Now, divide up this land ¹  among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

Moses assigned land to the tribe of Reuben ¹  by its clans.

Moses assigned land to the tribe of Gad ¹  by its clans.

Moses assigned land to the half-tribe of Manasseh ¹  by its clans.

This is the land assigned to the tribe of Judah by its clans: ¹ 

These cities belonged to the tribe ¹  of Benjamin by its clans: Jericho, ²  Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,

The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans. ¹ 

The fourth lot belonged to the tribe of Issachar ¹  by its clans.

The fifth lot belonged to the tribe of Asher ¹  by its clans.

The sixth lot belonged to the tribe of Naphtali ¹  by its clans.

The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan ¹  by its clans.

Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh

The ¹  remnant of Benjamin must be preserved. An entire Israelite tribe should not be wiped out. ² 

The clans of Kohath’s descendants also received territory within the tribe of Ephraim. ¹ 

Within the territory of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands,

Within the territory of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands,

He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves.

“Bring with you your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, so that they may join ¹  with you and minister to you while ²  you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.

And when the Jubilee of the Israelites is to take place, ¹  their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. So their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe.” ²