Joshua 19:40-51

Dan’s Tribal Lands

19:40 The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan ¹  by its clans. 19:41 Their assigned land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, 19:42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, 19:43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 19:44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, 19:45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, 19:46 the waters of Jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory in front of Joppa. 19:47 (The Danites failed to conquer their territory, ²  so they went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. They put the sword to it, took possession of it, and lived in it. They renamed it ³  Dan after their ancestor. ⁴ ) 19:48 This was the land assigned to the tribe of Dan ⁵  by its clans, including these cities and their towns.

Joshua Receives Land

19:49 When they finished dividing the land into its regions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun some land. ⁶  19:50 As the Lord had instructed, they gave him the city he requested – Timnath Serah in the Ephraimite hill country. He built up the city and lived in it.

19:51 These are the land assignments which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders ⁷  made by drawing lots in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. ⁸  So they finished dividing up the land.

[19:40]  ¹ tn Heb “the seventh lot came out for the sons of Dan.”

[19:47]  ² tn Heb “the territory of the sons of Dan went out from them.”

[19:47]  ³ tn Heb “Leshem.” The pronoun (“it”) has replaced the name “Leshem” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[19:47]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to the name of their father.”

[19:48]  ⁵ tn Heb “this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan.”

[19:49]  ⁶ tn Heb “an inheritance in their midst.”

[19:51]  ⁷ tn Heb “the leaders of the fathers of the tribes.”

[19:51]  ⁸ tn Heb “at the entrance of the tent of assembly.”