1A terra dada à tribo de Simeão: A tribo de Simeão recebeu o seguinte lote de terra, incluindo parte da que fora previamente dada a Judá.2A porção doada incluía as seguintes cidades com as localidades da sua jurisdição: Berseba, Seba, Molada,3Hazar-Sual, Balá, Ezem,4Eltolade, Betul, Horma,5Ziclague, Bete-Marcabote, Hazar-Susa,6Bete-Lebaote, Saruem; treze cidades com as suas aldeias.7Aim, Rimom, Eter, e Asã; quatro cidades com as suas aldeias.8As cidades mais para o sul, como Baalate-Beer (também conhecida por Rama no Negueve) foram igualmente dadas à tribo de Simeão.9Portanto, a herança que a tribo de Simeão recebeu veio parcialmente daquilo que tinha anteriormente sido dado a Judá, visto que o lote de Judá foi considerado demasiado grande para esta tribo.
O território de Zebulão
10A terra dada à tribo de Zebulão: A terceira tribo a receber a sua concessão foi Zebulão. O seu limite começava a sul de Saride.11Dali rodava para oeste, indo passar perto de Marala e de Dabesete, até que atingia a leste o ribeiro de Jocneão.12Na outra direção a linha de demarcação ia para leste até à beira de Quislote-Tabor, e dali para Daberate e Jafia.13Depois continuava para o nascente, passando Gate-Hefer, Ete-Cazim e Rimom, voltando para Neá.14O limite norte de Zebulão era por Hanatom e terminava no vale de Ifta-El.15-16As cidades destas áreas, além das já mencionadas, eram Catate, Naalal, Simrom, Idala e Belém, com os seus respetivos arredores. No total eram doze as localidades de Zebulão.
O território de Issacar
17A terra dada à tribo de Issacar: A quarta tribo a herdar terra foi Issacar.18O seu território incluía as seguintes cidades: Jezreel, Quesulote, Sunem,19Hafaraim, Siom, Anacarate,20Rabite, Quisiom, Ebes,21Remete, En-Ganim, En-Hada, Bete-Pazez,22-23Tabor, Saazima e Bete-Semes; dezasseis cidades ao todo, cada uma com as localidades dos seus arredores. A linha limite de Issacar terminava no rio Jordão.
O território de Aser
24A terra dada à tribo de Aser: A quinta tribo a receber terra foi Aser.25Os seus limites incluíam estas cidades: Helcate, Hali, Beten, Acsafe,26Alameleque, Amade e Misal. A linha balizadora a ocidente ia do Carmelo até Sior-Libnate,27infletia para leste, para Bete-Dagom, e chegava a Zebulão, ao vale de Ifta-El, correndo a norte de Bete-Emeque e de Neiel. Depois passava a leste de Cabul,28de Ebrom, Reobe, Hamom e Caná, até à grande Sídon.29Então a linha divisória dirigia-se na direção de Ramá e da cidade fortificada de Tiro e chegava ao mar Mediterrâneo em Hosa. O território incluía também Maalabe, Aczibe,30-31Umá, Afeque e Reobe. Um total de vinte e duas cidades, mais as aldeias ao redor.
O território de Naftali
32A terra dada à tribo de Naftali: A sexta tribo a receber a sua herança foi a tribo de Naftali.33-34A sua demarcação começava em Judá no carvalho de Zaananim e estendia-se através de Adami-Nequebe, de Jabneel e de Lacum, acabando no rio Jordão. O limite ocidental começava perto de Helefe e corria junto de Azenote-Tabor; junto de Hucoque juntava-se, coincidindo com a demarcação de Zebulão a sul, com a de Aser a poente e com o rio Jordão a oriente.35As cidades fortificadas que se incluíam neste território eram: Sidim, Zer, Hamate, Racate, Quinerete,36Adama, Ramá, Hazor,37Quedes, Edrei, En-Hazor,38-39Irom, Migdal-El, Horem, Bete-Anate e Bete-Semes. Ao todo, eram dezanove cidades, mais as aldeias ao redor.
O território de Dan
40A terra dada à tribo de Dan: A última a receber terra foi Dan.41As cidades que se incluíam na sua área eram: Zora, Estaol, Ir-Semes,42Saalabim, Aijalom, Itla,43Elom, Timna, Ecrom,44Elteque, Gibetom, Baalate,45Jeude, Bene-Beraque, Gate-Rimom,46Me-Jarcom, Racom, e também o território junto de Jope.47Mas parte deste território mostrou-se difícil de ser conquistado; por isso, a tribo de Dan capturou a cidade de Lesem, matou a população e passou a viver ali, dando à cidade o nome de Dan, o nome do pai da tribo.48Este foi o território que ficou a pertencer à tribo de Dan, incluindo cidades e aldeias.
O território de Josué
49Foi desta forma que a terra foi repartida por todas as tribos, segundo as demarcações aqui indicadas. Além disso, a nação de Israel decidiu atribuir um pedaço especial do território a Josué;50pois o SENHOR dissera que poderia ficar com qualquer cidade que pretendesse; com efeito, ele escolheu Timenate-Sera na região das colinas de Efraim, a qual reconstruiu, passando a viver ali.51Eleazar, o sacerdote, Josué e os chefes das tribos de Israel controlaram o ato em que foram tiradas à sorte, na presença do SENHOR, as diversas porções em que a terra foi dividida. Isto realizou-se à entrada da tenda do encontro em Silo.
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. (Gn 49:7; Js 19:9)2And they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, (1 Cr 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. (Js 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. (Gn 49:13; Js 12:22; Js 18:14; Js 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. (Js 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 Sm 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 Rs 18:19; 1 Rs 18:42; 2 Rs 2:25; 2 Rs 4:25; Ct 7:5; Is 33:9; Jr 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 Rs 9:13)28Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great. (Js 11:8; Jz 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. (Jz 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. (Dt 33:23)35The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, (Js 11:2)36Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, (Js 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, (Jz 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 Cr 2:16; Ed 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. (Jz 1:34; Jz 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. (Js 24:30; Jz 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. (Nm 34:17; Js 14:1; Js 18:1)