Joshua 15:1-12

The Allotment for Judah

1The 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. 2And their south boundary ran from the end of the cSalt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. 3It 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, 4passes along to Azmon, goes out by ethe Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary. 5And 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. 6And 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. 7And 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. 8Then 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. 9Then 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). 10And 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. 11The 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. 12And the west boundary was wthe Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans.

Joshua 19:1-9

The Inheritance for Simeon

1The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people of Simeon, according to their clans, xand their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah. 2 yAnd they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, 3Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, 4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, 6Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhenthirteen cities with their villages; 7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashanfour cities with their villages, 8together 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 zThe 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.

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