1 T hen the whole congregation of the sons of Israel assembled themselves at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there; and the land was subdued before them.

Then all the people of Israel gathered together at Shiloh. They set up the tent of meeting there. The land around them had been taken in battle.

2 T here remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance.

There were still seven family groups among the people of Israel who had not received their share of land.

3 S o Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “ How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?

So Joshua said to the people of Israel, “How long will you wait before going in to take the land the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?

4 P rovide for yourselves three men from each tribe that I may send them, and that they may arise and walk through the land and write a description of it according to their inheritance; then they shall return to me.

Choose three men from each of these seven family groups. I will send them to go through the land and write down what they find it to be like, to be shared by each family. Then they will return to me.

5 T hey shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north.

They will divide it into seven parts. Judah will stay in his land in the south. The house of Joseph will stay in their land in the north.

6 Y ou shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

You will write down how the land should be divided into seven parts, then bring it to me. I will draw names for you here before the Lord our God.

7 F or the Levites have no portion among you, because the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh also have received their inheritance eastward beyond the Jordan, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.”

The Levites have no share of land among you. Being the religious leaders for the Lord is their share. Gad and Reuben and the half-family group of Manasseh have received their land east of the Jordan. The Lord’s servant Moses gave it to them.”

8 T hen the men arose and went, and Joshua commanded those who went to describe the land, saying, “Go and walk through the land and describe it, and return to me; then I will cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.”

As the men got up to go, Joshua told them, “Go and walk through the land. Write down what you find, and return to me. Then I will draw names for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.”

9 S o the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities in seven divisions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.

The men went and passed through the land. They wrote in a book the cities they found and divided them into seven parts. Then they returned to Joshua among the tents at Shiloh.

10 A nd Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions. The Territory of Benjamin

Joshua drew names for them in Shiloh before the Lord. There he divided the land among the people of Israel, a part for each family.

11 N ow the lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot lay between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.

The first name drawn was for the families of the people of Benjamin. The share of their land was between the people of Judah and the people of Joseph.

12 T heir border on the north side was from the Jordan, then the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward, and it ended at the wilderness of Beth-aven.

The north side of their land was from the Jordan up to the north side of Jericho. Then it went west through the hill country, ending at the desert of Beth-aven.

13 F rom there the border continued to Luz, to the side of Luz (that is, Bethel) southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, near the hill which lies on the south of lower Beth-horon.

The side of their land went from there south to the side of Luz (that is, Bethel). Then it went down to Ataroth-addar, near the hill south of the valley land of Beth-horon.

14 T he border extended from there and turned round on the west side southward, from the hill which lies before Beth-horon southward; and it ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the west side.

The side of their land turned west from there around the south side of the hill before Bethhoron. It ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the people of Judah. This was the west side.

15 T hen the south side was from the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border went westward and went to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah.

The south side was from the side of Kiriath-jearim west to the well of the waters of Nephtoah.

16 T he border went down to the edge of the hill which is in the valley of Ben-hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the slope of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En-rogel.

Then the side of their land went down to the side of the hill in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, at the north end of the valley of Rephaim. It went down to the valley of Hinnom, south of the side of the Jebusites, and down to En-rogel.

17 I t extended northward and went to En-shemesh and went to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

Then it went north to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth by the hill of Adummim, then down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

18 I t continued to the side in front of the Arabah northward and went down to the Arabah.

It went on to the north side of Beth-arabah, and down to the Arabah.

19 T he border continued to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.

Then the side of their land went along the north side of Beth-hoglah. And it ended at the north waters of the Salt Sea at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south side.

20 M oreover, the Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, according to their families and according to its borders all around.

The east side of their land was the Jordan. This was the land with its sides, given to the family group of Benjamin.

21 N ow the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho and Beth-hoglah and Emek-keziz,

The cities of the people of Benjamin for their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,

22 a nd Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Bethel,

Betharabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

23 a nd Avvim and Parah and Ophrah,

Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,

24 a nd Chephar-ammoni and Ophni and Geba; twelve cities with their villages.

Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba, twelve cities with their towns.

25 G ibeon and Ramah and Beeroth,

And there were Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

26 a nd Mizpeh and Chephirah and Mozah,

Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,

27 a nd Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah,

Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

28 a nd Zelah, Haeleph and the Jebusite (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their families.

Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath, fourteen cities with their towns. This is the land that was given to the families of the people of Benjamin.