inheritance they had Be'er-Sheva, Sheva, Moladah,
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And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah
3 Hatzar-Shu'al, Balah, 'Etzem,
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And Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem
4 El-Tolad, B'tul, Hormah,
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And Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah
5 Ziklag, Beit-Markavot, Hatzar-Susah,
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And Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah
6 Beit-L'va'ot and Sharuchen - thirteen cities, together with their villages;
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And Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen towns with their unwalled places;
7 'Ayin, Rimmon, 'Eter and 'Ashan - four cities, together with their villages;
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Ain, Rimmon, and Ether and Ashan; four towns with their unwalled places;
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.
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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 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.
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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 The third lot came up for the descendants of Z'vulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance began at Sarid.
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And the third heritage came out for Zebulun by their families; the limit of their heritage was as far as Sarid;
11 Then their border went up westward to Mar'alah, extended to Dabeshet and on to the vadi fronting Yokne'am.
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And their limit goes up to the west to Maralah, stretching to Dabbesheth, and to the stream in front of Jokneam;
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.
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Then turning east from Sarid to the limit of Chisloth-tabor, it goes out to Daberath, and up to Japhia;
13 From there it passed eastward to Gat-Hefer, on to 'Et-Katzin, went out at Rimmon and reached to Ne'ah.
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And from there it goes on east to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin; ending at Rimmon which goes as far as Neah;
14 Then the border turned on the north side to Hanaton, ending in the Yiftach'el Valley.
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And the line goes round it on the north to Hannathon, ending at the valley of Iphtah-el;
15 Also Katat, Nahalal, Shimron, Yid'alah and Beit-Lechem-twelve cities, together with their villages.
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And Kattath and Nahalal and Shimron and Idalah and Beth-lehem; twelve towns with their unwalled places.
16 This is the inheritance of the descendants of Z'vulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
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This is the heritage of the children of Zebulun by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.
17 The fourth lot came out for Yissakhar, for the descendants of Yissakhar according to their families.
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For Issachar the fourth heritage came out, for the children of Issachar by their families;
18 Their territory included Yizre'el, K'sulot, Shunem,
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And their limit was to Jezreel and Chesulloth and Shunem
19 Hafarayim, Shi'on, Anacharat,
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And Hapharaim and Shion and Anaharath
20 Rabit, Kishyon, Evetz,
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And Rabbith and Kishion and Ebez
21 Remet, 'Ein-Ganim, 'Ein-Hadah and Beit-Patzetz.
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And Remeth and En-gannim and En-haddah and Beth-pazzez;
22 Their territory extended to Tavor, Shachatzimah and Beit-Shemesh; and their territory ended at the Yarden - sixteen cities, together with their villages.
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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 inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Yissakhar according to their families, the cities, with their villages.
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This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Issachar by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.
24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families.
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And the fifth heritage came out for the tribe of Asher by their families.
25 Their territory included Helkat, Hali, Beten, Akhshaf,
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And their limit was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph
26 Alamelekh, 'Am'ad and Mish'al. It extended to the Karmel on the west and to Shichor-Livnat.
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And Alammelech and Amad and Mishal, stretching to Carmel on the west and Shihor-libnath;
27 The border turned eastward to Beit-Dagon, reached to Z'vulun and the Yiftach'el Valley on its north, then Beit-'Emek and Ne'i'el, went out to Kavul on the left,
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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 then 'Evron, Rechov, Hamon, Kanah and on to greater Tzidon.
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And Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, to great Zidon;
29 The border turned toward Ramah and the fortified city of Tzor; next the border turned to Hosah; and it ended at the sea from Hevel to Akhziv.
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And the limit goes round to Ramah and the walled town of Tyre and Hosah, ending at the sea by Heleb and Achzib;
30 Also included were 'Umah, Afek and Rechov - twenty cities, together with their villages.
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And Ummah and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two towns with their unwalled places.
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
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This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Asher by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.
32 The sixth lot came out for the descendants of Naftali, for the descendants of Naftali according to their families.
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For the children of Naphtali the sixth heritage came out, for the children of Naphtali by their families;
33 Their border went from Helef and the oak in Tza'ananim, included Adami-Nekev and Yavne'el, went on to Lakum and ended at the Yarden.
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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 Westward the border turned to Aznot-Tavor and went out from there to Hukok, reaching to Z'vulun on the south, Asher on the west and Y'hudah at the Yarden toward the east.
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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 The fortified cities were Tzidim, Tzer, Hamat, Rakat, Kinneret,
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And the walled towns are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth
36 Adamah, Ramah, Hatzor,
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And Adamah and Ramah and Hazor
37 Kedesh, Edre'i, 'Ein-Hatzor,
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And Kedesh and Edrei and En-Hazor
38 Yir'on, Migdal-El, Horem, Beit-'Anat and Beit-Shemesh - nineteen cities, together with their villages.
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And Iron and Migdal-el, Horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh; nineteen towns with their unwalled places.
39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Naftali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
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This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Naphtali by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.
40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families.
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For the tribe of Dan by their families the seventh heritage came out;
41 The territory of their inheritance included Tzor'ah, Eshta'ol, 'Ir-Shemesh,
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And the limit of their heritage was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh
42 Sha'alabin, Ayalon, Yitlah,
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And Shaalabbin and Aijalon and Ithlah
43 Eilon, Timnah, 'Ekron,
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And Elon and Timnah and Ekron
44 Elt'keh, Gib'ton, Ba'alat,
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And Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath
45 Y'hud, B'nei-Brak, Gat-Rimmon,
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And Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon;
46 Yarkon Springs and Rakon, with the border fronting Yafo.
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And on the west was ... opposite Joppa.
47 The territory of the descendants of Dan was too small for them, so the descendants of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, defeated it by the sword, took possession of it and lived there, calling Leshem "Dan" after Dan their ancestor.
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(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 inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
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This is the heritage of the tribe of the children of Dan by their families, these towns with their unwalled places.
49 When they had finished distributing the land for inheritance according to its borders, the people of Isra'el gave an inheritance within their territory to Y'hoshua the son of Nun.
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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 According to ADONAI's order they gave him the city he had asked for, Timnat-Serach in the hills of Efrayim; so he built up the city and lived in it.
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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 inheritances which El'azar the cohen, Y'hoshua the son of Nun and the leaders of the ancestral clans of the tribes of the people of Isra'el distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before ADONAI at the door of the tent of meeting. Thus they finished dividing up the land.
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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.
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