1Det næste stykke land tilfaldt ved lodtrækning klanerne i Simeons stamme. Landet var en del af det område, som Judas stamme tidligere havde fået tildelt.2Deres arvelod omfattede følgende byer med tilhørende landsbyer: Be’ersheba, Molada,3Hatzar-Shual, Bala, Etzem,4Eltolad, Betul, Horma,5Ziklag, Bet-Markabot, Hatzar-Susa,6Bet-Lebaot og Sharuhen, i alt 13 byer med tilhørende landsbyer.7Desuden Ajin, Rimmon, Eter og Ashan, i alt fire byer med tilhørende landsbyer.8Disse byer med tilhørende landsbyer strakte sig sydpå helt til Ba’alat-Be’er, der også kaldes Ramat-Negev.9Simeons arvelod var altså en udstykning af Judas oprindelige territorium, der alligevel var for stort til judæerne.
Zebulons arvelod
10Det tredje lod faldt på Zebulons stamme, som nu fik tildelt sit territorium. Grænsen løb syd for Sarid11i en bue mod vest forbi Marala til Dabbeshet, og videre indtil den nåede wadien øst for Jokneam.12I modsat retning løb grænsen østpå fra Sarid til Kislot-Tabors grænse og videre til Daberat og op til Jafia.13Derfra fortsatte den øst om Gat-Hefer til Et-Katzin videre til Rimmon og drejede så mod Nea.14Den nordlige grænse gik forbi Hannaton og endte i Jifta-El-dalen.15-16Foruden de nævnte byer indbefattede området også byerne Kattat, Nahalal, Shimron, Jidala og Betlehem.[1] Det var i alt 12 byer med tilhørende landsbyer.
Issakars arvelod
17Som nummer fire fik Issakars stamme tildelt sit territorium.18Området omfattede: Jizre’el, Kesulot, Shunem,19Hafarajim, Shion, Anaharat,20Rabbit, Kishjon, Ebes,21-23Remet, En-Gannim, En-Hadda, Bet-Passes, Tabor, Shahatzuma og Bet-Shemesh, i alt 16 byer med tilhørende landsbyer. Issakars østgrænse fulgte Jordanfloden.
Ashers arvelod
24Det femte lod faldt på Ashers stamme.25Deres område omfattede følgende byer: Helkat, Hali, Beten, Akshaf,26Alammelek, Amad og Mishal. Den vestlige grænse gik sydpå fra Karmel til wadi Shihor-Libna,27drejede østpå mod Bet-Dagon og stødte op til Zebulons grænse i Jifta-El-dalen. Herfra gik grænsen nordpå, så området kom til at indeholde Bet-ha-Emek, Neiel, Kabul,28Abdon, Rehob, Hammon og Kana, tæt på Storsidon.29Derfra bøjede grænsen af nord for Rama og gik i retning af den befæstede by Tyrus for at ende ved Hosa ved Middelhavet. Området indbefattede også byerne Mehalleb, Akzib,30-31Umma, (Akko), Afek og Rehob, i alt 22 byer med tilhørende landsbyer.
Naftalis arvelod
32Som nummer seks fik Naftalis stamme tildelt sit territorium.33Sydgrænsen løb fra Helef, fra egen ved Sa’anannim, syd om Adami-Nekeb til Jabne’el og Lakkum for at ende ved Jordanfloden.34Den vestlige grænse gik nordpå fra Aznot-Tabor i retning af Hukok. Naftalis område stødte op til Asher mod vest, Zebulons mod syd og Jordanfloden mod øst.35De befæstede byer i området omfattede Siddim, Ser, Hammat, Rakkat, Kinneret,36Adama, Rama, Hatzor,37Kedesh, Edrei, En-Hatzor,38-39Jiron, Migdal-El, Horem, Bet-Anat og Bet-Shemesh. I alt var der 19 byer med tilhørende landsbyer.
Dans arvelod
40Til syvende og sidst fik Dans stamme tildelt sit territorium ved lodtrækning.41Byerne i dette område var Zora, Eshtaol, Ir-Shemesh,42Sha’alabbin, Ajjalon, Jitla,43Elon, Timna, Ekron,44Elteke, Gibbeton, Ba’alat,45Jehud, Bene-Berak, Gat-Rimmon,46Me-ha-Jarkon, Rakkon og området ved Jafo.47-48Danitterne kunne dog ikke fastholde deres område, og derfor tog de op til byen Leshem,[2] udryddede indbyggerne og slog sig ned der. Fra da af kaldte de byen Dan efter deres forfar.49Således blev hele landet fordelt mellem Israels stammer efter de grænser, som her er nævnt. Også Josva fik tildelt et stykke jord,50for Herren havde lovet, at han kunne tage en hvilken som helst by, han ønskede. Josva valgte Timnat-Sera i Efraims højland, genopbyggede byen og slog sig ned der.51Fordelingen af landet fandt sted ved lodtrækning for Herrens ansigt ved indgangen til åbenbaringsteltet i Shilo under Eleazars, Josvas og ledernes opsyn.
1The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people of Simeon, according to their clans, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah. (1.Mos 49,7; Josva 19,9)2And they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, (1.Krøn 4,28)3Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,5Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,6Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities with their villages;7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four 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.9The 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. (Josva 19,1)
The Inheritance for Zebulun
10The third lot came up for the people of Zebulun, according to their clans. And the territory of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid.11Then their boundary goes up westward and on to Mareal and touches Dabbesheth, then the brook that is east of Jokneam. (1.Mos 49,13; Josva 12,22; Josva 18,14; Josva 21,34)12From 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.13From 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,14then on the north the boundary turns about to Hannathon, and it ends at the Valley of Iphtahel;15and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve cities with their villages. (Josva 11,1)16This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun, according to their clans—these cities with their villages.
The Inheritance for Issachar
17The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the people of Issachar, according to their clans.18Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, (1.Sam 28,4)19Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,20Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,21Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez.22The boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan—sixteen cities with their villages.23This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Issachar, according to their clans—the cities with their villages.
The Inheritance for Asher
24The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans.25Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,26Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-libnath, (1.Kong 18,19; 1.Kong 18,42; 2.Kong 2,25; 2.Kong 4,25; Høj 7,5; Es 33,9; Jer 50,19)27then 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 Cabul, (1.Kong 9,13)28Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great. (Josva 11,8; Dom 1,31)29Then 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,[1] Achzib,30Ummah, Aphek and Rehob—twenty-two cities with their villages.31This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans—these cities with their villages.
The Inheritance for Naphtali
32The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people of Naphtali, according to their clans.33And their boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan. (Dom 4,11)34Then 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. (5.Mos 33,23)35The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, (Josva 11,2)36Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, (Josva 11,1)37Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,38Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen cities with their villages.39This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Naphtali according to their clans—the cities with their villages.
The Inheritance for Dan
40The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans.41And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,42Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, (Dom 1,35)43Elon, Timnah, Ekron,44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,45Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,46and Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the territory over against Joppa. (2.Krøn 2,16; Ez 3,7)47When the 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. (Dom 1,34; Dom 18,1)48This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans—these cities with their villages.
The Inheritance for Joshua
49When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun.50By command of the Lord they gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it. (Josva 24,30; Dom 2,9)51These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the people of Israel distributed by lot at Shiloh before the Lord, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land. (4.Mos 34,17; Josva 14,1; Josva 18,1)