Joshua 15

1 Now the part of the land marked out for the children of Judah by families, went up to the edge of Edom, as far as the waste land of Zin to the south, to the farthest point of it on the south.

And the borders of the tribe of Juda according to their families were from the borders of Idumea from the wilderness of sin, as far as Cades southward.

2 Their south limit was from the farthest part of the Salt Sea, from the inlet looking to the south:

And their borders were from the south as far as a part of the salt sea from the high country that extends southward.

3 From there it goes south of the slope up to Akrabbim, and on to Zin, then south past Kadesh-barnea, and on by Hezron and up to Addar, turning in the direction of Karka:

And they proceed before the ascent of Acrabin, and go out round Sena, and go up from the south to Cades Barne; and go out to Asoron, and proceed up to Sarada, and go out by the way that is west of Cades.

4 Then on to Azmon, ending at the stream of Egypt: and the end of the limit is at the sea; this will be your limit on the south.

And they go out to Selmona, and issue at the valley of Egypt; and the termination of its boundaries shall be at the sea: these are their boundaries southward.

5 And the east limit is the Salt Sea as far as the end of Jordan. And the limit of the north part of the land is from the inlet of the sea at the end of Jordan:

And their boundaries eastward [are] all the salt sea as far as Jordan; and their borders from the north, and from the border of the sea, and from part of Jordan—

6 Then the line goes up to Beth-hoglah, past the north of Beth-arabah, and up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben;

the borders go up to Baethaglaam, and they go along from the north to Baetharaba, and the borders go on up to the stone of Baeon the son of Ruben.

7 Then the line goes up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so to the north, in the direction of Gilgal, which is opposite the slope up to Adummim, on the south side of the river: and the line goes on to the waters of En-shemesh, ending at En-rogel:

And the borders continue on to the fourth part of the valley of Achor, and go down to Galgal, which is before the approach of Adammin, which is southward in the valley, and terminate at the water of the fountain of the sun; and their going forth shall be the fountain of Rogel.

8 Then the line goes up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite (which is Jerusalem): then up to the top of the mountain in front of the valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the farthest point of the valley of Rephaim on the north:

And the borders go up to the valley of Ennom, behind Jebus southward; this is Jerusalem: and the borders terminate at the top of the mountain, which is before the valley of Ennom toward the sea, which is by the side of the land of Raphain northward.

9 And the limit is marked out from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and out to the towns of Mount Ephron, as far as Baalah (which is Kiriath-jearim):

And the border [going forth] from the top of the mountain terminates at the fountain of the water of Naphtho, and terminates at mount Ephron; and the border will lead to Baal; this is the city of Jarim.

10 Then turning west, the line goes from Baalah to Mount Seir, and on to the side of Mount Jearim (which is Chesalon) on the north, then down to Beth-shemesh, and on past Timnah:

And the border will go round from Baal to the sea, and will go on to the mount of Assar behind the city of Jarin northwards; this is Chaslon: and it will come down to the city of Sun, and will go on to the south.

11 And out to the side of Ekron to the north: then it is marked out to Shikkeron and on to Mount Baalah, ending at Jabneel; the end of the line is at the sea.

And the border terminates behind Accaron northward, and the borders will terminate at Socchoth, and the borders will go on to the south, and will terminate at Lebna, and the issue of the borders will be at the sea; and their borders [shall be] toward the sea, the great sea shall be the boundary.

12 And the limit on the west is the edge of the Great Sea. This is the line going round the land marked out for the children of Judah, by their families.

These [are] the borders of the children of Juda round about according to their families.

13 And to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a part among the children of Judah, as the Lord had given orders to Joshua, that is, Kiriath-arba, named after Arba, the father of Anak which is Hebron.

And to Chaleb the son of Jephone he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Juda by the command of God; and Joshua gave him the city of Arboc the metropolis of Enac; this is Chebron.

14 And the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak, were forced out from there by Caleb.

And Chaleb the son of Jephone destroyed thence the three sons of Enac, Susi, and Tholami, and Achima.

15 From there he went up against the people of Debir: (now the name of Debir before that was Kiriath-sepher.)

And Chaleb went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; and the name of Dabir before was the city of Letters.

16 And Caleb said, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it.

And Chaleb said, Whosoever shall take and destroy the city of Letters, and master it, to him will I give my daughter Ascha to wife.

17 And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it: so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife.

And Gothoniel the son of Chenez the brother of Chaleb took it; and he gave him Ascha his daughter to wife.

18 Now when she came to him, he put into her mind the idea of requesting a field from her father: and she got down from her ass; and Caleb said to her, What is it?

And it came to pass as she went out that she counselled him, saying, I will ask of my father a field; and she cried from off her ass; and Chaleb said to her, What is it?

19 And she said, Give me a blessing; because you have put me in dry south-land, now give me springs of water. So he gave her the higher spring and the lower spring.

And she said to him, Give me a blessing, for thou hast set me in the land of Nageb; give me Botthanis: and he gave her Gonaethla the upper, and Gonaethla the lower.

20 This is the heritage of the tribe of Judah, by their families.

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Juda.

21 The farthest towns of the tribe of Judah in the direction of the limits of Edom to the south, were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur;

And their cities were cities belonging to the tribe of the children of Juda on the borders of Edom by the wilderness, and Baeseleel, and Ara, and Asor,

22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah;

and Icam, and Regma, and Aruel,

23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan;

and Cades, and Asorionain, and Maenam,

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth;

and Balmaenan, and their villages,

25 And Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (which is Hazor);

and the cities of Aseron, this [is] Asor,

26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah;

and Sen, and Salmaa, and Molada,

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

and Seri, and Baephalath,

28 And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah;

and Cholaseola, and Beersabee; and their villages, and their hamlets,

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem;

Bala and Bacoc, and Asom,

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah;

and Elboudad, and Baethel, and Herma,

31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah;

and Sekelac, and Macharim, and Sethennac,

32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon; all the towns are twenty-nine, with their unwalled places.

and Labos, and Sale, and Eromoth; twenty-nine cities, and their villages.

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

In the plain country Astaol, and Raa, and Assa,

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

and Ramen, and Tano, and Iluthoth, and Maeani,

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah;

and Jermuth, and Odollam, and Membra, and Saocho, and Jazeca.

36 And Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen towns with their unwalled places.

And Sacarim and Gadera, and its villages; fourteen cities, and their villages;

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad;

Senna, and Adasan, and Magadalgad,

38 And Dilan, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel;

and Dalad, and Maspha, and Jachareel,

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon;

and Basedoth, and Ideadalea;

40 And Cabbon, and Lahmas, and Chithlish;

and Chabra, and Maches, and Maachos,

41 And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen towns with their unwalled places.

and Geddor, and Bagadiel, and Noman, and Machedan: sixteen cities, and their villages;

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan;

Lebna, and Ithac, and Anoch,

43 And Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib;

and Jana, and Nasib,

44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine towns with their unwalled places.

and Keilam, and Akiezi, and Kezib, and Bathesar, and Aelom: ten cities, and their villages;

45 Ekron, with her daughter-towns and her unwalled places;

Accaron and her villages, and their hamlets:

46 From Ekron to the sea, all the towns by the side of Ashdod, with their unwalled places.

from Accaron, Gemna, and all the cities that are near Asedoth; and their villages.

47 Ashdod, with her daughter-towns and her unwalled places; Gaza, with her daughter-towns and her unwalled places, to the stream of Egypt, with the Great Sea as a limit.

Asiedoth, and her villages, and her hamlets; Gaza, and its villages and its hamlets as far as the river of Egypt, and the great sea is the boundary.

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

And in the hill country Samir, and Jether, and Socha,

49 And Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (which is Debir);

and Renna and the city of Letters, this [is] Dabir;

50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim;

and Anon, and Es, and Man, and Aesam,

51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven towns with their unwalled places.

and Gosom, and Chalu, and Channa, and Gelom: eleven cities, and their villages;

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan;

Aerem, and Remna, and Soma,

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

and Jemain, and Baethachu, and Phacua,

54 And Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (which is Hebron), and Zior; nine towns with their unwalled places.

and Euma, and the city Arboc, this is Chebron, and Soraith: nine cities and their villages:

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah;

Maor, and Chermel, and Ozib, and Itan,

56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah;

and Jariel, and Aricam, and Zacanaim,

57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten towns with their unwalled places.

and Gabaa, and Thamnatha; nine cities, and their villages;

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor;

Aelua, and Bethsur, and Geddon,

59 And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six towns with their unwalled places.

and Magaroth, and Baethanam, and Thecum; six cities, and their villages; Theco, and Ephratha, this is Baethleem, and Phagor, and Aetan, and Culon, and Tatam, and Thobes, and Carem, and Galem, and Thether, and Manocho: eleven cities, and their villages,

60 Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two towns with their unwalled places.

Cariathbaal, this [is] the city of Jarim, and Sotheba: two cities, and their villages:

61 In the waste land, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah;

and Baddargeis, and Tharabaam, and Aenon;

62 And Nibshan, and the Town of Salt, and En-gedi; six towns with their unwalled places.

and Aeochioza, and Naphlazon, and the cities of Sadon, and Ancades; seven cities, and their villages.

63 And as for the Jebusites living in Jerusalem, the children of Judah were unable to make them go out; but the Jebusites are living with the children of Judah at Jerusalem, to this day.

And the Jebusite dwelt in Jerusalem, and the children of Juda could not destroy them; and the Jebusites dwelt in Jerusalem to this day.