Joshua · Chapter 19

[ edit] And þe ſecounde lot of þe ſones of Symeon is goon out, bi his kynredis; and was þe herytage of hem in þe mydil of þe poſſeſſioun of þe ſones of Juda, Berſabee, and Sabee, and Melada, and Aſerſualbala, and Aſem, and Belþolaad, and Beþularma, and Sicelech, and Beþmarþaboþ, and Aſerſua, and Beþelaboþ, and Saroem, cytees þretteen, and þe touns of hem; Aym, and Remmon, and Aþar, and Aſam, citees foure, and þe touns of hem; alle þe litil touns bi enuyroun of þes citees, vnto Balaþ Brameþ, aȝens þe ſouþ cooſt, were cytees ſeuenteen.

Þis is þe herytage of þe ſones of Symeon, after her kynredis, in þe poſſeſſioun and litil coord of þe ſones of Juda, for he was more; and þerfor þe ſones of Symeon hadden poſſeſſioun in þe mydil of þe herytage of hym.

And þe þridde lot felle of þe ſones of Zabulon, bi her kynredis; and þe teerme of þe poſſeſſioun of þe ſones of Zabulon is maad vnto Sariþ, and ſtiede vp fro þe ſee, and Medala, and comeþ in to Debbaſeþ, vnto þe ſtreem þat is aȝens Jeſenam; and turneþ fro Saryþ, aȝens þe eſt, into þe eendis of Secelech Thabor; and gooþ out to Dabereþ; and ſtieþ vp aȝens Jaſie; and þens paſſiþ to þe eſt cooſt, Geþepher, and Thachaſym; and geeþ out into Remmon, Amphar, and Noa; and gooþ about to þe norþ, and Nachon; and þe goynge out of it ben of þe valey of Jeptael, and Caþel, and Neamay, and Semrom, and Jedaba, and Beþleem, citees twelue, and þe touns of hem.

Þis is þe herytage of þe lynage of þe ſones of Zabulon, bi her kynredis, and citees, and touns of hem. Of Yſachar wente out þe feerþ lot, bi his kynredis; and his heritage was Jezrael, and Caþſaloþ, and Symeon, and Effraym, and Seon, and Anaaraþ, and Cabiþ, and Ceſyon, Hames, and Ramech, and Enganym, and Enadda, and Beþfeſes. And þe teerme of it comeþ vnto Thabor, and Seeſyma, and Heþſemes; and þe goyngis out of it weren of Jordan, cytees ſexteen, and þe touns of hem. Þis is þe poſſeſſioun of þe ſones of Yſachar, bi her kynredis, cytees, and litil touns of hem.

And felle þe fifþe lot to þe lynage of þe ſones of Aſer, bi her kynredis; and þe teermes of hem was Alchat, and Acly, and Beþen, and Meſaph, and Elmelech, and Amaad, and Meſſal; and comeþ unto Carmyl of þe ſee, and Syor, and Labanaþ; and torniþ aȝens þe eſt of Beþdagan, and paſſiþ vnto Zabulon, and þe valey of Jeptael, aȝens þe norþ, into Beþemeþ, and Neiel; and gooþ out to þe left of Cabul, and Acram, and Roab, and Omynon, and Chane, vnto greet Sydon; and turneþ aȝen into Horma, vnto þe mooſt ſtrengþid cytee Tyrum, and vnto Oſam; and þe goyngis out of it ſhulen be into þe ſee, fro þe litil coord Aczima, and Affeþ, and Roab; cytees two and twenti, and þe touns of hem.

Þis is þe poſſeſſioun of þe ſones of Aſer, bi her kynredis, citees, and þe touns of hem.

Of þe ſones of Neptalym þe ſext lot fel, bi her meynees; and bigunne þe teerme fro Heleþ, and Helon, and Sannayra, and Adarny, þat is Neſeb, and Jebnael, vnto Letun; and þe goynge out of hem unto Jordan; and comeþ aȝen þe teerme, aȝens þe weſt, in Arnoþ Thabor; and þens gooþ out in to Hucota, and paſſiþ into Zabulon, aȝens þe ſouþ, and into Aſor, aȝens þe weſt, and into Juda, at Jordan, aȝens þe ryſyng of þe ſunne; of þe mooſt ſtrengþid cite Aſſedyn, Ser, and Amraaþ, and Rechaþ, and Cenereþ, and Edema, and Arama, Aſor, and Cedes, and Edray, and Naſon, and Jeron, and Magdael, Horem, and Beþanaþ, and Beþſemes; citees nynteen, and þe touns of hem.

Þis is þe poſſeſſyoun of þe lynage of þe ſones of Neptalym, bi her kynredis, citees, and þe litil touns of hem. To þe lynage of þe ſones of Dan, bi her meynees, wente out þe ſeuenþe lot; and was þe teerme of his poſſeſſioun Saraa, and Aſchahol, and Darſemes, þat is, þe cytee of þe ſunne, Selenym, and Haylon, and Jeþela, and Helom, and Thenna, and Acrom, and Heþeſem, and Jebtom, and Baalaþ, Lud, and Benebarach, and Jeþremmon, and Yharchon, and Arechon, wiþ þe teerme þat biholdiþ Joppen, and wiþ þat eend is cloſid.

And þe ſones of Dan ſtieden vp, and fouȝten aȝens Leſem, and token it, and ſmyten it in mouþ of ſwerd, and weeldiden, and dwelten in it, clepynge þe name of Leſan Dan, of þe name of Dan, his fader. Þis is þe poſſeſſioun of þe lynage of þe ſones of Dan, bi her kynredys, cytees, and litil touns of hem. And whanne he hadde fulfillid bi lot þe loond to dyuyde to eche bi his lynagis, ȝeuen þe ſones of Yrael poſſeſſioun to Joſue, þe ſone of Nun, in her mydil, after þe heeſt of þe Lord, þe citee þat he aſkide, Thannaþ Sara, in þe hil of Effraym; and he bildide þe cytee, and dwellide in it.

Þes ben þe poſſeſſiouns þat bi lot dyuydeden Eleazar, þe preeſt, and Joſue, þe ſone of Nun, and þe princes of þe meynees, and of þe lynagis of þe ſones of Yrael, in Silo, before þe Lord, at þe dore of þe tabernacle of witneſſynge, and partiden þe loond.