Joshua 15

1 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.

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

And their southern boundary was from the end of the salt sea, from the bay that bendeth southward:

3 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.

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 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.

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 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—

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 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.

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 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.

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 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 towards the sea, which is by the side of the land of Raphain northward.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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] towards the sea, the great sea shall be the boundary.

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

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

And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of 'Anak, Sheshai, and Achiman, and Talmai, the children of 'Anak.

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

And he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir before was Kiryath-sepher.

16 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.

And Caleb said, He that will smite Kiryath-sepher, and capture it, to him will I give 'Achsah my daughter for wife.

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

And 'Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; and he gave him 'Achsah his daughter for wife.

18 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?

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 to him, Give me a blessing, for you have set me in the land of Nageb; give me Botthanis: and he gave her Gonaethla the upper, and Gonaethla the lower.

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 inheritance of the tribe of the children of Juda.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

21 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,

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 Icam, and Regma, and Aruel,

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

23 and Cades, and Asorionain, and Maenam,

And Kedesh, and Chazor, and Yithnan,

24 and Balmaenan, and their villages,

Ziph, and Telem, and Be'aloth,

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

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

26 and Sen, and Salmaa, and Molada,

Amam, and Shema', and Moladah,

27 and Seri, and Baephalath,

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

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

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

29 Bala and Bacoc, and Asom,

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

30 and Elboudad, and Baethel, and Herma,

And Eltolad, and Kessil, and Chormah,

31 and Sekelac, and Macharim, and Sethennac,

And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37 Senna, and Adasan, and Magadalgad,

Zenan, and Chadashah, and Migdalgad,

38 and Dalad, and Maspha, and Jachareel,

And Dil'an, and Mizpeh, and Yoktheel,

39 and Basedoth, and Ideadalea;

Lachish, and Bozkath, and 'Eglon,

40 and Chabra, and Maches, and Maachos,

And Cabbon, and Lachmass, and Kithlish,

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

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

42 Lebna, and Ithac, and Anoch,

Libnah, and 'Ether, and 'Ashan,

43 and Jana, and Nasib,

And Yiphtach, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

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

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

45 Accaron and her villages, and their hamlets:

'Ekron, with its towns and its villages:

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

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

47 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.

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 Samir, and Jether, and Socha,

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

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

And Dannah and Kiryath-sannah, which is Debir,

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

And 'Anab, and Eshtemoh, and 'Anim.

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

And Goshen, and Cholon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.

52 Aerem, and Remna, and Soma,

Arab, and Dumah, and Esh'an,

53 and Jemain, and Baethachu, and Phacua,

And Vanum, and Beth-tappuach, and Aphekah,

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

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

55 Maor, and Chermel, and Ozib, and Itan,

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

56 and Jariel, and Aricam, and Zacanaim,

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

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

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

58 Aelua, and Bethsur, and Geddon,

Chatchul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

59 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,

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

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

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

61 and Baddargeis, and Tharabaam, and Aenon;

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

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

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

63 And the Jebusite lived in Jerusalem, and the children of Juda could not destroy them; and the Jebusites lived in 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.