Midrasch zu Jehoschua 19:9

"Jacob is the chevel of His inheritance": "chevel" is a lot, as it is written (Psalms 16:5) "chavalim have fallen to me in pleasant places," and (Joshua 17:5) "And the lots of Menasheh fell — ten." (Ibid. 19:9) "From the chevel of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Shimon": Just as a chevel (a rope) is three-fold, so Jacob was the third of the fathers, and he received reward over and against all of them. When Abraham was born, what is written? (Proverbs 17:17) "And a brother (Abraham) is born for affliction" (see beginning of # 311). When Israel was born, what is written? (Koheleth 4:9) "Better the two than the one." When Jacob was born, what is written (Ibid. 4:12) "And the three-fold cord is not soon sundered."

"And to his people shall You bring him": For he (Judah) had drawn him (Shimon) near to himself for inheritance (of the land), as it is written (Judges 1:3) "and Judah said to Shimon his brother: "Go up with me (in battle) for my portion." And sections fell (for inheritance) from the inheritance of the children of Judah to that of the children of Shimon (viz. Joshua 19:9).