All the congregation of Israel gathered in Shiloh and set up the tabernacle there, and the land was subdued by them.
The remaining seven tribes of the Israelites have not yet been given their inheritance.
Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you be delayed in obtaining the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you?”?
Each of your tribes is to elect three people, and I will send them away. They will get up and travel through the land, and write (or draw) the land according to the rightful inheritance of each tribe, and then come back to me.
They will divide the land into seven parts. Judah is still in the south, living within his borders. Joseph’s family is still in the north, living in his territory.
You are to divide the land into seven parts, stating that you will bring it to me. I will cast lots for you before the Lord our God.
The Levites have no portion among you, because the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. The tribe of Gad, the tribe of Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh have obtained their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan River, which was given to them by Moses the servant of the Lord.
When the people who marked the terrain stood up, Joshua instructed them, ‘Go and explore the land, mark the terrain, and come back to me.’. I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh before the Lord.
They went and traversed the land, dividing it into seven parts according to the cities, and wrote them in a book. They returned to Joshua in the camp of Shiloh.
Joshua cast lots for them before the Lord in Shiloh. Joshua divided the land among the Israelites according to their tribes there.
The land that the tribe of Benjamin obtained by lot according to their families was among the descendants of Judah and Joseph.
Their northern boundary starts from the Jordan River and approaches the north side of Jericho. Further westward through the mountains, even to the wilderness of Bethaven.
From there, it continues south to Luz, near Luz (which is Bethel), and then goes down to Ataroth Adar, near the mountain south of Lower Beth Horon.
From there, turn west and then south, from the mountain south of Beth Horon, until you reach the city of Judah, Kiriath Baal (which is Kiriath Jearim). This is the western boundary.
The southern boundary starts from the end of Kiriath Jearim and extends westward to the water source of Nephtoa.
And he went down to the end of the mountain opposite the valley of Hinnom, to the north of the valley of Rephain. And went down to the valley of Hinnom, near the south side of Jebus. Going down to Yinluojie again.
Further north, it leads to Enshemesh and reaches Kiriloth on the opposite side of the slope of Azumim. And down to the rock of Bohan, the son of Reuben.
Then it continued to the opposite side of Alaba and went north to Alaba.
And it continued to the north of Beth Horah, leading directly to the northern inlet of the Salt Sea, which is the southern end of the Jordan River. This is the southern boundary.
The eastern boundary is the Jordan River. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin according to their families, according to the borders around them.
The cities obtained by the tribe of Benjamin according to their clans are Jericho, Bethholah, and Imechiziel,
Ber Arabah, Zema’s face, Bethel,
Avon, Bara, Ophra,
Kepha Amoni, Ophni, and Geba, a total of twelve cities with their villages.
And Gibeon, Ramah, and Biroth,
Mizpah, Kephalah, Mosa,
Lijian, Elipil, Taralah,
Zerah, Elipheth, Jebus (which is Jerusalem), Gibeah, Gilead, a total of fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin according to their families.