Other six tribes receiue portions. in like sorte, to Zabulon. 17. The fourth to Issachar. 24. The fifth to Aser. 32. The sixt to Nepthali. 40. And the seuenth to Dan. 49. Al the Land being distributed among the tribes, with common consent they geue a special citie to Iosue, in the middes of them.

1   And the second lotte came forth of the children of Simeon by their kinreddes: and their inheritance was,

2   in the middes of the possession of the children of Iudas: Bersabee and Sabee and Molada,

3   and Hasersual, Bala and Asem,

4   and Eltholad, Bethul and Harma,

5   and Siceleg and Bethmarchaboth and Hasersusa,

6   and Bethlebaoth and Sarohen: thirtene cities, and their townes.

7   Ain and Remmon and Athor and Asan: foure cities, and their townes:

8   al the litle townes round about these cities vnto Baalath Beer Ramath against the south quarter. This is the inheritance of the children of Simeon according to their kinredes,

9   in the possession and corde of the children of Iudas: because it was greater. and therfore the children of Simeon possessed in the middes of their inheritance.

10   And the third lotte fel of the children of Zabulon by their kinredes: and the border of their possession was made as farre as Sarid.

11   And it went vp from the sea and Merala, and came into Debbaseth: as farre as the torrent, which is against Ieconam.

12   And it returneth from Sared against the East into the endes of Ceseleth thabor: and it goeth out to Dabereth, and ryseth vp against Iaphie.

13   And thence it passeth along to the east side of Geth hepher and Thacasim: and goeth out into Remmon, Amthar and Noa.

14   And it compasseth to the North of Hanathon: and the issues thereof are the valley Iephtahel,

15   and Cateth and Naalol and Semeron and Ierala and Bethlehem: twelue cities, and their townes.

16   This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Zabulon by their kinredes, the cities and their litle townes.

17   The fourth lotte came forth to Issachar by their kinredes.

18   and his inheritance was Iezrael and Casaloth and Sunem,

19   and Hapharaim and Sehon, and Anaharath

20   and Rabboth and Cesion, Abes,

21   and Rameth, and Engannim, and Enhadda and Bethpheses.

22   And the border therof cometh to Thabor and Sehesema and Bethsames: and their issues were Iordan: sixtene cities, and their townes.

23   This is the possession of Issachar by their kinredes, the cities, and their litle townes.

Other six tribes receiue portions.

24   And the fifth lotte fel to the tribe of the children of Aser by their kinredes:

25   and their border was Halcath and Chali and Beten and Axaph,

26   and Elmelec and Amaad and Messal: and it reacheth to Carmel of the sea and Sihor and Labanath.

27   And it returneth against the east of Bethdagon: and passeth along to Zabulon and the Valley Iephthael against the North into Bethemec and Nehiel. And it goeth out to the left side of Cabul,

28   and Abran and Rohob and Hamon and Cana, as farre as great Sidon.

29   And it returneth into Horma vnto the verie wel fensed citie Tyre, and vnto Hosa: and the issues thereof shal be into the sea from the corde of Achziba:

30   and Amma and Aphec and Rohob. cities twentie two, and their townes.

31   This is the possession of the children of Aser by their kinredes, and the cities and their townes.

32   Of the sonnes of Nepthali fel the sixt lotte by their families:

33   and the border beganne from Heleph and Elon into Saanaim, and Adami, which is Neceb, and Iebnael vnto Lecum: and their issues vnto Iordan:

34   and the border returneth against the West into Azanoththabor, and thence goeth out into Hucuca, and passeth along into Zabulon against the South, and into Azer against the West, and into Iuda vnto Iordan against the rising of the sunne.

35   cities very wel fensed, Assedim, Ser, and Emath, and Reccath and Cenereth,

36   and Edema and Arama, Asor

37   and Cedes and Edrai, Enhasor

38   and Ieron and Magdalel, Horem and Bethanath and Bethsames: ninetene cities, and their townes.

39   This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Nephthali by their kinredes, the cities and their townes.

40   To the tribe of the children of Dan by their families came forth the seuenth lotte:

41   and the border of their possession was Sara and Esthaol, and Hirisemes, that is the sunne.

42   Selebin and Aialon and Iethela,

43   Elon and Themna and Acron,

44   Elthece, Gebbethon and Balaath,

45   and Iud and Bane and Barac and Gethremmon:

46   and Meiarcon & Arecon, with the border that looketh toward Ioppe,

47   and is shut vp with the same end. And the children of Dan went vp, and fought against Lesem, and they tooke it: and they stroke it in the edge of the sword, and possessed, and dwelt in it, calling the name of it Lesem Dan, by the name of Dan the father therof.

48   This is the possession of the tribe of the sonnes of Dan, by their kinredes, the cities and their townes.

49   And when he had made

Cities of refuge are appointed. an end of diuiding the Land by lotte to euerie one by their tribes, ^note the children of Israel gaue possession to Iosue the sonne of Nun in the middes of them,

50   according to the commandement of our Lord, the citie which he requested, Thamnath Saraa in mount Ephraim: and he built the citie, and dwelt in it.

51   These are the possessions, which Eleazar the priest, and Iosue the sonne of Nun, and the princes of the families, and of the tribes of the children of Israel, diuided by lotte in Silo, before our Lord at the doore of the tabernacle of testimonie, and they parted the Land.

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