Discovery BoxJoshua 19:1-8 
Context19:1 The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans. 1 19:2 Their assigned land included 2 Beer Sheba, 3 Moladah, 19:3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, 19:4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 19:5 Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, 19:6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen – a total of thirteen cities and their towns, 19:7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan – a total of four cities and their towns, 19:8 as well as all the towns around these cities as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the land assigned to the tribe of Simeon by its clans. 4
Joshua 19:40-48
Context19:40 The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan 5 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, 6 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 7 Dan after their ancestor. 8 ) 19:48 This was the land assigned to the tribe of Dan 9 by its clans, including these cities and their towns.
1 tn Heb “and the second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon by their clans.”
2 tn Heb “and they had in their inheritance.”
3 tc The MT has “and Sheba” listed after “Beer Sheba.” The LXX suggests “Shema.” The Hebrew text appears to be corrupt, since the form “Sheba” duplicates the latter part of the preceding name. If Sheba (or Shema) is retained, the list numbers fourteen, one more than the number given in the concluding summary (v. 6).
4 tn Heb “this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon.”
5 tn Heb “the seventh lot came out for the sons of Dan.”
6 tn Heb “the territory of the sons of Dan went out from them.”
7 tn Heb “Leshem.” The pronoun (“it”) has replaced the name “Leshem” in the translation for stylistic reasons.
8 tn Heb “according to the name of their father.”
9 tn Heb “this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan.”
