< 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 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 Their south limit was from the farthest part of the Salt Sea, from the inlet looking to the south:
And their southern border was from the end of the salt sea, from the tongue that turns 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 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 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 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 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 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 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;
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
— 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 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 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 the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak, were forced out from there by Caleb.
And thence Caleb dispossessed the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, who were born of Anak.
15 From there he went up against the people of Debir: (now the name of Debir before that 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, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it.
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, Caleb's brother, took it: so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife.
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as 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 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 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, 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 heritage of the tribe of Judah, by their families.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
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;
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 (which 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 Beer-sheba, 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 towns are twenty-nine, with their unwalled places.
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 towns with their unwalled places.
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 Dilan, 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 Lahmas, and Chithlish;
and Cabbon, and Lahmas, and Chithlish,
41 And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen towns with their unwalled places.
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 towns with their unwalled places.
and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities and their hamlets.
45 Ekron, with her daughter-towns and her unwalled places;
Ekron and its dependent villages and its hamlets.
46 From Ekron to the sea, all the towns by the side of Ashdod, with their unwalled places.
From Ekron and westward all that are by the side of Ashdod, and their hamlets.
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.
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 (which 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 towns with their unwalled places.
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 (which is Hebron), and Zior; nine towns with their unwalled places.
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 towns with their unwalled places.
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 towns with their unwalled places.
and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities and their hamlets.
60 Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two towns with their unwalled places.
Kirjath-Baal, that is, Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah: two cities and their hamlets.
61 In the waste land, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah;
— In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
62 And Nibshan, and the Town of Salt, and En-gedi; six towns with their unwalled places.
and Nibshan, and Ir-Hammelah, and En-gedi: six cities and their hamlets.
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.
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.