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 so, the lot of the sons of Judah, by their families, was this: from the border of Edom, to the desert of Sin toward the south, and even to the furthest part of the southern region.

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

Its beginning was from the summit of the very salty sea, and from its bay, which looks toward the south.

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 extends toward the ascent of the Scorpion, and it passes on to Sinai. And it ascends into Kadesh-barnea, and it passes through to Hezron, ascending to Addar, and encompassing 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 from there, it passes on to Azmon, and reaches to the torrent of Egypt. And its boundary shall be the great sea; this shall be the limit of the southern region.

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.

Yet truly, toward the east, the beginning shall be the very salty sea, even to the limit of the Jordan, and that which looks toward the north, from the bay of the sea, even to the same river 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 ascends into Beth-hoglah, and it crosses from the north into Beth-Arabah, ascending 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 it reaches as far as the borders of Debara, from the Valley of Achor, to the north, looking toward Gilgal, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, on the southern part of the torrent. And it crosses the waters that are called the Fountain of the Sun. And its exit shall be at the Fountain of 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 it ascends by the steep valley of the son of Hinnom, from the side of the Jebusite, toward the south; this is Jerusalem. And from there, it raises itself to the top of the mountain, which is opposite Geennom to the west, at the top of the Valley of the Rephaim, to the north.

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 it passes through, from the top of the mountain, even to the fountain of the Water of Nephtoah. And it continues on, as far as the villages of mount Ephron. And it inclines toward Baalah, which is Kiriath-jearim, that is, the City of Forests.

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 it circles from Baalah, to the west, as far as mount Seir. And it passes by the side of mount Jearim, to the north, into Chesalon. And it descends into Beth-shemesh, and it passes through to 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 it continues on, toward the north, to a region beside Ekron. And it inclines toward Shikkeron, and it crosses to mount Baalah. And it extends into Jabneel, and the last part closes at the west with the great 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.

These are the borders of the sons of Judah, in their families, on all sides.

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.

Yet truly, to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, just as the Lord had instructed him: the City of Arba, the father of Anak, which is Hebron.

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

And Caleb destroyed from it the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, of the stock of Anak.

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

And ascending further from there, he came to the inhabitants of Debir, which before was called Kiriath-Sepher, that is, the City of Letters.

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, “Whoever will have struck down Kiriath-Sepher, and will have seized it, I will give to him Achsah, my daughter, as 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 younger brother of Caleb, seized it. And he gave him Achsah, his daughter, as 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 as they were traveling together, she was urged by her husband that she ask her father for a field. And she sighed, as she was sitting on her donkey. And Caleb said to her, “What is it?”

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.

But she answered: “Give a blessing to me. You have given to me a southern and dry land; join to it also a watered land.” And so Caleb gave to her the watered land above and below it.

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

This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by 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 cities, from the furthest parts of the sons of Judah, beside the borders 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, and Ithnan,

and Kadesh 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;

new Hazor and Kerioth-Hezron, which is Hazor,

26 Amam and Shema, and Moladah,

Amam, Shema, and Moladah,

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

and Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon and Bethpelet,

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

and Hazar-shual and Beersheba and Biziothiah,

29 Baalah and Iyyim, and Ezem,

and 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.

Lebaoth and Shilhim, and Ain and Rimmon. All the cities were twenty-nine, and their villages.

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

Truly, in the plains, there were: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah,

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

and Zanoah and Engannim, and Tappuah and Enam,

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah;

and 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, and their villages.

37 Zenan and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

Zenan and Hadashah and Middalgad,

38 and Dilan and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

Dilean and Mizpeh and Joktheel,

39 Lachish and Bozkath, and Eglon,

Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon,

40 and Cabbon and Lahmas, and Chithlish,

Cabbon and Lahmam and Chitlish,

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

and Gederoth and Bethdagon, and Naamah and Makkedah: sixteen cities, and their villages.

42 Libnah and Ether, and Ashan,

Libnah and Ether and Ashan,

43 and Iphtah and Ashnah, and Nezib,

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, and their villages.

45 Ekron with her towns, and her villages.

Ekron, with its towns and villages:

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

from Ekron, as far as the sea, all that inclines toward Ashdod, and its 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, with its towns and villages. Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the torrent of Egypt, with the great sea as its border.

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

And on the mountain, Shamir and Jattir and Socoh,

49 and Dannah and Kiriath-sannah, the same, is Debir,

and Dannah, and Kiriath-Sannah, which is Debir,

50 and Anab and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim,

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

Goshen and Holon and Giloh: eleven cities, and 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.

Humtah and Kiriath-Arba, which is Hebron, and Zior: nine cities, and their villages.

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph and Jutah,

Maon and Carmel, and Ziph and Juttah,

56 and Jezreel and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah,

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

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities, and their villages.

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

Halhul and Bethzur and Gedor,

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

Maarath and Bethanoth and Eltekon: six cities, and their villages.

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

Kiriath-baal, which is Kiriath-jearim, the City of Forests, and Rabbah: two cities, and their villages.

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

In the desert: 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 Engedi: six cities, and 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.

But the sons of Judah were not able to destroy the Jebusite inhabitants of Jerusalem. And so the Jebusite lived with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem, even to the present day.