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.

So then the boundary of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by their families, —reached unto the boundary of Edom, the desert of Zin southward, on the extreme south;

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

so their south boundary beginneth at the end of the Salt Sea, —from the bay that turneth to the 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 goeth forth on the south of the cliffs of Akrabbim, and crosseth over to Zin, and goeth up on the south of Kadesh-barnea, —and passeth over by Hezron, and goeth up to Addar, and turneth round 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 passeth over to Azmon, and goeth forth at the ravine of Egypt, and so the extensions of the boundary are to the sea. This, shall be your south 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, a boundary eastward, is the Salt Sea, as far as the end of the Jordan. And, the boundary on the north side, is from the bay of the sea, from 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 goeth up Beth-hoglah, and passeth over, on the north, by Beth-arabah, —and the boundary goeth up by the Stone of Bohan, 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 goeth up towards Debir, out of the vale of Achor, then northward, turning unto Gilgal, which is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the ravine, —then the boundary passeth over unto the waters of En-shemesh, and so the extensions thereof are unto 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:

then ascendeth the boundary by the valley of the son of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite, on the south, the same, is Jerusalem, —and the boundary goeth up unto the top of the mountain which faceth the valley of Hinnom, to the west, which is at the end of the Vale of Giants, northwards;

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 turneth round, from the top of the mountain, unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and goeth out unto the cities of Mount Ephron, —then the boundary turneth round to Baalah, the same, is 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 goeth round from Baalah westward, unto Mount Seir, and passeth over unto the slope of Mount Yearim, on the north, the same, is Chesalon, —and descendeth Bethshemesh, and passeth over 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.

then the boundary goeth forth unto the side of Ekron, northward, then the boundary turneth round towards Shikkeron, and crosseth over Mount Baalah, and goeth out at Jabneel, —and the extensions of the boundary are to 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, as a west boundary, are the great sea and coast. This, is the boundary of the sons of Judah, round about, by 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, son of Jephunneh, gave he a portion, in the midst of the sons of Judah, at the bidding of Yahweh, by Joshua, —even the City of Arba, father of Anak, the same, 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 dispossessed from thence, the three sons of Anak, —Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants 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 thence, against the inhabitants of Debir, —now, the name of Debir, formerly, was Kiriath-sepher.

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

Then said Caleb, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and captureth it, I will give unto him Achsah, my daughter, 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 Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, captured it, —so he gave unto him Achsah, 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, when she came, that she moved him to ask of her father a field, and, when she alighted from off the ass, 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 present, for, dry land, hast thou given me, therefore must thou give me, pools of water. So he gave her upper pools and lower pools.

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

This, is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by 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 uttermost cities of the tribe of the sons of Judah, towards the boundary 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 Ithnan,

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth;

Ziph and Talem, and Bealoth,

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

and Hazor-hadattah and Kerioth-hezron, the same, is Hazor;

26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah;

Amam and Shema, and Moladah,

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 Hazarshual and Beer-sheba, with the hamlets thereof,

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem;

Baalah and Iyyim, 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 Sansannah,

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

and Lebaoth and Shilhim, and En-rimmon, —all the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.

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

In the lowland, —Eshtaol and Zorah, 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, Socoh, 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, with their villages.

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad;

Zenan and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

38 And Dilan, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel;

and Dilan 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, with their villages.

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan;

Libnah and Ether, and Ashan,

43 And Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib;

and Iphtah 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, with their villages.

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

Ekron with her towns, and her 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 were by the side 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, her towns and her villages. Gaza, her towns and her villages, as far as the ravine of Egypt, —and the great sea and coast.

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

And in the hill-country, —Shamir and Jattir, and Socoh,

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

and Dannah and Kiriath-sannah, the same, 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, with their villages.

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan;

Arab and Rumah and Eshan,

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

and Janim 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 Kiriath-arba, the same, is Hebron, and Zior, —nine cities, with their villages.

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah;

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph and Jutah,

56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah;

and Jezreel and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

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

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

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, with their villages.

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

Kiriath-baal, the same, is Kiriath-jearim, and Rabbah, —two cities, with their villages.

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

In the desert, —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 the City of Salt, 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.

But, as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not dispossess them, —so the Jebusites have dwelt with the sons of Judah, in Jerusalem, until this day.