15:1 The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south. 3
18:11 The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin 6 by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph. 7
19:1 The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans. 8
21:1 The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders
21:34 They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
1 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Zabdi) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “by men.”
3 tn Heb “The lot was to the tribe of the sons of Judah by their clans to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin toward the south, southward.”
5 tn Heb “and the cities were at the end of the tribe of the sons of Judah, at the border of Edom, to the south.”
7 tn Heb “This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim.”
9 tn Heb “and the lot came up for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin.”
10 tn Heb “and the territory of their allotment went out between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.”
11 tn Heb “and the second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon by their clans.”
13 tn Heb “this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon.”
15 tn The name “Gath Rimmon” is problematic here, for it appears in the preceding list of Danite cities. The LXX reads “Iebatha”; 1 Chr 6:55 HT (6:70 ET) reads “Bileam.” Most modern translations retain the name “Gath Rimmon,” however.