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19 And the second goral (lot) came to Shim’on, even for the tribe of the Bnei Shim’on according to their mishpekhot; and their nachalah was within the nachalah of the Bnei Yehudah.
2 And they had in their nachalah Beer-Sheva, and Sheva, and Moladah,
3 And Chatzar Shual, and Balah, and Atzem,
4 And Eltolad, and Beitul, and Chormah,
5 And Ziklag, and Beit-HaMarkavot, and Chatzar Susah,
6 And Beit-Levaot, and Sharuchen; 13 towns and their villages;
7 Ain, Rimmon, and Eter, and Ashan; 4 towns and their villages;
8 And all the villages that were around these towns as far as Baalat Be’er, Ramat Negev. This is the nachalah of the tribe of the Bnei Shim’on according to their mishpekhot.
9 Out of the chevel (portion, lot) of the Bnei Yehudah was the nachalah of the Bnei Shim’on; for the chelek of the Bnei Yehudah was too much for them; therefore the Bnei Shim’on had their nachalah within the nachalah of them.
10 And the third goral came up for the Bnei Zevulun according to their mishpekhot; and the boundary of their nachalah was as far as Sarid;
11 And their boundary went up to the west, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbashet, and reached to the wadi that is opposite Yokneam;
12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the rising of the shemesh unto the territory of Kislot Tavor, and then goeth out to Dovrat, and goeth up to Yaphia,
13 And from there passeth on along on the east to Gat-Chepher, to Et-Katzin, and goeth out to Rimmon being bent unto Neah;
14 And the boundary goes around it on the north to Chanaton; and ends at the valley of Yiphtach-El;
15 And Kattat, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Yidalah, and Beit-Lechem; 12 towns with their villages.
16 This is the nachalah of the Bnei Zevulun according to their mishpekhot, these towns with their villages.
17 And the fourth goral came out to Yissakhar, for the Bnei Yissakhar according to their mishpekhot.
18 And their territory was toward Yizre’el, and Kesulot, and Shunem,
19 And Chaphrayim, and Shi’on, and Anacharat,
20 And Rabit, and Kishyon, and Evetz,
21 And Remet, and Ein-Ganim, and Ein Chaddah, and Beit Patzetz;
22 And the boundary reacheth to Tavor, and Shachatzimah, and Beit Shemesh; and the end of their boundary was at the Yarden; 16 towns with their villages.
23 This is the nachalah of the tribe of the Bnei Yissakhar according to their mishpekhot, the towns and their villages.
24 And the fifth goral came out for the tribe of Bnei Asher according to their mishpekhot.
25 And their territory was Chelkat, and Chali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shichor-Livnat;
27 And turneth toward the rising of the shemesh toward Beit Dagon, and reacheth to Zevulun, and to the valley of Yiphthach-El toward the north side of Beit Emek, and Ne’i’el, and goeth out to Kavul-Missemo’l,
28 And Evron, and Rechov, and Chammon, and Kanah, even as far as Tzidon Rabbah;
29 And then the boundary turneth to Ramah, and to the fortress-city of Tzor; and the boundary turneth to Chossah; and the end thereof is at the Yam [Mediterranean] in the region of Akhziv;
30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rechov; 22 towns with their villages.
31 This is the nachalah of the tribe of the Bnei Asher according to their mishpekhot, these towns with their villages.
32 The sixth goral came out to the Bnei Naphtali, even for the Bnei Naphtali according to their mishpekhot.
33 And their boundary ran from Cheleph, from Elon in Tzaananim, Adami-Nekev, and Yavne’el, unto Lakum; and ended at the Yarden;
34 And the boundary ran westward to Aznot Tavor, and goeth out from there to Chukok, and reacheth to Zevulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Yehudah upon the Yarden toward the rising of the shemesh.
35 And the fortified cities are Tzidim, Tzer, and Chammat, Rakat, and Kinneret,
36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Chatzor,
37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Ein Chatzor,
38 And Yiron, and Migdal-El, Chorem, and Beit Anat, and Beit Shemesh; 19 towns with their villages.
39 This is the nachalah of the tribe of the Bnei Naphtali according to their mishpekhot, the towns and their villages.
40 And the seventh goral came out for the tribe of the Bnei Dan according to their mishpekhot.
41 And the territory of their nachalah was Tzorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-Shemesh,
42 And Shaalabbin, and Ayalon, and Yitlah,
43 And Eilon, and Timnah, and Ekron,
44 And Eltekeh, and Gib’ton, and Baalat,
45 And Yehud, and Bnei Berak, and Gat Rimmon,
46 And Yarkon, and Rakkon, with the boundary facing Yafo.
47 And the territory of the Bnei Dan went out being too small for them; therefore the Bnei Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and struck it down with the edge of the cherev, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem Dan, after the shem of Dan their av.
48 This is the nachalah of the tribe of the Bnei Dan according to their mishpekhot, these towns with their villages.
49 When they had made an end of dividing HaAretz for nachalah by their portions, the Bnei Yisroel gave a nachalah to Yehoshua ben Nun among them.
50 According to the Devar Hashem they gave him the Ir for which he asked, even Timnat-Serach in Mt Ephrayim; and he built the town, and dwelt therein.
51 These are hanechalot (the inheritances), which Eleazar HaKohen, and Yehoshua ben Nun, and the Roshei HaAvot of the tribes of the Bnei Yisroel, distributed by lot in Shiloh before Hashem, at the petach of the Ohel Mo’ed. So they made an end of dividing up HaAretz.
20 Hashem also spoke unto Yehoshua, saying,
2 Speak to the Bnei Yisroel, saying, Designate for you cities of refuge, whereof I spoke unto you by the yad Moshe:
3 That the slayer that killeth any nefesh unawares and unwittingly may flee there; and they shall be your refuge from the Go’el HaDahm.
4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the petach (entrance) of the sha’ar ha’ir, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the zekenim of that city, they shall admit him into the Ir unto them, and give him a makom, that he may dwell among them.
5 And if the Go’el HaDahm pursue after him, then they shall not surrender the slayer up into his yad; because he struck his neighbor unwittingly, and not with malice against him beforetime.
6 And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before HaEdah L’Mishpat, and until the Mot of the HaKohen HaGadol that shall be in those yamim; then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own bais, unto the Ir from whence he fled.
7 And they appointed Kedesh in the Galil in Har Naphtali and Shechem in Har Ephrayim, and Kiryat Arba, which is Chevron, in Har Yehudah.
8 And on the other side of the Yarden by Yericho eastward, they assigned Betzer in the midbar upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuven, and Ramot in Gil‘ad out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Menasheh.
9 These were the cities designated for kol Bnei Yisroel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any nefesh unawares might flee there, and not die by the yad of the Go’el HaDahm, until he stood before HaEdah.
21 Then came near the Rashei Avot Levi’im unto Eleazar HaKohen, and unto Yehoshua ben Nun, and unto the Rashei Avot of the tribes of the Bnei Yisroel;
2 And they spoke unto them at Shiloh in Eretz Kena’an, saying, Hashem commanded by the yad Moshe to give us towns to dwell in, with the migrashim thereof for our livestock.
3 And the Bnei Yisroel gave unto the Levi’im out of their nachalah, at the commandment of Hashem, these towns and their migrashim.
4 And the goral (lot) came out for the mishpekhot of the Kehati. And the Bnei Aharon HaKohen, which were of the Levi’im, had by lot 13 towns out of the tribe of Yehudah, and out of the tribe of Shim’on, and out of the tribe of Binyamin.
5 And the rest of the Bnei Kehat had by goral out of the mishpekhot of the tribe of Ephrayim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Menasheh, 10 towns.
6 And the Bnei Gershon had by goral out of the mishpekhot of the tribe of Yissakhar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Menasheh in Bashan, 13 towns.
7 The Bnei Merari by their mishpekhot had out of the tribe of Reuven, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zevulun, 12 towns.
8 And the Bnei Yisroel gave by goral unto the Levi’im these towns with their migrashim, just as Hashem commanded by the yad Moshe.
9 And they allotted out of the tribe of the Bnei Yehudah, and out of the tribe of the Bnei Shim’on, these towns which are here called b’shem (by name),
10 Which the Bnei Aharon, being of the mishpekhot of the Kehati, who were of the Bnei Levi, had; for theirs was the goral rishonah.
11 And they gave them Kiryat-Arba (Arba, Avi HaAnak), which is Chevron, in the har Yehudah, with the migrash (pastureland) thereof around it.
12 But the sadeh haIr, and the villages thereof, they gave to Kalev ben Yephunneh for his achuzzah (possession, property, estate).
13 Thus they gave to the Bnei Aharon HaKohen Chevron with its migrash, to be an Ir Miklat HaRotzeiach (City of Refuge of the Slayer); and Livnah with its migrash,
14 And Yatir with its migrashim, and Eshtemoa with its migrash,
15 And Cholon with its migrash, and Devir with its migrash,
16 And Ayin with its migrash, and Yutah with its migrash, and Beit Shemesh with its migrash; 9 towns out of those two shevatim (tribes).
17 And out of the tribe of Binyamin, Giveon with its migrash, Geva with its migrash,
18 Anatot with its migrash, and Almon with its migrash; 4 towns.
19 All the towns of the Bnei Aharon, the Kohanim, were 13 towns with their migrash.
20 And the mishpekhot of the Bnei Kehat, the Levi’im which remained of the Bnei Kehat, even they had the towns of their goral out of the tribe of Ephrayim.
21 For they gave them Shechem with its migrash in har Ephrayim, to be an Ir Miklat HaRotzeiach; and Gezer with its migrash,
22 And Kivtzayim with its migrash, and Beit Choron with its migrash; 4 towns.
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its migrash, Gibbeton with its migrash,
24 Ayalon with its migrash, Gat-Rimmon with its migrash; 4 towns.
25 And out of the half-tribe of Menasheh, Tanach with its migrash, and Gat-Rimmon with its migrash; 2 towns.
26 All the towns were 10 with their migrash for the mishpekhot of the Bnei Kehat that remained.
27 And unto the Bnei Gershon, of the mishpekhot Levi’im, out of the other half tribe of Menasheh they gave Golan in Bashan with its migrash, to be an Ir Miklat HaRotzeiach; and Be’eshterah with its migrash; 2 towns.
28 And out of the tribe of Yissakhar, Kishyon with its migrash, Dovrat with its migrash,
29 Yarmut with its migrash, Ein Gannim with its migrash; 4 towns.
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its migrash, Avdon with its migrash,
31 Chelkat with its migrash, and Rechov with its migrash; 4 towns.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in the Galil with its migrash, to be an Ir Miklat HaRotzeiach; and Chammmot Dor with its migrash, and Kartan with its migrash; 3 towns.
33 All the towns of the Gershuni according to their mishpekhot were 13 towns with their migrash.
34 And unto the mishpekhot Bnei Merari, the rest of the Levi’im, out of the tribe of Zevulun, Yokneam with its migrash, and Kartah with its migrash,
35 Dimnah with its migrash, Nahalal with its migrash; 4 towns.
36 And out of the tribe of Reuven, Betzer with its migrash, and Yachtzah with its migrash,
37 Kedemot with its migrash, and Mephaat with its migrash; 4 towns.
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramot in Gil‘ad with its migrash, to be an Ir Miklat HaRotzeiach; and Machanayim with its migrash,
39 Cheshbon with its migrash, Yazer with its migrash; 4 towns in all.
40 So all the towns for the Bnei Merari by their mishpekhot, which were remaining of the mishpekhot Levi’im, were by their goral 12 towns.
41 All the towns of the Levi’im within the achuzzat Bnei Yisroel (possession, estate of the Sons of Israel) were 48 towns with their migrashim.
42 These towns were every one with their migrash around them; thus were all these towns.
43 And Hashem gave unto Yisroel Kol HaAretz which He swore to give unto their Avot; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
44 And Hashem gave them manoach (rest, peace) on every side, according to all that He swore unto their Avot; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Hashem delivered all their enemies into their yad.
45 There naphal (failed, fell) not davar mikol hadavar hatov (any promise from all the good promises) which Hashem had spoken unto Bais Yisroel; hakol bo (all came, all came to pass).
25 And there was an ish in Yerushalayim whose shem was Shimon, a tzaddik, a chasid, awaiting the Nechamat Yisroel (Consolation of Israel), and the Ruach Hakodesh was upon him. [YESHAYAH 52:9]
26 And it had been revealed to him by the Ruach Hakodesh that he was not to see mavet until he had seen Hashem’s Moshiach.
27 And Shimon came in the Ruach Hakodesh into the courts of the Beis HaMikdash; and when the horim (parents) brought in the yeled, Yehoshua, to do concerning him the required mitzvah of the Torah [Lv 12:6-8],
28 Then Shimon took him into his arms, saying, Baruch Hashem, and the following:
29 And now, Adonoi, dismiss Your eved in shalom, according to Your dvar (word);
30 Because my eynayim have beheld the Yeshu’at Eloheinu, [YESHAYAH 40:5; 52:10]
31 Which You prepared in the presence of kol haammim (all the peoples),
32 An Ohr (Light) to give hisgalus (revelation) to the Nations and the kavod (glory) of Your Am (people), Yisroel. [YESHAYAH 42:6; 49:6]
33 And the Abba and Em of the yeled were amazed at the things being spoken about him.
34 And Shimon said a bracha over them and said to Miryam his Em, Hinei this one is destined for the michshol (stumbling) and tekumah (revival) of RABBIM [YESHAYAH 53:11-12] in Yisroel and for an Ot (Sign) that will be opposed (against which there will be mitnaggedim, opponents). [YESHAYAH 8:14; 53:3]
35 And a cherev (sword) will pierce the neshamah of you yourself also so that the machshavot of many levavot (hearts) will be revealed.
36 And there was a neviah (prophetess) named Chanah Bat Pnuel, of the shevet (tribe) of Asher. This isha (woman) was advanced in age, having lived with her baal (husband) sheva shanim (seven years) from her betulim (virginity),
37 And then to the age of eighty-four she had lived as an almanah (widow) who was not departing from the Beis HaMikdash, serving yomam valailah (day and night) with tzomot (fastings) and tefillos.
38 And at that very moment she came and stood nearby, exclaiming, Baruch Hashem. And she continued speaking about him to all the ones anticipating the Geulah (Redemption) of Yerushalayim. [YESHAYAH 40:2; 52:9]
39 And when they had been shomer mitzvot and completed everything according to the Torat Hashem, they returned to the Galil and to their own shtetl of Natzeret.
40 And the yeled continued growing and was given chozek (strength), being filled with chochmah (wisdom), and the Chen vChesed Hashem was upon him.
41 And his horim (parents) used to make aliyah leregel (pilgrimage) to Yerushalayim shanah bshanah (year by year) for Chag HaPesach (the Feast of Pesach). [SHEMOT 23:15; DEVARIM 16:1-8]
42 And when he became a bocher of twelve years of age, they made aliyah leregel (pilgrimage), as usual, according to the mitzvah and minhag of the Chag.
43 And as they were returning, having fulfilled the prescribed number of yamim (days), the bocher Yehoshua stayed behind in Yerushalayim. And his horim (parents) did not have daas (knowledge) of this,
44 But supposed him to be in the caravan, and went a day’s journey. And they began looking for him among the krovim (relatives) and acquaintances.
45 And, not having found him, they returned to Yerushalayim, looking for him.
46 And it came about, that after shlosha yamim (three days) they found him in the courts of the Beis HaMikdash, sitting in the midst of the rabbis, both listening to them and asking them she’elot (kashes, questions).
47 And all the ones listening to him where amazed at his binah and at his teshuvot (answers).
48 And when his horim (parents) saw him, they were astounded, and his Em (mother) said to him, Beni, why did you do thus to us? Hinei, your abba and I were anxiously looking for you.
49 And he said to them, Why is it that you were looking for me? Did you not have daas that I must be in the Beis Avi [i.e., dealing with His affairs]?
50 And they did not have binah of the dvar which he spoke to them.
51 And he went down with them, and they came to Natzeret; and he continued in mishmaat (obedience) to his horim (parents). And his Em (mother) was treasuring all these things in her lev (heart).
52 And Yehoshua kept increasing in chochmah VGADEL VATOV GAM IM HASHEM VGAM IM ANASHIM (and stature and favor with Hashem and men, SHMUEL ALEF 2:26).
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