Joshua 19:9
7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,
8 and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
10 The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.
11 It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.
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- BSB
- The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
- KJV
- Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
- WEB
- Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the middle of their inheritance.
- ASV
- Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.
- DARBY
- Out of the lot of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too great for them, and the children of Simeon inherited within their inheritance.
- BLB
- From the portion of the sons of Judah [was] the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, for the portion of the sons of Judah was too much for them. And the sons of Simeon inherited in the midst of their inheritance.
- ÅB
- Av den del som ble tilmålt Judas barn, fikk Simeons barn sin arvelodd, for Judas barns del var for stor for dem; derfor fikk Simeons barn sin arvelodd inne i deres arvelodd.
- OTB
- Arven til Simeon ble tatt fra delen til Juda, fordi Judas del var for stor for dem. Dermed mottok simeonittene sin arv innenfor Judas område.
- B1930
- Av den del som blev tilmålt Judas barn, fikk Simeons barn sin arvelodd, for Judas barns del var for stor for dem; derfor fikk Simeons barn sin arvelodd inne i deres arvelodd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 8:14–15
At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. Then there will be equality.
Read in contextExodus 16:18
When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.
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