Joshua 19
Brenton's Septuagint in Greek and English. Each column preserves its source's verse numbering.
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Greek Septuagint
1 Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ δεύτερος κλῆρος τῶν υἱῶν Συμεών· καὶ ἐγενήθη ἡ κληρονομία αὐτῶν ἀναμέσον κλήρων υἱῶν Ἰούδα.
2 Καὶ ἐγενήθη ὁ κλῆρος αὐτῶν Βηρσαβεὲ, καὶ Σαμαὰ, καὶ Καλαδὰμ,
3 καὶ Ἀρσωλὰ, καὶ Βωλὰ, καὶ Ἰασὸν,
4 καὶ Ἐρθουλὰ, καὶ Βουλὰ, καὶ Ἑρμὰ,
5 καὶ Σικελὰκ, καὶ Βαιθμαχερὲβ, καὶ Σαρσουσὶν,
6 καὶ Βαθαρὼθ, καὶ οἱ ἀγροὶ αὐτῶν· πόλεις δεκατρεῖς, καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῶν.
7 Ἐρεμμὼν, καὶ Θαλχὰ, καὶ Ἰεθὲρ, καὶ Ἀσάν· πόλεις τέσσαρες καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῶν,
8 κύκλῳ τῶν πόλεων αὐτῶν ἕως Βαλὲκ πορευομένων Βαμὲθ κατὰ Λίβα· αὕτη ἡ κληρονομία φυλῆς υἱῶν Συμεὼν κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν.
9 Ἀπὸ τοῦ κλήρου τοῦ Ἰούδα ἡ κληρονομία φυλῆς υἱῶν Συμεὼν, ὅτι ἐγενήθη ἡ μερὶς υἱῶν Ἰούδα μείζων τῆς αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐκληρονόμησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Συμεὼν ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ κλήρου αὐτῶν.
10 Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ κλῆρος ὁ τρίτος τῷ Ζαβουλὼν κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· ἔσται τὰ ὅρια τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτῶν, Ἐσεδεκγωλὰ ὅρια αὐτῶν,
11 ἡ θάλασσα καὶ Μαγελδὰ, καὶ συνάψει ἐπὶ Βαιθάραβὰ εἰς τὴν φάραγγα, ἥ ἐστι κατὰ πρόσωπον Ἰεκμάν.
12 Καὶ ἀνέστρεψεν ἀπὸ Σεδδοὺκ ἐξ ἐναντίας ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν Βαιθσαμὺς ἐπὶ τὰ ὅρια Χασελωθαὶθ, καὶ διελεύσεται ἐπὶ Δαβιρὼθ, καὶ προσαναβήσεται ἐπὶ Φαγγαί.
13 Καὶ ἐκεῖθεν περιελεύσεται ἐξ ἐναντίας ἐπʼ ἀνατολὰς ἐπὶ Γεβερὲ ἐπὶ πόλιν Κατασὲμ, καὶ διελεύσεται ἐπὶ Ῥεμμωναὰ Μαθαραοζά.
14 Καὶ περιελεύσεται ὅρια ἐπὶ Βοῤῥᾶν ἐπὶ Ἀμὼθ, καὶ ἔσται ἡ διέξοδος αὐτῶν ἐπὶ Γαιφαὴλ,
15 καὶ Κατανὰθ, καὶ Ναβαὰλ, καὶ Συμοὼν, καὶ Ἱεριχὼ, καὶ Βαιθμάν.
16 Αὕτη ἡ κληρονομία τῆς φυλῆς υἱῶν Ζαβουλὼν κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν, πόλεις καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῶν.
17 Καὶ τῷ Ἰσσὰχαρ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ κλῆρος ὁ τέταρτος.
18 Καὶ ἐγενήθη τὰ ὅρια αὐτῶν Ἰαζὴλ, καὶ Χασαλὼθ, καὶ Σουνὰμ,
19 καὶ Ἀγὶν, καὶ Σιωνὰ, καὶ Ῥεηρὼθ, καὶ Ἀναχερὲθ,
20 καὶ Δαβιρὼν, καὶ Κισὼν, καὶ Ῥεβές,
21 καὶ Ῥεμμὰς, καὶ Ἰεὼν, καὶ Τομμὰν, καὶ Αἰμαρὲκ, καὶ Βηρσαφής.
22 Καὶ συνάψει τὰ ὅρια ἐπὶ Γαιθβὼρ, καὶ ἐπὶ Σαλὶμ κατὰ θάλασσαν, καὶ Βαιθσαμύς· καὶ ἔσται αὐτοῦ ἡ διέξοδος τῶν ὁρίων ὁ Ἰορδάνης.
23 Αὕτη ἡ κληρονομία φυλῆς υἱῶν Ἰσσάχαρ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν, αἱ πόλεις καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῶν.
24 Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ κλῆρος ὁ πέμπτος Ἀσὴρ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν.
25 Καὶ ἐγενήθη τὰ ὅρια αὐτῶν Ἐξελεκὲθ, καὶ Ἀλὲφ, καὶ Βαιθὸκ, καὶ Κεὰφ,
26 καὶ Ἐλιμελὲχ, καὶ Ἀμιὴλ, καὶ Μαασά· καὶ συνάψει τῷ Καρμήλῳ κατὰ θάλασσαν, καὶ τῷ Σιὼν, καὶ Λαβανάθ.
27 Καὶ ἐπιστρέψει ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ἡλίου καὶ Βαιθεγενὲθ, καὶ συνάψει τῷ Ζαβουλὼν καὶ Ἐκγαῖ, καὶ Φθαιὴλ κατὰ Βοῤῥᾶν, καὶ εἰσελεύσεται ὅρια Σαφθαιβαιθμὲ, καὶ Ἰναὴλ, καὶ διελεύσεται εἰς Χωβαμασομὲλ,
28 καὶ Ἐλβὼν, καὶ Ῥαὰβ, καὶ Ἐμεμαὼν, καὶ Κανθὰν ἕως Σιδῶνος τῆς μεγάλης.
29 Καὶ ἀναστρέψει τὰ ὅρια εἰς Ῥαμὰ, καὶ ἕως πηγῆς Μασφασσὰτ, καὶ τῶν Τυρίων· καὶ ἀναστρέψει τὰ ὅρια ἐπὶ Ἰασὶφ, καὶ ἔσται ἡ διέξοδος αὐτοῦ ἡ θάλασσα, καὶ Ἀπολὲβ, καὶ Ἐχοζὸβ,
30 καὶ Ἀρχὸβ, καὶ Ἀφὲκ, καὶ Ῥααύ.
31 Αὕτη ἡ κληρονομία φυλῆς υἱῶν Ἀσὴρ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν, πόλεις καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῶν.
32 Καὶ τῷ Νεφθαλὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ κλῆρος ὁ ἕκτος.
33 Καὶ ἐγενήθη τὰ ὅρια αὐτῶν Μοολὰμ, καὶ Μωλὰ, καὶ Βεσεμιῒν, καὶ Ἀρμὲ, καὶ Ναβὸκ, καὶ Ἰεφθαμαὶ, ἕως Δωδάμ· καὶ ἐγενήθησαν αἱ διέξοδοι αὐτοῦ Ἰορδάνης.
34 Καὶ ἐπιστρέψει τὰ ὅρια ἐπὶ θάλασσαν ἐν Ἀθθαβὼρ, καὶ διελεύσεται ἐκεῖθεν Ἰακανὰ, καὶ συνάψει τῷ Ζαβουλὼν ἀπὸ Νότου, καὶ Ἀσὴρ συνάψει κατὰ θάλασσαν, καὶ ὁ Ἰορδάνης ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ἡλίου.
35 Καὶ αἱ πόλεις τειχήρεις τῶν Τυρίων, Τυρὸς, καὶ Ὠμαθαδακὲθ, καὶ Κενερέθ,
36 καὶ Ἀρμαὶθ, καὶ Ἀραὴλ, καὶ Ἀσὼρ,
37 καὶ Κάδες, καὶ Ἀσσαρὶ, καὶ πηγὴ Ἀσὸρ,
38 καὶ Κερωὲ, καὶ Μεγαλααρὶμ, καὶ Βαιθθαμὲ, καὶ Θεσσαμύς.
39 Αὕτη ἡ κληρονομία φυλῆς υἱῶν Νεφθαλί.
40 Καὶ τῷ Δὰν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ κλῆρος ὁ ἕβδομος·
41 Καὶ ἐγενήθη τὰ ὅρια αὐτῶν Σαρὰθ, καὶ Ἀσὰ, καὶ πόλεις Σαμμαὺς,
42 καὶ Σαλαμὶν, καὶ Ἀμμὸν, καὶ Σιλαθὰ,
43 καὶ Ἐλὼν, καὶ Θαμναθὰ, καὶ Ἀκκαρὼν,
44 καὶ Ἀλκαθὰ, καὶ Βεγεθὼν, καὶ Γεβεελὰν,
45 καὶ Ἀζὼρ, καὶ Βαναιβακὰτ, καὶ Γεθρεμμὼν,
46 καὶ ἀπὸ θαλάσσης Ἱερὰκων ὅριον πλησίον Ἰόππης.
47 Αὕτη ἡ κληρονομία φυλῆς υἱῶν Δὰν κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν, αἱ πόλεις αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῶν·
47a καὶ οὐκ ἐξέθλιψαν οἱ υἱοὶ Δὰν τὸν Ἀμοῤῥαῖον τὸν θλίβοντα αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὄρει· καὶ οὐκ εἴων αὐτοὺς οἱ Ἀμοῥῥαῖοι καταβῆναι εἰς τὴν κοιλάδα, καὶ ἔθλιψαν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν τὸ ὅριον τῆς μερίδος αὐτῶν.
48 Καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Δὰν καὶ ἐπολέμησαν τὴν Λαχὶς, καὶ κατελάβοντο αὐτὴν, καὶ ἐπάταξαν αὐτὴν ἐν στόματι μαχαίρας· καὶ κατῴκησαν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐκάλεσαν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς Λασενδάν·
48a καὶ ὁ Ἀμοῤῥαῖος ὑπέμεινε τοῦ κατοικεῖν ἐν Ἐλὼμ καὶ ἐν Σαλαμίν· καὶ ἐβαρύνθη ἡ χεὶρ τοῦ Ἐφραὶμ ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐγένοντο αὐτοῖς εἰς φόρον.
49 Καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ἐμβατεύσαι τὴν γῆν κατὰ τὸ ὅριον αὐτῶν· καὶ ἔδωκαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ κλῆρον τῷ Ἰησοῖ τῷ υἱῷ Ναυῆ ἐν αὐτοῖς
50 διὰ προστάγματος τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ τὴν πόλιν, ἣν ᾐτήσατο, Θαμνασαρὰχ, ἥ ἐστιν ἐν τῷ ὄρει Ἐφραίμ· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν πόλιν, καὶ κατῴκει ἐν αὐτῇ.
51 Αὗται αἱ διαιρέσεις ἃς κατεκληρονόμησεν Ἐλεάζαρ ὁ ἱερεὺς, καὶ Ἰησοῦς ὁ τοῦ Ναυῆ, καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν πατριῶν ἐν ταῖς φυλαῖς Ἰσραὴλ κατὰ κλήρους ἐν Σηλὼ ἔναντι Κυρίου, παρὰ τὰς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου· καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ἐμβατεῦσαι τὴν γῆν.
Brenton English
1 And the second lot came out for the children of Symeon; and their inheritance was in the midst of the lots of the children of Juda.
2 And their lot was Beersabee, and Samaa, and Caladam,
3 and Arsola, and Bola, and Jason,
4 and Erthula, and Bula, and Herma,
5 and Sikelac, and Bæthmachereb, and Sarsusin,
6 and Batharoth, and their fields, thirteen cities, and their villages.
7 Eremmon, and Thalcha, and Jether, and Asan; four cities and their villages,
8 round about their cities as far as Balec as men go to Bameth southward: this is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Symeon according to their families.
9 The inheritance of the tribe of the children of Symeon was a part of the lot of Juda, for the portion of the children of Juda was greater than theirs; and the children of Symeon inherited in the midst of their lot.
10 And the third lot came out to Zabulon according to their families: the bounds of their inheritance shall be—Esedekgola shall be their border,
11 the sea and Magelda, and it shall reach to Bætharaba in the valley, which is opposite Jekman.
at or towards.
12 And the border returned from Sedduc in a contrary direction eastward from Bæthsamys, to the borders of Chaselothaith, and shall pass on to Dabiroth, and shall proceed upward to Phangai.
13 And thence it shall come round in the opposite direction eastward to Gebere to the city of Catasem, and shall go on to Remmonaa Matharaoza.
14 And the borders shall come round northward to Amoth, and their going out shall be at Gæphael,
15 and Catanath, and Nabaal, and Symoön, and Jericho, and Bæthman.
16 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Zabulon according to their families, these cities and their villages.
17 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar.
18 And their borders were Jazel, and Chasaloth, and Sunam,
19 and Agin, and Siona, and Reeroth,
20 and Anachereth, and Dabiron, and Kison, and Rebes,
21 and Remmas, and Jeon, and Tomman, and Æmarec, and Bersaphes.
22 And the boundaries shall border upon Gæthbor, and upon Salim westward, and Bæthsamys; and the extremity of his bounds shall be Jordan.
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
24 And the fifth lot came out to Aser according to their families.
25 And their borders were Exeleketh, and Aleph, and Bæthok, and Keaph,
26 and Elimelech, and Amiel, and Maasa, and the lot will border on Carmel westward, and on Sion, and Labanath.
27 And it will return westward from Bæthegeneth, and will join Zabulon and Ekgai, and Phthæel northwards, and the borders will come to Saphthæbæthme, and Inael, and will go on to Chobamasomel,
from the rising of the sun.
28 and Elbon, and Raab, and Ememaon, and Canthan to great Sidon.
29 And the borders shall turn back to Rama, and to the fountain of Masphassat, and the Tyrians; and the borders shall return to Jasiph, and their going forth shall be the sea, and Apoleb, and Echozob,
30 and Archob, and Aphec, and Raau.
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Aser according to their families, the cities and their villages.
32 And the sixth lot came out to Nephthali.
33 And their borders were Moolam, and Mola, and Besemiin, and Arme, and Naboc, and Jephthamai, as far as Dodam; and their goings out were Jordan.
34 And the coasts will return westward by Athabor, and will go out thence to Jacana, and will border on Zabulon southward, and Aser will join it westward, and Jordan eastward.
35 And the walled cities of the Tyrians, Tyre, and Omathadaketh, and Kenereth,
36 and Armaith, and Arael, and Asor,
37 and Cades, and Assari, and the well of Asor;
38 and Keroe, and Megalaarim, and Bætthame, and Thessamys.
39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Nephthali.
40 And the seventh lot came out to Dan.
41 And their borders were Sarath, and Asa, and the cities of Sammaus,
42 and Salamin, and Ammon, and Silatha,
43 and Elon, and Thamnatha, and Accaron;
44 and Alcatha, and Begethon, and Gebeëlan,
45 and Azor, and Banæbacat, and Gethremmon.
46 And westward of Hieracon the border was near to Joppa.
47 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan, according to their families, these are their cities and their villages:
47a and the children of Dan did not drive out the Amorite who afflicted them in the mountain; and the Amorite would not suffer them to come down into the valley, but they forcibly took from them the border of their portion.
48 And the sons of Dan went and fought against Lachis, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and they dwelt in it, and called the name of it Lasendan:
mouth.
48a and the Amorite continued to dwell in Edom and in Salamin: and the hand of Ephraim prevailed against them, and they became tributaries to them.
49 And they proceeded to take possession of the land according to their borders, and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Naue among them,
50 by the command of God, and they gave him the city which he asked for, Thamnasarach, which is in the mount of Ephraim; and he built the city, and dwelt in it.
51 These are the divisions which Eleazar the priest divided by lot, and Joshua the son of Naue, and the heads of families among the tribes of Israel, according to the lots, in Selo before the Lord by the doors of the tabernacle of testimony, and they went to take possession of the land.
finished dividing. The LXX seems to have read הלך for חלק.
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Source and license
L. C. L. Brenton, The Septuagint Version, 1851. Public domain. eBible.org transcription.. Public Domain. Greek source edition.
Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton. Public Domain. English source edition.
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