Joshua 19:2-8

Contemporary English Version

^2-6^(A) In one region of Simeon's tribal land there were the following 13 towns with their surrounding villages:

Beersheba, Shema,^[a] Moladah, Hazar-Shual, Balah, Ezem, Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susah, Beth-Lebaoth, and Sharuhen.

⁷In another region, Simeon had the following four towns with their surrounding villages:

Enrimmon,^[b] Tachan,^[c] Ether, and Ashan.

⁸Simeon's land also included all the other towns and villages as far south as Baalath-Beer, which is also called Ramah of the South.

19.2-6 Shema: One ancient translation and some manuscripts of another ancient translation (see also the list at 15.21-32); Hebrew and some manuscripts of one ancient translation “Sheba.” The list in 1 Chronicles 4.28 does not have either “Shema” or “Sheba.”
19.7 Enrimmon: Some Hebrew manuscripts and one ancient translation; most Hebrew manuscripts “Ain, Rimmon.”
19.7 Tachan: Some manuscripts of one ancient translation; the Hebrew text does not have this word.