Joshua 15

1 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;

And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the outermost part of the south.

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

And their south border was from the outermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward.

3 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;

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, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka,

4 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.

and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt. And the goings out of the border were at the sea. This shall be your south border.

5 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.

And the east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan,

6 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;

and 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,

7 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:

and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river, and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh. And the goings out of it were at En-rogel,

8 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;

and the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the side of the Jebusite southward (the same 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 outermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward,

9 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;

and the border extended from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron, and the border extended to Baalah (the same is Kiriath-jearim),

10 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;

and the border turned about from Baalah westward to mount Seir, and passed along to the side of mount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along by Timnah,

11 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.

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.

12 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.

And the west border was to the great sea, and the border of it. This is the border of the sons of Judah round about according to their families.

13 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.

And to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba. Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).

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

And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.

15 And he went up from thence, against the inhabitants of Debir, —now, the name of Debir, formerly, was Kiriath-sepher.

And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.

16 Then said Caleb, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and captureth it, I will give unto him Achsah, my daughter, to wife.

And Caleb said, He who smites Kiriath-sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter to wife.

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

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it, and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

18 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?

And it came to pass, when she came, that she moved him to ask of her father a field. And she alighted from off her donkey, and Caleb said, What would thou?

19 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.

And she said, Give me a blessing, because thou have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

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

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

21 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,

And the outermost cities of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were thus: 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 Talem, and Bealoth,

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

25 and Hazor-hadattah and Kerioth-hezron, the same, 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 Hazarshual and Beer-sheba, with the hamlets thereof,

and Hazar-shual, and Beersheba, and Biziothiah,

29 Baalah and Iyyim, and Ezem,

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

and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and 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 cities, with their villages.

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 Dilean, 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 Lahmam, and Chitlish,

41 and Gederoth, Beth-dagon and Naamah, 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 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 cities with their villages.

45 Ekron with her towns, and her villages.

Ekron, with its towns and its villages,

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

from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

47 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.

Ashdod, its towns and its villages, Gaza, its towns and its villages, to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border of it.

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, the same, 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 cities, with their villages.

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

52 Arab and Rumah and Eshan,

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,

53 and Janim and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah,

and Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,

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

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 cities, with their villages.

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 cities, with their villages.

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

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

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

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

In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

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

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

63 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.

And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out, but the Jebusites dwell with the sons of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.