Jos 15:1-12, 16:1-4, 17:1-13, 18:11-19:48 | ESV | STEP | The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward to the boundary of Edom , to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south .

1 The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward ^ato the boundary of Edom, to ^bthe wilderness of Zin at the farthest south. 2 And their south boundary ran from the end of the ^cSalt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. 3 It goes out southward of ^dthe ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, turns about to Karka, 4 passes along to Azmon, goes out by ^ethe Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary. 5 And the east boundary is the ^fSalt Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. 6 And the boundary goes up to ^gBeth-hoglah and passes along north of ^hBeth-arabah. And the boundary goes up to ⁱthe stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. 7 And the boundary goes up to Debir from ^jthe Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite ^kthe ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of ^lEn-shemesh and ends at ^mEn-rogel. 8 Then the boundary goes up by ⁿthe Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite ( ^othat is, Jerusalem). And the boundary goes up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, at the northern end of the Valley ^pof Rephaim. 9 Then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain ^qto the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the boundary bends around to Baalah ( ^rthat is, Kiriath-jearim). 10 And the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to ^sBeth-shemesh and passes along by ^tTimnah. 11 The boundary goes out ^uto the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends around to Shikkeron and passes along to Mount ^vBaalah and goes out to Jabneel. Then the boundary comes to an end at the sea. 12 And the west boundary was ^wthe Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans.

Joshua 16:1-4

The Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh

1 The allotment of the people of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, ^xinto the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel. 2 Then ^ygoing from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites. 3 Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower ^zBeth-horon, then to ^aaGezer, and it ends at the sea.

4 ^abThe people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.

Joshua 17:1-13

1 Then allotment was made to the people of Manasseh, for he was ^acthe firstborn of Joseph. To ^adMachir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, ^aewere allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war. 2 And allotments were made ^afto the rest of the people of Manasseh by their clans, Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were the male descendants of Manasseh the son of Joseph, by their clans.

3 Now ^agZelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters, and these are the names of his daughters: ^ahMahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 They approached ^aiEleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the leaders and said, ^aj“The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance along with our brothers.” So according to the mouth of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father. 5 Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides ^akthe land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan, 6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead was allotted to the rest of the people of Manasseh.

7 The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to ^alMichmethath, which is east of Shechem. Then the boundary goes along southward to the inhabitants of En-tappuah. 8 The land of ^amTappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah on the boundary of Manasseh belonged to the people of Ephraim. 9 ^anThen the boundary went down to the brook Kanah. These cities, to the south of the brook, among the cities of Manasseh, belong to Ephraim. Then the boundary of Manasseh goes on the north side of the brook and ends at the sea, 10 the land to the south being Ephraim’s and that to the north being Manasseh’s, with the sea forming its boundary. On the north Asher is reached, and on the east Issachar. 11 Also in Issachar and in Asher ^aoManasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, and Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of ^apDor and its villages, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of ^aqTaanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of ^arMegiddo and its villages; ^asthe third is Naphath. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain} 12 ^auYet the people of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. 13 Now when the people of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites ^avto forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.

Joshua 18:11-28

The Inheritance for Benjamin

11 The lot of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to its clans came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the people of Judah and the people of Joseph. 12 ^awOn the north side their boundary began at the Jordan. ^axThen the boundary goes up to the shoulder north of Jericho, then up through the hill country westward, and it ends at the wilderness of ^ayBeth-aven. 13 From there the boundary passes along southward in the direction of Luz, to the shoulder of ^azLuz (that is, Bethel), then the boundary goes down to ^baAtaroth-addar, on the mountain that lies south of Lower ^bbBeth-horon. 14 Then the boundary goes in another direction, turning on the ^bcwestern side southward from the mountain that lies to the south, opposite Beth-horon, and it ends at Kiriath-baal ( ^bdthat is, Kiriath-jearim), a city belonging to the people of Judah. This forms the western side. 15 And the southern side begins at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim. And the boundary goes from there to Ephron, ^{▼▼See 15:9; Hebrew westward} ^bfto the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. 16 Then the boundary goes down to the border of the mountain that overlooks ^bgthe Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is at the north end of the Valley of ^bhRephaim. And it then goes down the ^biValley of Hinnom, south of the shoulder of the Jebusites, and downward to ^bjEn-rogel. 17 Then it bends in a northerly direction going on to En-shemesh, and from there goes to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim. Then it goes down to ^bkthe stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, 18 and passing on to the north of ^blthe shoulder of Beth-arabah ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew to the shoulder over against the Arabah} it goes down to ^bnthe Arabah. 19 Then the boundary passes on to the north of the shoulder of ^boBeth-hoglah. And the boundary ends at the northern bay of ^bpthe Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this is the southern border. 20 The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin, according to their clans, boundary by boundary all around.

21 Now the cities of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to their clans were ^bqJericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, 22 Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, 24 Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, Geba—twelve cities with their villages: 25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 26 Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28 Zela, Haeleph, ^brJebus ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew the Jebusite} (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah ^{▼▼Hebrew Gibeath} and Kiriath-jearim ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew Kiriath}—fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin according to its clans.

Joshua 19:1-48

The Inheritance for Simeon

1 The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people of Simeon, according to their clans, ^bvand their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah. 2 ^bwAnd they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, 3 Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, 6 Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities with their villages; 7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities with their villages, 8 together with all the villages around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their clans. 9 ^bxThe inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

The Inheritance for Zebulun

10 The third lot came up for the people of Zebulun, according to their clans. And the territory of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid. 11 Then their boundary goes up ^bywestward and on to Mareal and touches Dabbesheth, then the brook that is east of ^bzJokneam. 12 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 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 then on the north the boundary turns about to Hannathon, and it ends at the Valley of Iphtahel; 15 and Kattath, Nahalal, ^caShimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve cities with their villages. 16 This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun, according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Issachar

17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the people of Issachar, according to their clans. 18 Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, ^cbShunem, 19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, 20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, 21 Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez. 22 The boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan—sixteen cities with their villages. 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Issachar, according to their clans—the cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Asher

24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans. 25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, 26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches ^ccCarmel and Shihor-libnath, 27 then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to ^cdCabul, 28 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as ^ceSidon the Great. 29 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, ^{▼▼Compare Septuagint; Hebrew Mehebel} Achzib, 30 Ummah, Aphek and Rehob—twenty-two cities with their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Naphtali

32 The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people of Naphtali, according to their clans. 33 And their boundary ran from Heleph, from ^cgthe oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan. 34 Then the boundary turns ^chwestward 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 The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, ^ciChinnereth, 36 Adamah, Ramah, ^cjHazor, 37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, 38 Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen cities with their villages. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Naphtali according to their clans—the cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Dan

40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans. 41 And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, 42 ^ckShaalabbin, ^clAijalon, Ithlah, 43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, 45 Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, 46 and Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the territory over against ^cmJoppa. 47 When ^cnthe territory of the people of Dan was lost to them, the people of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans—these cities with their villages.