19:8a

and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer: Baalath-beer was a town in the southern part of Judah’s territory.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

They also received all the villages that were near these towns, as far ⌊to the south⌋ as the town of Baalath-beer
-or-
Simeon’s land also included all the other towns and villages as far south as Baalath-Beer (Contemporary English Version)

19:8b

Ramah of the Negev: The phrase Ramah of the Negev is another name for the town of Baalath-beer. The term Negev means “south” in Hebrew.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

This town also had the name Ramah of the South
-or-
which is also called Ramah of the South (Contemporary English Version)

19:8c

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon: This is similar to verse 18:20b.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

This was the land which the family groups of the clan of Simeon received as their inheritance
-or-
That described the land that the Simeon clan received as its permanent possession. Each family received some land.

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