Joshua 19
1 And the second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.2 And they had for their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,3 and Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Ezem,4 and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,5 and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,6 and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages:7 Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages:8 and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.9 Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.
10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid;11 and their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam;12 and it turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor; and it went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia;13 and from thence it passed along eastward to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretcheth unto Neah;14 and the border turned about it on the north to Hannathon; and the goings out thereof were at the valley of Iphtah-el;15 and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.18 And their border was unto Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,19 and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,20 and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Ebez,21 and Remeth, and Engannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez,22 and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.
24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,26 and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath;27 and it turned toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; and it went out to Cabul on the left hand,28 and Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Sidon;29 and the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea by the region of Achzib;30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
32 The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.33 And their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adaminekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakkum; and the goings out thereof were at the Jordan;34 and the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor, and went out from thence to Hukkok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrising.35 And the fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,36 and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,37 and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.41 And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,42 and Shaalabbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah,43 and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,44 and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,45 and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,46 and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.47 And the border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
49 So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the borders thereof; and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in the midst of them:50 according to the commandment of Jehovah they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.
Jozua 19
Land voor de overige stammen
1 De stam van Simeon kreeg als volgende een stuk land toegewezen dat midden in het eerder aan Juda toegewezen gebied lag.2-7 Hun erfdeel omvatte de volgende zeventien steden met de daarbij behorende dorpen: Berseba, Seba, Molada, Hazar-Sual, Bala, Ezem, Eltholad, Bethul, Chorma, Ziklag, Bet-Hammarchaboth, Hazar-Susa, Bet-Lebaoth, Saruhen, Aïn, Rimmon, Ether en Asan.8 De steden die zich naar het zuiden uitstrekten tot aan Baälath-Beër (ook wel Rama in de Negev genoemd), werden aan de stam van Simeon gegeven.
9 Zo kwam het erfdeel van Simeons stam uit het vroegere gebied van Juda, want dat gebied bleek te groot te zijn voor Juda.
10 De derde stam die land kreeg toegewezen, was die van Zebulon. De grens daarvan begon aan de zuidzijde van Sarid.11 Vandaar ging hij in westelijke richting naar Marala en Dabbeseth, tot hij de rivier ten oosten van Jokneam bereikte.12 In de tegenovergestelde richting liep de grens naar het oosten, naar de grens van Chisloth-Thabor en vandaar naar Dobrath en Jafia.13 Verder naar het oosten raakte de grenslijn Gath-Chefer, Eth-Kazin en Rimmon en draaide in de richting van Nea.14 De noordgrens van Zebulon liep langs Hannathon en eindigde bij de vallei van Jiftah-El.
15-16 De steden in deze gebieden, zonder de bovengenoemde, omvatten Kattath, Nahalal, Simron, Idala, Bethlehem en alle omliggende dorpen. Samen waren er twaalf van zulke steden.
17-23 De vierde stam waaraan land werd toegewezen, was die van Issachar. Zijn grenzen omvatten de volgende steden: Jizreël, Chesulloth, Sunem, Hafaraïm, Sion, Anacharath, Rabbith, Kisjon, Ebez, Remeth, En-Gannim, En-Hadda, Bet-Pazez, Thabor, Sahazima en Bet-Semes, in totaal zestien steden, elk met de haar omringende dorpen. De grens van Issachar eindigde aan de Jordaan.
24-26 De stam van Aser was de vijfde die land kreeg toegewezen. De grenslijnen omvatten de volgende steden: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achsaf, Allammelech, Amad en Misal. De westelijke grens liep van de Karmel naar de rivier Libnath,27 ging daar in oostelijke richting verder naar Bet-Dagon en liep tot aan Zebulon in de vallei van Jiftah-El, noordelijk voorbij de steden Bet-Emek en Nehiël. Daarna liep hij verder oostelijk naar Chabul,28 Ebron, Rechob, Hammon, Kana en Groot-Sidon.29 Vanaf dat punt liep de grens in de richting van Rama en de versterkte stad Tyrus en bereikte de Middellandse Zee bij Hosa. Het gebied omvatte ook Chebel, Achzib,
30-31 Umma, Afek en Rechob, in totaal tweeëntwintig steden met de omringende dorpen.
32 De zesde stam die gebied kreeg toegewezen, was die van Naftali.33 Zijn grens begon bij Juda bij Zaänannim en strekte zich via Adami-Nekeb, Jabneël en Lakkum uit tot de Jordaan.34 De westgrens liep naar Aznoth-Thabor en via Hukkok naar de grens van Zebulon in het zuiden, met de grens van Aser in het westen en de Jordaan in het oosten.
35-39 De versterkte steden die in dit gebied lagen, waren: Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, Adama, Rama, Hazor, Kedes, Edreï, En-Hazor, Jiron, Migdal-El, Horem, Bet-Anath en Bet-Semes. Het gebied omvatte dus negentien steden met de omringende dorpen.
40 De laatste stam die zijn gebied kreeg toegewezen, was die van Dan.41-46 De steden in zijn gebied waren: Zora, Estaol, Ir-Semes, Saälabbin, Ajalon, Jithla, Elon, Timnata, Ekron, Elteké, Gibbethon, Baälath, Jehud, Bené-Barak, Gath-Rimmon, Mé-Jarkon, Rakkon en het gebied tegenover Jafo.
47-48 De Dannieten lieten zich terugdringen in het gebergte, waardoor hun gebied te klein werd. Daarom namen de Dannieten de stad Lesem in, doodden de inwoners en vestigden zich daar. Zij noemden die stad Dan, naar hun stamvader.
49 Zo werd al het land onder de stammen verdeeld en werden de grenslijnen getrokken. Het volk gaf een speciaal stuk land aan Jozua,50 want de HERE had gezegd dat hij elke stad mocht hebben die hij maar wilde. Jozua koos Timnath-Serach in het heuvelgebied van Efraïm, hij herbouwde de stad en woonde er voortaan.
51 De priester Eleazar, Jozua en de stamleiders van Israël hadden de leiding van de heilige loting waarmee het land onder de stammen werd verdeeld. Dit had plaats onder het oog van de HERE bij de ingang van de tabernakel in Silo.