The Message

Joshua 19:16-34 The Message (MSG)

16. This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun for their clans—these towns and their villages.

17-21. The fourth lot went to Issachar, clan by clan. Their territory included:Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.

22. The boundary touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh and ended at the Jordan—sixteen towns and their villages.

23. These towns with their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, clan by clan.

24. The fifth lot went to the tribe of Asher, clan by clan:

25-30. Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph, Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The western border touched Carmel and Shihor Libnath, then turned east toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El, and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, skirting Cabul on the left. It went on to Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, all the way to Greater Sidon. The border circled back toward Ramah, extended to the fort city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Aczib, Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns and their villages.

31. These towns and villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Asher, clan by clan.

32. The sixth lot came to Naphtali and its clans.

33. Their border ran from Heleph, from the oak at Zaanannim, passing Adami Nekeb and Jabneel to Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.

34. The border returned on the west at Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok, meeting Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and the Jordan on the east.The fort cities were: