Joshua 15

1 Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:

This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

2 Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,

And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

3 proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.

And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: (Maalehacrebbim: or, the going up to Acrabbim)

4 It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.

[From thence] it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.

5 The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,

And the east border [was] the salt sea, [even] unto the end of Jordan. And [their] border in the north quarter [was] from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:

6 went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

7 Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.

And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that [is] before the going up to Adummim, which [is] on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:

8 From there the border went up the Valley of Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same [is] Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that [lieth] before the valley of Hinnom westward, which [is] at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

9 From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).

And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which [is] Kirjathjearim:

10 The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which [is] Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

11 Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.

And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

12 And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.

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

13 According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of YHWH to Joshua, [even] the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron. (the city...: or, Kirjatharba)

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

And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

15 From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).

And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher.

16 And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”

And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

17 So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.

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

18 One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

And it came to pass, as she came [unto him], that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off [her] ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?

19 “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.

20 This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah.

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

21 These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

25 Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),

And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, [and] Hezron, which [is] Hazor,

26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,

Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

27 Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,

And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,

28 Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,

29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages.

And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities [are] twenty and nine, with their villages:

33 These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

[And] in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.

And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages: (and Gederothaim: or, or Gederothaim)

37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,

Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,

38 Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,

And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,

And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

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

And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

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

And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

45 Ekron, with its towns and villages;

Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

46 from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;

From Ekron even unto the sea, all that [lay] near Ashdod, with their villages: (near: Heb. by the place of)

47 Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.

Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border [thereof]:

48 These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which [is] Debir,

50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

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

And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah, (Janum: or, Janus)

54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.

And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

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

Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,

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

And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.

Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

61 These were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,

In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,

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

And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

63 But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.

As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.