Joshua 15

1 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.

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

so their south boundary beginneth at the end of the Salt Sea, —from the bay that turneth to the south;

3 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';

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 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.

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 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;

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 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;

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 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;

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 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;

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 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;

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 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;

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

And Caleb dispossessed from thence, the three sons of Anak, —Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.

15 And he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir before was Kiryath-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, He that will smite Kiryath-sepher, and capture it, to him will I give 'Achsah my daughter for wife.

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

And Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, captured it, —so he gave unto him Achsah, his daughter, to wife.

18 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?

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; 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.

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

This, is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by their families.

21 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,

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 'Ad'adah,

and Kinah and Dimonah, and Adadah, —

23 And Kedesh, and Chazor, and Yithnan,

and Kedesh and Hazor, and Ithnan,

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Be'aloth,

Ziph and Talem, and Bealoth,

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

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

26 Amam, and Shema', and Moladah,

Amam and Shema, and Moladah,

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

and Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet.

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

and Hazarshual and Beer-sheba, with the hamlets thereof,

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

Baalah and Iyyim, and Ezem,

30 And Eltolad, and Kessil, and Chormah,

and Eltolad and Chesil, and Hormah,

31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

and Ziklag and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

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

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

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

In the lowland, —Eshtaol and Zorah, and Ashnah,

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

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

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

Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah;

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

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

37 Zenan, and Chadashah, and Migdalgad,

Zenan and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

38 And Dil'an, and Mizpeh, and Yoktheel,

and Dilan and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and 'Eglon,

Lachish and Bozkath, and Eglon,

40 And Cabbon, and Lachmass, and Kithlish,

and Cabbon and Lahmas, and Chithlish,

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

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 Yiphtach, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

and Iphtah and Ashnah, and Nezib,

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

and Keilah and Achzib, and Mareshah, —nine cities, with their villages.

45 'Ekron, with its towns and its villages:

Ekron with her towns, and her villages.

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

From Ekron, even unto the sea, —all that were by the side of Ashdod with their villages.

47 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.

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 mountains, Shamir, and Yattir, and Sochoh,

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

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

and Goshen and Holon, and Giloh, —eleven cities, with their villages.

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Esh'an,

Arab and Rumah and Eshan,

53 And Vanum, and Beth-tappuach, and Aphekah,

and Janim and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah,

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

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

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

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph and Jutah,

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

and Jezreel and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

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

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

58 Chatchul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

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

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

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

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

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

In the desert, —Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

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

and Nibshan and the City of Salt, and En-gedi, —six cities, with their villages.

63 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.

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.