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- The fourth lot came out for Issachar, clan by clan.
- Their territory included: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
- Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
- Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
- Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah and Beth Pazzez.
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- And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.
- And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
- And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,
- And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
- And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;
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- The boundary touched Tabor, Shahazumah and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen towns and their villages.
- These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, clan by clan.
- The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher, clan by clan.
- Their territory included: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,
- Allammelech, Amad and Mishal. On the west the boundary touched Carmel and Shihor Libnath.
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- And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.
- This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
- And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
- And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
- And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;
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- It then turned east toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El, and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
- It went to Abdon, Rehob, Hammon and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
- The boundary then turned back toward Ramah and went to the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah and came out at the sea in the region of Aczib,
- Ummah, Aphek and Rehob. There were twenty-two towns and their villages.
- These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Asher, clan by clan.
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- And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
- And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
- And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
- Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.
- This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
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- The sixth lot came out for Naphtali, clan by clan:
- Their boundary went from Heleph and the large tree in Zaanannim, passing Adami Nekeb and Jabneel to Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.
- The boundary ran west through Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok. It touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west and the Jordan on the east.
- The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,
- Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
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- The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
- And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
- And then the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.
- And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
- And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
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- Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
- Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath and Beth Shemesh. There were nineteen towns and their villages.
- These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali, clan by clan.
- The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan, clan by clan.
- The territory of their inheritance included: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
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- And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,
- And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
- This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
- And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
- And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,
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- Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
- Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
- Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
- Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
- Me Jarkon and Rakkon, with the area facing Joppa.
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- And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
- And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
- And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
- And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,
- And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
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- (But the Danites had difficulty taking possession of their territory, so they went up and attacked Leshem, took it, put it to the sword and occupied it. They settled in Leshem and named it Dan after their forefather.)
- These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, clan by clan.
- When they had finished dividing the land into its allotted portions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,
- as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the town he asked for--Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he built up the town and settled there.
- These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel assigned by lot at Shiloh in the presence of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. And so they finished dividing the land.
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- And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight 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.
- This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
- When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:
- According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
- These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.
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