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1 And the second lot came forth for the children of Simeon by their kindreds: and their inheritance was
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The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of Simeon, according to its families; its inheritance lay within the inheritance of the tribe of Judah.
2 In the midst of the possession of the children of Juda: Bersabee and Sabee and Molada
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It had for its inheritance Beer-sheba, Sheba, Moladah,
3 And Hasersual, Bala and Asem,
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Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,
4 And Eltholad, Bethul and Harma,
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Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
5 And Siceleg and Bethmarchaboth and Hasersusa,
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Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,
6 And Bethlebaoth and Sarohen: thirteen cities, and their villages.
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Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their villages;
7 And Remmon and Athor and Asan: four cities, and their villages.
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Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their villages;
8 And all the villages round about these cities to Baalath Beer Ramath to the south quarter. This is the inheritance of the children of Simeon according to their kindreds,
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together with all the villages all around these towns as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to its families.
9 In the possession and lot of the children of Juda: because it was too great, and therefore the children of Simeon had their possession in the midst of their inheritance.
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The inheritance of the tribe of Simeon formed part of the territory of Judah; because the portion of the tribe of Judah was too large for them, the tribe of Simeon obtained an inheritance within their inheritance.
10 And the third lot fell to the children of Zabulon by their kindreds: and the border of their possession was unto Sarid.
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The third lot came up for the tribe of Zebulun, according to its families. The boundary of its inheritance reached as far as Sarid;
11 And It went up from the sea and from Merala, and came to Debbaseth: as far as the torrent, which is over against Jeconam.
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then its boundary goes up westward, and on to Maralah, and touches Dabbesheth, then the wadi that is east of Jokneam;
12 And it returneth from Sarid eastward to the borders of Ceseleththabor: and it goeth out to Dabereth and ascendeth towards Japhie.
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from Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor; from there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia;
13 And it passeth along from thence to the east side of Gethhepher and Thacasin: and goeth out to Remmon, Amthar and Noa.
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from there it passes along on the east toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and going on to Rimmon it bends toward Neah;
14 And it turneth about to the north of Hanathon: and the outgoings thereof are the valley of Jephtahel,
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then on the north the boundary makes a turn to Hannathon, and it ends at the valley of Iphtah-el;
15 And Cateth and Naalol and Semeron and Jedala and Bethlehem: twelve cities and their villages.
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and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their villages.
16 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Zabulon by their kindreds, the cities and their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of Zebulun, according to its families—these towns with their villages.
17 The fourth lot came out to Issachar by their kindreds.
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The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the tribe of Issachar, according to its families.
18 And his inheritance was Jezrael and Casaloth and Sunem,
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Its territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
19 And Hapharaim and Seon and Anaharath,
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Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
20 And Rabboth and Cesion, Abes,
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Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
21 And Rameth and Engannim and Enhadda and Bethpheses.
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Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez;
22 And the border thereof cometh to Thabor and Sehesima and Bethsames: and the outgoings thereof shall be at the Jordan: sixteen cities, and their villages.
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the boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan—sixteen towns with their villages.
23 This is the possession of the sons of Issachar by their kindreds, the cities and their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, according to its families—the towns with their villages.
24 And the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the children of Aser by their kindreds:
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The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to its families.
25 And their border was Halcath and Chali and Beten and Axaph,
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Its boundary included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,
26 And Elmelech and Amaad and Messal: and it reacheth to Carmel by the sea and Sihor and Labanath,
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Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal; on the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-libnath,
27 And it returneth towards the east to Bethdagon: and passeth along to Zabulon and to the valley of Jephthael towards the north to Bethemec and Nehiel. And it goeth out to the left side of Cabul,
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then it turns eastward, goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; then it continues in the north to Cabul,
28 And to Abaran and Rohob and Hamon and Cana, as far as the great Sidon.
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Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Great Sidon;
29 And it returneth to Horma to the strong city of Tyre, and to Hosa: and the outgoings thereof shall be at the sea from the portion of Achziba:
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then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre; then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab, Achzib,
30 And Amma and Aphec and Rohob: twenty-two cities, and their villages.
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Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their villages.
31 This is the possession of the children of Aser by their kindreds, and the cities and their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according to its families—these towns with their villages.
32 The sixth lot came out to the sons of Nephtali by their families:
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The sixth lot came out for the tribe of Naphtali, for the tribe of Naphtali, according to its families.
33 And the border began from Heleph and Elon to Saananim, and Adami, which is Neceb, and Jebnael even to Lecum:
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And its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum; and it ended at the Jordan;
34 And the border returneth westward to Azanotthabor, and goeth out from thence to Hucuca, and passeth along to Zabulon southward, and to Aser westward, and to Juda upon the Jordan towards the rising of the sun.
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then the boundary turns westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goes from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun at the south, and Asher on the west, and Judah on the east at the Jordan.
35 And the strong cities are Assedim, Ser, and Emath, and Reccath and Cenereth,
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The fortified towns are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
36 And Edema and Arama, Asor,
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Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
37 And Cedes and Edri, Enhasor,
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Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,
38 And Jeron and Magdalel, Horem, and Bethanath and Bethsames: nineteen cities, and their villages.
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Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their villages.
39 This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Nephtali by their kindreds, the cities and their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali according to its families—the towns with their villages.
40 The seventh lot came out to the tribe of the children of Dan by their families
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The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan, according to its families.
41 And the border of their possession was Saraa and Esthaol, and Hirsemes, that is, the city of the sun,
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The territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
42 Selebin and Aialon and Jethela,
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Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
43 Elon and Themna and Acron,
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Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
44 Elthece, Gebbethon and Balaath,
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Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45 And Juda and Bane and Barach and Gethremmon:
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Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,
46 And Mejarcon and Arecon, with the border that looketh towards Joppe,
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Me-jarkon, and Rakkon at the border opposite Joppa.
47 And is terminated there. And the children of Dan went up and fought against Lesem, and took it: and they put it to the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt in it, calling the name of it Lesem Dan, by the name of Dan their father.
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When the territory of the Danites was lost to them, the Danites went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and putting it to the sword, they took possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem, Dan, after their ancestor Dan.
48 This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Dan, by their kindreds, the cities and their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, according to their families—these towns with their villages.
49 And when he had made an end of dividing the land by lot to each one by their tribes, the children of Israel gave a possession to Josue the son of Nun in the midst of them,
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When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the Israelites gave an inheritance among them to Joshua son of Nun.
50 According to the commandment of the Lord, the city which he asked for, Thamnath Saraa, in mount Ephraim: and he built up the city, and dwelt in it.
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By command of the Lord they gave him the town that he asked for, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim; he rebuilt the town, and settled in it.
51 These are the possessions which Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun, and the princes of the families, and of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed by lot in Silo, before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and they divided the land.
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These are the inheritances that the priest Eleazar and Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the families of the tribes of the Israelites distributed by lot at Shiloh before the Lord, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land.
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