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.

This was the land allotted to the tribe of Judah, by families: it stretched south to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin in the far south.

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

Their boundary began at the end of the Salt Sea—the bay that faces south—

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 then went south of Scorpion Pass through the wilderness of Zin, then heading south from Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. From there it went up to Addar and then turned towards Karka,

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.

passing through Azmon and out to the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the sea. This was their southern border.

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:

The eastern border of Judah was the Salt Sea, up to where the Jordan River ends. The northern boundary ran from the northern bay of the sea where the Jordan ends

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;

up to the border of Beth-hoglath, and then north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan (Reuben's son).

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:

From there it went to the border of Debir through the valley of Achor, and turned north towards Gilgal, opposite the heights of Adummim to the south of the valley. Then the boundary continued to the waters of En-shemesh and out to 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:

The boundary then went through the valley of Ben-hinnom, along the southern slopes of the Jebusites, (that is Jerusalem), then on up to the top of the mountain overlooking the valley of Hinnom right up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim.

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):

From there the boundary ran from the top of the mountain to the water spring at Nephtoah and on to the towns on Mount Ephron. Then it bent towards Ballah (Kiriath-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:

Then the boundary moved around to the west of Baalah to Mount Seir and passed along the northern slope of Mount Jearim to the town of Kesalon, down to Beth Shemesh and on to 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.

The boundary then ran to the north slope of Ekron, and bent towards Shikkeron, passing Mount Baalah, out to Jabneel, and ending 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.

The western boundary was the coastline of the Great Sea. These were the boundaries around the tribe of Judah, by 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.

The Lord had instructed Joshua to allocate some land in Judah's territory to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and so he was given the town of Kiriath-arba, or Hebron. (Arba was the father of Anak.)

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

Caleb drove out three family groups—Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.

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

From there he went to attack the inhabitants of Debir (previously known as Kiriath-sepher).

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

Caleb announced, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him my daughter Acsah to marry.”

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

Othniel, son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, captured the town so Caleb gave him his daughter Acsah to marry.

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?

When she came to him, she encouraged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”

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.

She replied, “Please give me a blessing. Since you have already given me land that's like the desert, please give me springs of water as well.” So he gave her both the upper and the lower springs.

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

This was the land allotted to the tribe of Judah, by 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 towns for the tribe of Judah in the far south on the border with Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah;

Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan;

Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth;

Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

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

Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (or Hazor),

26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah;

Amam, Shema, Moladah,

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

Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,

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

Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem;

Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah;

Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,

31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah;

Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

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

Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine towns with their associated villages.

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

The towns in the western foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

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

Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah;

Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

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

Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—fourteen towns with their associated villages.

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad;

Also: Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,

38 And Dilan, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel;

Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon;

Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

40 And Cabbon, and Lahmas, and Chithlish;

Cabbon, Lahmam, Kitlish,

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

Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen towns with their associated villages.

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan;

In addition: Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

43 And Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib;

Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

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

Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah—nine towns with their associated villages.

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

Ekron and its towns and villages,

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

from Ekron to the sea those towns near Ashdod and their associated 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.

Ashdod and its towns with its associated villages, and Gaza with its towns and associated villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt, and along the coastline of the sea.

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

In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

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

Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (or Debir),

50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim;

Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

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

Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven towns with their associated villages.

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan;

Also: Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

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

Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

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

Humtah, Kiriath-arba (or Hebron), and Zior—nine towns with their associated villages.

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah;

In addition: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah;

Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

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

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten towns with their ssociated villages.

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor;

Also: Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

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

Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six towns with their associated villages.

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

In addition: Kiriath-baal (or Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two towns with their associated villages.

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

In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,

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

Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six towns with their associated 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.

However, the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live among the tribe of Judah in Jerusalem to this very day.