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 for the tribe of the children of Judah after their families came by the border of Edom, with the wilderness of Zin, southward, as the uttermost southern boundary.

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

And their southern boundary was from the end of the salt sea, from the bay that bendeth 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 to the south of the heights of 'Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Chezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to 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.

And it passed on toward 'Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the terminations of the boundary were at the sea: this shall be your southern boundary.

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 east boundary was the salt sea, unto the end of the Jordan. And the boundary in the north quarter was from the bay of the 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 boundary went up to Beth-choglah, and passed along by the north of Beth'arabah; and the boundary went up to Ebenbohan 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 boundary went up toward Debir from the Valley of 'Achor, and at the north it bent toward Gilgal, that is opposite the heights of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley; and the boundary passed toward the waters of 'En-shemesh, and its terminations were 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 boundary went up to the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite, the same is Jerusalem; and the boundary went up to the top of the mount that lieth 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 boundary extended from the top of the mount unto the spring of the waters of Nephtoach, and went out to the cities of mount 'Ephron; and the boundary extended to Ba'alah, which is Kiryath-ye'arim;

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 boundary compassed from Ba'alah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Ye'arim, which is Kessalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed 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.

And the boundary went out unto the side of 'Ekron northward; and the boundary extended to Shikron, and passed along to the mount of Ba'alah, and went out unto Yabneel; and the terminations of the boundary were 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 boundary was by the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the boundary 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 unto Caleb the son of Yephunneh he gave as a portion among the children of Judah, according to the order of the Lord to Joshua, Kiryath-arba' the father of 'Anak, which 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 Caleb drove out from there the three sons of 'Anak, Sheshai, and Achiman, and Talmai, the children of 'Anak.

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

And he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir before was Kiryath-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 will smite Kiryath-sepher, and capture it, to him will I give 'Achsah my daughter for 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, captured it; and he gave him 'Achsah his daughter for 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 thither, that she persuaded him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What aileth thee?

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 a dry land hast thou given me: give me then also springs of water. And 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;

And the cities of the boundary line of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom, on the south, were Kabzeel, and 'Eder, and Yagur,

22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah;

And Kinah, and Dimonah, and 'Ad'adah,

23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan;

And Kedesh, and Chazor, and Yithnan,

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth;

Ziph, and Telem, and Be'aloth,

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

And Chazor-chadattah, and Keriyoth-chezron, which is Chazor,

26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah;

Amam, and Shema', and Moladah,

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

And Chazar-gaddah, and Cheshmon, and Beth-palet,

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

And Chazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Bizyotheyah,

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem;

Ba'alah, and 'Iyim, and 'Azem,

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah;

And Eltolad, and Kessil, and Chormah,

31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah;

And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

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

And Lebaoth, and Shilchim, and 'Ayin, and Rimmon: in all twenty and nine cities, with their villages.

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

And in the lowlands, Eshtaol, and Zor'ah, and Ashnah.

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

And Zanoach, and 'En-gannim, Tappuach, and 'Enam,

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah;

Yarmuth, and 'Adullam, Sochoh, and 'Azekah,

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

And Sha'arayim, and 'Adithayim, and Gederah, and Gede-rothayim: fourteen cities with their villages.

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad;

Zenan, and Chadashah, and Migdalgad,

38 And Dilan, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel;

And Dil'an, and Mizpeh, and Yoktheel,

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon;

Lachish, and Bozkath, and 'Eglon,

40 And Cabbon, and Lahmas, and Chithlish;

And Cabbon, and Lachmass, and Kithlish,

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

And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Na'amah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages.

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan;

Libnah, and 'Ether, and 'Ashan,

43 And Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib;

And Yiphtach, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

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

And Ke'ilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.

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

'Ekron, with its towns and its villages:

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

From 'Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay alongside of Ashdod, with 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.

Ashdod with its towns and its villages, Gazzah, with its towns and its villages, up to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and its territory.

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

And in the mountains, Shamir, and Yattir, and Sochoh,

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

And Dannah and Kiryath-sannah, which 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 Cholon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan;

Arab, and Dumah, and Esh'an,

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

And Vanum, and Beth-tappuach, and Aphekah,

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

And Chumtah, and Kiryath-arba', which is Hebron, and Zi'or: nine cities with their villages.

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah;

Ma'on, Carmel, and Ziph, and Yutah,

56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah;

And Yizre'el, and Yokde'am, and Zanoach,

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

Kayin, Gib'ah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor;

Chatchul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

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

And Ma'arath, and Beth-'anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their village.

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

Kiryath-baal, which is Kiryath-ye'arim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

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

In the wilderness, Beth-ha'arabah, Middin, and Sechachah,

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

And Nibshan, and 'Ir-hammelach, and 'En-gedi: six cities with 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.

As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, these the children of Judah could not drive out; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Judah at Jerusalem, even unto this day.