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Now the third lot came up for the sons of Zebulun according to their families. And the territory of their inheritance was as far as Sarid.

Then their border went up to the west and to Maralah, it then ^[e]touched Dabbesheth and reached to the ^[f]brook that is before Jokneam.

Then it turned from Sarid to the east toward the sunrise as far as the border of Chisloth-tabor, and it proceeded to Daberath and ^[g]up to Japhia.

From there it continued eastward toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and it proceeded to Rimmon ^[h]which stretches to Neah.

The border circled around it on the north to Hannathon, and ^[i]it ended at the valley of Iphtahel.

Included also were Kattah and Nahalal and Shimron and Idalah and Bethlehem; twelve cities with their villages.

This was the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

The fourth lot ^[j]fell to Issachar, to the sons of Issachar according to their families.

Their territory was to Jezreel and included Chesulloth and ^(a)Shunem,

and Hapharaim and Shion and Anaharath,

and Rabbith and Kishion and Ebez,

and Remeth and En-gannim and En-haddah and Beth-pazzez.

The border reached to ^(b)Tabor and Shahazumah and Beth-shemesh, and ^[k]their border ended at the Jordan; sixteen cities with their villages.

This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

Now the fifth lot ^[l]fell to the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families.

Their territory was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph,

and Allammelech and Amad and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel on the west and to Shihor-libnath.

It turned toward the ^[m]east to Beth-dagon and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; then it proceeded on ^[n]north to ^(c)Cabul,

and Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, as far as Great ^(d)Sidon.

The border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and ^[o]it ended at the sea by the region of ^(e)Achzib.

Included also were Ummah, and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two cities with their villages.

This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

The sixth lot ^[p]fell to the sons of Naphtali; to the sons of Naphtali according to their families.

Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim and Adami-nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and ^[q]it ended at the Jordan.

Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and proceeded from there to Hukkok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south and ^[r]touched Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the ^[s]east.

The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer and ^(f)Hammath, Rakkath and ^(g)Chinnereth,

and Adamah and Ramah and Hazor,

and Kedesh and Edrei and En-hazor,

and Yiron and Migdal-el, Horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.