Joshua 15

1 And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the outermost part of the south.

And the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was: to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin, southward, in the extreme south.

2 And their south border was from the outermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward.

And their southern border was from the end of the salt sea, from the tongue that turns southward;

3 And it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka,

and it went out south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed on to Zin, and went up on the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed to Hezron, and went up toward Addar, and turned toward Karkaah,

4 and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt. And the goings out of the border were at the sea. This shall be your south border.

and passed on to Azmon, and went out by the torrent of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. That shall be your border southward.

5 And the east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan,

— And the eastern border was the salt sea as far as the end of the Jordan. — And the border on the north side was from the tongue of the salt sea, at the end of the Jordan;

6 and the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah, and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,

and the border went up toward Beth-hoglah, and passed north of Beth-Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben;

7 and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river, and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh. And the goings out of it were at En-rogel,

and the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and turned northward to Gilgal, which is opposite to the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the torrent; and the border passed to the waters of En-shemesh, and ended at En-rogel;

8 and the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the side of the Jebusite southward (the same is Jerusalem), and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the outermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward,

and the border went up to the valley of the son of Hinnom, toward the south side of the Jebusite, that is, Jerusalem; and the border went up to the top of the mountain that is before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of Rephaim northward;

9 and the border extended from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron, and the border extended to Baalah (the same is Kiriath-jearim),

and the border reached along from the top of the mountain toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out toward the cities of mount Ephron; and the border reached along to Baalah, that is, Kirjath-jearim;

10 and the border turned about from Baalah westward to mount Seir, and passed along to the side of mount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along by Timnah,

and the border turned from Baalah westwards toward mount Seir, and passed toward the side of Har-jearim, that is, Chesalon, northwards, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed Timnah.

11 and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward, and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel. And the goings out of the border were at the sea.

And the border went out to the side of Ekron northwards, and the border reached along toward Shicron, and passed mount Baalah, and went toward Jabneel; and the border ended at the sea.

12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the border of it. This is the border of the sons of Judah round about according to their families.

— And the west border is the great sea and [its] coast. This is the border of the children of Judah round about, according to their families.

13 And to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba. Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).

And to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, the city of Arba, the father of Anak, that is, Hebron.

14 And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.

And thence Caleb dispossessed the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, who were born of Anak.

15 And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.

And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.

16 And Caleb said, He who smites Kiriath-sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter to wife.

And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.

17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it, and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

18 And it came to pass, when she came, that she moved him to ask of her father a field. And she alighted from off her donkey, and Caleb said, What would thou?

And it came to pass as she came, that she urged him to ask of her father a field; and she sprang down from the ass. And Caleb said to her, What wouldest thou?

19 And she said, Give me a blessing, because thou have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

And she said, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a southern land; give me also springs of water. Then he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

21 And the outermost cities of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were thus: Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

The cities at the extremity of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the south, were: Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

22 and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

23 and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Jithnan,

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

25 and Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (the same is Hazor),

and Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-Hezron, that is Hazor,

26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

Amam, and Shema, and Molada,

27 and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet,

and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-Pelet,

28 and Hazar-shual, and Beersheba, and Biziothiah,

and Hazar-Shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah;

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem,

Baalah, and Ijim, and Ezem,

30 and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

31 and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansanna,

32 and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon. All the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.

and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities twenty-nine, and their hamlets.

33 In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah,

— In the lowland: Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

34 and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah and Enam,

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

Jarmuth and Adullam, Sochoh and Azekah,

36 and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.

and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities and their hamlets.

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-Gad,

38 and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

40 and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Chitlish,

and Cabbon, and Lahmas, and Chithlish,

41 and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.

and Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities and their hamlets.

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

Libna, and Ether, and Ashan,

43 and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

and Jiphthah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

44 and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities and their hamlets.

45 Ekron, with its towns and its villages,

Ekron and its dependent villages and its hamlets.

46 from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

From Ekron and westward all that are by the side of Ashdod, and their hamlets.

47 Ashdod, its towns and its villages, Gaza, its towns and its villages, to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border of it.

Ashdod, its dependent villages and its hamlets; Gazah, its dependent villages and its hamlets, as far as the torrent of Egypt, and the great sea and [its] coast.

48 And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

— And in the hill-country: Shamir, and Jattir, and Sochoh,

49 and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (the same is Debir),

and Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, that is, Debir,

50 and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

51 and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities and their hamlets.

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,

53 and Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,

and Janum, and Beth-Tappuah, and Aphekah,

54 and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

and Humtah, and Kirjath-Arba, that is, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities and their hamlets.

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,

56 and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

and Jizreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.

Kain, Gibeah and Timnah: ten cities and their hamlets.

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

Halhul, Beth-Zur, and Gedor,

59 and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.

and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities and their hamlets.

60 Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

Kirjath-Baal, that is, Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah: two cities and their hamlets.

61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

— In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

62 and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.

and Nibshan, and Ir-Hammelah, and En-gedi: six cities and their hamlets.

63 And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out, but the Jebusites dwell with the sons of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

But as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not dispossess them; and the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.