Joshua 15
1 The lot for the tribe of the descendants of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, toward the Negev in the far south.
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.
2 Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;
Their south limit was from the farthest part of the Salt Sea, from the inlet looking to the south:
3 and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh Barnea, and passed along by Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka;
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:
4 and it passed along to Azmon, went out at the Wadi of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This was their southern border.
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.
5 The east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. The border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan.
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:
6 The border went up to Beth Hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the Stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
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;
7 The border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river. The border passed along to the waters of En Shemesh, and ended at En Rogel.
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:
8 The border went up by the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites southward (that is, Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the farthest part of the Valley of Rephaim northward.
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:
9 The border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim);
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):
10 and the border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (that is, Kesalon), and went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed along by Timnah;
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:
11 and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
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.
12 The west border was to the shore of the Great Sea. This is the border of the descendants of Judah according to their families.
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.
13 To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the descendants of Judah, according to the commandment of YHWH to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (that is, Hebron).
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.
14 Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
And the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak, were forced out from there by Caleb.
15 He went up against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath Sepher.
From there he went up against the people of Debir: (now the name of Debir before that was Kiriath-sepher.)
16 Caleb said, "He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife."
And Caleb said, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it.
17 Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it: so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife.
18 It happened, when she came, that she had him ask her father for a field. She got off of her donkey, and Caleb said, "What do you want?"
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?
19 She said, "Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water." He gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
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.
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Judah according to their families.
This is the heritage of the tribe of Judah, by their families.
21 The farthest cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south were Kabzeel, and Arad, and Jagur,
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;
22 and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,
And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah;
23 and Kedesh, and Hazor Ithnan,
And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan;
24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth;
25 and Hazor Hadattah, and Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),
And Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (which 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 Beersheba and its villages,
And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah;
29 Baalah, and Iyim, and Ezem,
Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem;
30 and Eltolad, and Bethul, 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 En Rimmon. All the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.
And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon; all the towns are twenty-nine, with their unwalled places.
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 its sheepfolds; fourteen cities with their villages.
And Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen towns with their unwalled places.
37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal Gad,
Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad;
38 and Dilean, 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 Kitlish,
And Cabbon, and Lahmas, and Chithlish;
41 and Gederoth, Beth Dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen towns with their unwalled places.
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 cities with their villages.
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine towns with their unwalled places.
45 Ekron, with its towns and its villages;
Ekron, with her daughter-towns and her unwalled places;
46 from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.
From Ekron to the sea, all the towns by the side of Ashdod, with their unwalled places.
47 Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the Wadi of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coastline.
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.
48 In the hill country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh;
49 and Rannah, and Kiriath Sepher (which is Debir),
And Dannah, and Kiriath-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 cities with their villages.
And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven towns with their unwalled places.
52 Arab, and Rumah, and Eshan,
Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan;
53 and Janum, and Beth Tappuah, and Aphekah,
And Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah;
54 and Humtah, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
And Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (which is Hebron), and Zior; nine towns with their unwalled places.
55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
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 cities with their villages.
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten towns with their unwalled places.
58 Halhul, Beth Zur, and Gedor,
Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor;
59 and Maarath, and Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages. Tekoa, and Ephrathah (that is, Bethlehem), and Peor, and Etam, and Kolan, and Tatem, and Shoresh, and Kerem, and Gallim, and Bether, and Manocho; eleven cities with their villages.
And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six towns with their unwalled places.
60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two towns with their unwalled places.
61 In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
In the waste land, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah;
62 and Nibshan, and Ir Hamelach, and En Gedi; six cities with their villages.
And Nibshan, and the Town of Salt, and En-gedi; six towns with their unwalled places.
63 As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the descendants of Judah couldn't drive them out; but the Jebusites live with the descendants of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.
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.
