Then the secondlotfellto Simeon,to the tribeof the sonsof Simeonaccording to their families,and their inheritancewas in the midstof the inheritanceof the sonsof Judah.
the sonsof Leah:Reuben,Jacob'sfirstborn,then Simeonand Leviand Judahand Issacharand Zebulun;
They livedat Beersheba,Moladahand Hazar-shual,
"Besidethe borderof Benjamin,from the eastsideto the westside,Simeon,one[portion].
Now the citiesat the extremityof the tribeof the sonsof Judahtowardthe borderof Edomin the southwere Kabzeeland Ederand Jagur,
and Zelah,Haelephand the Jebusite(that is, Jerusalem),Gibeah,Kiriath;fourteencitieswith their villages.Thisis the inheritanceof the sonsof Benjaminaccording to their families.
So they hadas their inheritanceBeershebaor Shebaand Moladah,
The inheritanceof the sonsof Simeon[was taken] from the portionof the sonsof Judah,for the shareof the sonsof Judahwas toolargefor them; so the sonsof Simeonreceived[an] inheritancein the midstof Judah's inheritance.
from the tribeof Simeontwelvethousand,from the tribeof Levitwelvethousand,from the tribeof Issachartwelvethousand,
