וַיֵּצֵא הַגּוֹרָל הַשֵּׁנִי לְשִׁמְעוֹן לְמַטֵּה בְנֵי־שִׁמְעוֹן לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָם וַיְהִי נַחֲלָתָם בְּתוֹךְ נַחֲלַת בְּנֵי־יְהוּדָה׃   19:1

Josh. 19:1   And the second lot came out to Simeon for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families, and their inheritance was in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Judah.

וַיְהִי לָהֶם בְּנַחֲלָתָם בְּאֵר־שֶׁבַע וְשֶׁבַע וּמוֹלָדָה׃   19:2

Josh. 19:2   And in their inheritance for them was Beer-sheba and Sheba and Moladah

וַחֲצַר שׁוּעָל וּבָלָה וָעָצֶם׃   19:3

Josh. 19:3   and Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem

וְאֶלְתּוֹלַד וּבְתוּל וְחָרְמָה׃   19:4

Josh. 19:4   and Eltolad and Bethul and Harmah

וְצִקְלַג וּבֵית־הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת וַחֲצַר סוּסָה׃   19:5

Josh. 19:5   and Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah

וּבֵית לְבָאוֹת וְשָׁרוּחֶן עָרִים שְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃   19:6

Josh. 19:6   and Beth-lebaoth and Sharuchen; thirteen cities plus their villages;

עַיִן רִמּוֹן וָעֶתֶר וְעָשָׁן עָרִים אַרְבַּע וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃   19:7

Josh. 19:7   Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities plus their villages;

וְכָל־הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹת הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה עַד־בַּעֲלַת בְּאֵר רָאמַת נֶגֶב זֹאת נַחֲלַת מַטֵּה בְנֵי־   19:8

שִׁמְעוֹן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם׃

Josh. 19:8   and all the villages that were surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer, South Ramah.  This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

מֵחֶבֶל בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה נַחֲלַת בְּנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן כִּי־הָיָה חֵלֶק בְּנֵי־יְהוּדָה רַב מֵהֶם וַיִּנְחֲלוּ בְנֵי־שִׁמְעוֹן בְּתוֹךְ   19:9

נַחֲלָתָם׃

Josh. 19:9   From the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon, for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them so the children of Simeon received inheritance in the middle of their inheritance.

וַיַּעַל הַגּוֹרָל הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לִבְנֵי זְבוּלֻן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם וַיְהִי גְּבוּל נַחֲלָתָם עַד־שָׂרִיד׃   19:10

Josh. 19:10   And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families, and the territory of their inheritance was as far as Sarid.

וְעָלָה גְבוּלָם לַיָּמָּה וּמַרְעֲלָה וּפָגַע בְּדַבָּשֶׁת וּפָגַע אֶל־הַנַּחַל אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי יָקְנְעָם׃   19:11

Josh. 19:11   And their border would go up toward the west and to Maralah and reach into Dabbesheth, then it would reach to the brook that is before Jokneam.

וְשָׁב מִשָּׂרִיד קֵדְמָה מִזְרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עַל־גְּבוּל כִּסְלֹת תָּבֹר וְיָצָא אֶל־הַדָּבְרַת וְעָלָה יָפִיעַ׃   19:12

Josh. 19:12   Then it would turn back from Sarid to the eastern rising of the sun over to the border of Chisloth-tabor, and it would go out to Dobrath and rise to Japhia.

וּמִשָּׁם עָבַר קֵדְמָה מִזְרָחָה גִּתָּה חֵפֶר עִתָּה קָצִין וְיָצָא רִמּוֹן הַמְּתֹאָר הַנֵּעָה׃   19:13

Josh. 19:13   And from there it crossed toward the east to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and would come out of Rimmon-methoar to Neah.

וְנָסַב אֹתוֹ הַגְּבוּל מִצְּפוֹן חַנָּתֹן וְהָיוּ תֹּצְאֹתָיו גֵּי יִפְתַּח־אֵל׃   19:14

Josh. 19:14   Then the border would turn itself around from the north of Hannathon, and its extensions would be to the valley of Iphtahel;

וְקַטָּת וְנַהֲלָל וְשִׁמְרוֹן וְיִדְאֲלָה וּבֵית לָחֶם עָרִים שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃   19:15

Josh. 19:15   and Kattath and Nahalal and Shimron and Idalah and Beth-lehem; twelve cities plus their villages.

זֹאת נַחֲלַת בְּנֵי־זְבוּלֻן לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָם הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃   19:16

Josh. 19:16   This was the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities and their villages.

לְיִשָּׂשכָר יָצָא הַגּוֹרָל הָרְבִיעִי לִבְנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָם׃   19:17

Josh. 19:17   The fourth lot came out to Issachar for the children of Issachar according to their families.

וַיְהִי גְּבוּלָם יִזְרְעֶאלָה וְהַכְּסוּלֹת וְשׁוּנֵם׃   19:18

Josh. 19:18   And their border was to Jezreel and Chesulloth and Shunem

וַחֲפָרַיִם וְשִׁיאֹן וַאֲנָחֲרַת׃   19:19

Josh. 19:19   and Hapharaim and Shion and Anaharath

וַחֲפָרַיִם וְשִׁיאֹן וַאֲנָחֲרַת׃   19:20

Josh. 19:20   and Rabbith and Kishion and Ebez

וְרֶמֶת וְעֵין־גַּנִּים וְעֵין חַדָּה וּבֵית פַּצֵּץ׃   19:21

Josh. 19:21  and Remeth and En-gannim and En-haddah and Beth-pazzez,

וּפָגַע הַגְּבוּל בְּתָבוֹר (ושחצומה) [וְשַׁחֲצִימָה] וּבֵית שֶׁמֶשׁ וְהָיוּ תֹּצְאוֹת גְּבוּלָם הַיַּרְדֵּן עָרִים שֵׁשׁ־   19:22

עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃

Josh. 19:22   and the border would reach into Tabor and to Shahazimah and Beth-shemesh, and the extensions of their border would be the Jordan; sixteen cities plus their villages.

The name of the city called Shahazimah is apparently misspelled in the Hebrew.  The alleged correct spelling is in the brackets.

זֹאת נַחֲלַת מַטֵּה בְנֵי־יִשָּׂשכָר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם הֶעָרִים וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃   19:23

Josh. 19:23   This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

וַיֵּצֵא הַגּוֹרָל הַחֲמִישִׁי לְמַטֵּה בְנֵי־אָשֵׁר לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָם׃   19:24

Josh. 19:24   And the fifth lot came out to the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

וַיְהִי גְּבוּלָם חֶלְקַת וַחֲלִי וָבֶטֶן וְאַכְשָׁף׃   19:25

Josh. 19:25   And their border was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph

וְאַלַמֶּלֶךְ וְעַמְעָד וּמִשְׁאָל וּפָגַע בְּכַרְמֶל הַיָּמָּה וּבְשִׁיחוֹר לִבְנָת׃   19:26

Josh. 19:26   and Allammelch and Amad and Mishal; and it would reach into Carmel to the west and into Shichor-libnath.

וְשָׁב מִזְרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בֵּית דָּגֹן וּפָגַע בִּזְבֻלוּן וּבְגֵי יִפְתַּח־אֵל צָפוֹנָה בֵּית הָעֵמֶק וּנְעִיאֵל וְיָצָא אֶל־   19:27

כָּבוּל מִשְּׂמֹאל׃

Josh. 19:27   Then it would turn back toward the rising of the sun at Beth-dagon and reach into Zebulun and into the valley of Iphtahel to the north at Beth-emek and Neiel and go out to Cabul from the left,

וְעֶבְרֹן וּרְחֹב וְחַמּוֹן וְקָנָה עַד צִידוֹן רַבָּה׃   19:28

Josh. 19:28   and Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, until Great Zidon.

וְשָׁב הַגְּבוּל הָרָמָה וְעַד־עִיר מִבְצַר־צֹר וְשָׁב הַגְּבוּל חֹסָה (ויהיו) [וְהָיוּ] תֹצְאֹתָיו הַיָּמָּה מֵחֶבֶל   19:29

אַכְזִיבָה׃

Josh. 19:29   Then the border would turn toward Ramah and as far as the fortified city of Tyre, and the border would turn at Hosah, and its extensions would be to the sea from Hebel to Achzib;

Here is the same error we’ve seen several times before starting in Chapter 15.  The verb to be in parentheses should be present tense and plural as shown in the brackets.

וְעֻמָה וַאֲפֵק וּרְחֹב עָרִים עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִם וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃   19:30

Josh. 19:30   with Ummah and Aphek and Rehob; twenty and two cities plus their villages.

זֹאת נַחֲלַת מַטֵּה בְנֵי־אָשֵׁר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃   19:31

Josh. 19:31   This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities and their villages.

לִבְנֵי נַפְתָּלִי יָצָא הַגּוֹרָל הַשִּׁשִּׁי לִבְנֵי נַפְתָּלִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם׃   19:32

Josh. 19:32   To the children of Naphtali came out the sixth lot, for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

וַיְהִי גְבוּלָם מֵחֵלֶף מֵאֵלוֹן בְּצַעֲנַנִּים וַאֲדָמִי הַנֶּקֶב וְיַבְנְאֵל עַד־לַקּוּם וַיְהִי תֹצְאֹתָיו הַיַּרְדֵּן׃   19:33

Josh. 19:33   And their border was from Heleph, from Elon-bezaanannim and Adami-nekeb and Jabneel until Lakkum; and its extensions would be at the Jordan.

וְשָׁב הַגְּבוּל יָמָּה אַזְנוֹת תָּבוֹר וְיָצָא מִשָּׁם חוּקֹקָה וּפָגַע בִּזְבֻלוּן מִנֶּגֶב וּבְאָשֵׁר פָּגַע מִיָּם וּבִיהוּדָה   19:34

הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרַח הַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃

Josh. 19:34   Then the border would turn to the west at Aznoth-tabor and go out from there to Hukok, and reach into Zebulun from the south, and it would reach into Asher from the west, and into Judah toward the rising of the sun.

וְעָרֵי מִבְצָר הַצִּדִּים צֵר וְחַמַּת רַקַּת וְכִנָּרֶת׃   19:35

Josh. 19:35   And the cities of fortification were Ziddim-zer and Hammath-rakkath and Chinnereth

וַאֲדָמָה וְהָרָמָה וְחָצוֹר׃   19:36

Josh. 19:36   and Adamah and Ramah and Hazor

וְקֶדֶשׁ וְאֶדְרֶעִי וְעֵין חָצוֹר׃   19:37

Josh. 19:37   and Kedesh and Edrei and En-hazor

וְיִרְאוֹן וּמִגְדַּל־אֵל חֳרֵם וּבֵית־עֲנָת וּבֵית שָׁמֶשׁ עָרִים תְּשַׁע־עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃   19:38

Josh. 19:38   and Iron and Migdal-el-horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities plus their villages.

זֹאת נַחֲלַת מַטֵּה בְנֵי־נַפְתָּלִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם הֶעָרִים וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃   19:39

Josh. 19:39   This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

לְמַטֵּה בְנֵי־דָן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם יָצָא הַגּוֹרָל הַשְּׁבִיעִי׃   19:40

Josh. 19:40   To the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families came out the seventh lot.

וַיְהִי גְּבוּל נַחֲלָתָם צָרְעָה וְאֶשְׁתָּאוֹל וְעִיר שָׁמֶשׁ׃   19:41

Josh. 19:41   And the border of their inheritance was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh

וְשַׁעֲלַבִּין וְאַיָּלוֹן וְיִתְלָה׃   19:42

Josh. 19:42   and Shaalabbin and Aijalon and Ithlah

וְאֵילוֹן וְתִמְנָתָה וְעֶקְרוֹן׃   19:43

Josh. 19:43   and Elon and Timnah and Ekron

וְאֶלְתְּקֵה וְגִבְּתוֹן וּבַעֲלָת׃   19:44

Josh. 19:44   and Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath

וִיהֻד וּבְנֵי־בְרַק וְגַת־רִמּוֹן׃   19:45

Josh. 19:45   and Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon

וּמֵי הַיַּרְקוֹן וְהָרַקּוֹן עִם־הַגְּבוּל מוּל יָפוֹ׃   19:46

Josh. 19:46   and Me-jarkon and Rakkon, with the border in front of Joppo.

וַיֵּצֵא גְבוּל־בְּנֵי־דָן מֵהֶם וַיַּעֲלוּ בְנֵי־דָן וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ עִם־לֶשֶׁם וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אוֹתָהּ וַיַּכּוּ אוֹתָהּ לְפִי־חֶרֶב וַיִּרְשׁוּ   19:47

אוֹתָהּ וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בָהּ וַיִּקְרְאוּ לְלֶשֶׁם דָּן כְּשֵׁם דָּן אֲבִיהֶם׃

Josh. 19:47   But the border of the children of Dan would spread out from them, so the children of Dan went up and fought with Leshem, and took it and smote it by the edge of the sword, and possessed it and dwelled in it, and they gave the name of Dan to Leshem, like the name of Dan, their father.

זֹאת נַחֲלַת מַטֵּה בְנֵי־דָן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃   19:48

Josh. 19:48   This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according ot their families, these cities and their villages.

וַיְכַלּוּ לִנְחֹל־אֶת־הָאָרֶץ לִגְבוּלֹתֶיהָ וַיִּתְּנוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל נַחֲלָה לִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן בְּתוֹכָם׃   19:49

Josh. 19:49   When they made an end to dividing the land for inheritance by its borders, then the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua son of Nun in their midst.

עַל־פִּי יְהוָה נָתְנוּ לוֹ אֶת־הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר שָׁאָל אֶת־תִּמְנַת־סֶרַח בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם וַיִּבְנֶה אֶת־הָעִיר וַיֵּשֶׁב   19:50

בָּהּ׃

Josh. 19:50   According to the word of the Lord they gave to him the city for which he had asked, Timnath-serach, in the hill country of Ephraim, and he built the city and dwelled in it.

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אֵלֶּה הַנְּחָלֹת אֲשֶׁר נִחֲלוּ אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן וְרָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְמַטּוֹת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּגוֹרָל   19:51

בְּשִׁלֹה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וַיְכַלּוּ מֵחַלֵּק אֶת־הָאָרֶץ׃

Josh. 19:51   These are the inheritances that Eleazar, the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided by lot in Shiloh for inheritances before the Lord at the door of the tent of meeting.  And they made an end of dividing the land.

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