19:9a
The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah: The information in verse 9a was already stated in verse 1c.
Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:
The people of the Simeon clan received land within the boundaries of the clan of Judah
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The land that the clan of Simeon received as their permanent possession was inside the land of the clan of Judah
19:9b
because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:
because the clan of Judah did not need all the land that it had received
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Judah had received too much land for the number of people in its tribe (Contemporary English Version)
19:9c
So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion: This restates information from verse 9a. The repetition emphasizes that the clan of Simeon did not receive their own separate land. This repetition may not be natural in some languages. A way to avoid this repetition is suggested below.
Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:
So the inheritance of the clan of Simeon was within the boundaries of the inheritance of the clan of Judah
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Therefore the clan of Simeon received their share of land inside the land that belonged to the clan of Judah
General Comment on verse 19:9
In some languages it may be more natural to combine the information in this verse so that there is less repetition. For example:
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. (Contemporary English Version)
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