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Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan: four cities and their villages;

and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

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.

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Ain, Rimmon,(A) Ether and Ashan(B)—four towns and their villages— and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev).(C)

This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Simeonites, according to its clans. The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the share of Judah,(D) because Judah’s portion was more than they needed. So the Simeonites received their inheritance within the territory of Judah.(E)

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