Joshua 19:9 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Simeon's tribal land was actually inside Judah's territory. Judah had received too much land for the number of people in its tribe, so part of Judah's land was given to Simeon.

Tuilleadh leaganacha

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Out of the part assigned to the Judahites was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, for the portion of the tribe of Judah was too large for them. Therefore the tribe of Simeon had its inheritance in the midst of Judah's inheritance.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

Some of the portion of the people of Judah belonged to the legacy of the people of Simeon. This was because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them. So the people of Simeon received a legacy inside Judah’s legacy.

Catholic Public Domain Version

within the possession and lot of the sons of Judah, which was greater. And for this reason, the sons of Simeon had a possession in the midst of their inheritance.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

In the possession and lot of the children of Juda: because it was too great. And therefore the children of Simeon had their possession in the midst of their inheritance.

Joshua 19:9 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 49:7

Now I place a curse on you because of your fierce anger. Your descendants will be scattered among the tribes of Israel.

Exodus 16:18

Everyone had exactly what they needed, just the right amount.

Numbers 26:54

so the larger tribes have more land than the smaller ones.

Joshua 19:10

Zebulun was the third tribe chosen to receive land. The southern border for its clans started in the west at the edge of the gorge near Jokneam. It went east to the edge of the land that belongs to the town of Dabbesheth, and continued on to Maralah and Sarid. It took in the land that belongs to Chislothtabor, then ended at Daberath. The eastern border went up to Japhia

Joshua 19:8

Simeon's land also included all the other towns and villages as far south as Baalath-Beer, which is also called Ramah of the South.