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.
13
From there it passed eastward to Gat-Hefer, on to 'Et-Katzin, went out at Rimmon and reached to Ne'ah.
14
Then the border turned on the north side to Hanaton, ending in the Yiftach'el Valley.
15
Also Katat, Nahalal, Shimron, Yid'alah and Beit-Lechem-twelve cities, together with their villages.
16
This is the inheritance of the descendants of Z'vulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
17
The fourth lot came out for Yissakhar, for the descendants of Yissakhar according to their families.
18
Their territory included Yizre'el, K'sulot, Shunem,