Simeon’s assigned land was taken from Judah’s allotted portion, for Judah’s territory was too large for them; so Simeon was assigned land within Judah.

The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph.

When the Israelites heard this, the entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh to launch an attack against them.

Moses assigned land to the tribe of Reuben by its clans.

This is the land assigned to the tribe of Judah by its clans:

Joseph’s descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land.

The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle ahead of the Israelites, just as Moses had instructed them.

The border of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan. The land allotted to the tribe of Reuben by its clans included these cities and their towns.

The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans.

They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.

They went to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said to them:

The land allotted to the tribe of Gad by its clans included these cities and their towns.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Zebulun by its clans, including these cities and their towns.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Issachar by its clans, including the cities and their towns.

The fifth lot belonged to the tribe of Asher by its clans.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Naphtali by its clans, including the cities and their towns.

The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan by its clans.

The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.

Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the priest, said to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the Manassehites, “Today we know that the Lord is among us, because you have not disobeyed the Lord in this. Now you have rescued the Israelites from the Lord’s judgment.”

The Israelites received this report: “Look, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar at the entrance to the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”