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 of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was: to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin, southward, in the extreme south.

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

And their southern border was from the end of the salt sea, from the tongue that turns 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 south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed on to Zin, and went up on the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed to Hezron, and went up toward Addar, and turned toward Karkaah,

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 passed on to Azmon, and went out by the torrent of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. That shall be your border southward.

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 eastern border was the salt sea as far as the end of the Jordan. — And the border on the north side was from the tongue of the salt 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 toward Beth-hoglah, and passed 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 toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and turned northward to Gilgal, which is opposite to the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the torrent; and the border passed to the waters of En-shemesh, and ended 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 to the valley of the son of Hinnom, toward the south side of the Jebusite, that is, Jerusalem; and the border went up to the top of the mountain that is before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley 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 reached along from the top of the mountain toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out toward the cities of mount Ephron; and the border reached along to Baalah, that is, Kirjath-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 from Baalah westwards toward mount Seir, and passed toward the side of Har-jearim, that is, Chesalon, northwards, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed 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 northwards, and the border reached along toward Shicron, and passed mount Baalah, and went toward Jabneel; and the border ended 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 is the great sea and [its] coast. This is the border of the children 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 children of Judah according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, the city of Arba, the father of Anak, that is, Hebron.

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

And thence Caleb dispossessed the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, who were born of Anak.

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

And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-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 that smites Kirjath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give 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 brother of Caleb, took 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 it came to pass as she came, that she urged him to ask of her father a field; and she sprang down from the ass. And Caleb said to her, What wouldest 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; for thou hast given me a southern land; give me also springs of water. Then he gave her the upper springs and the lower 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 children 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,

The cities at the extremity of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the border of Edom in 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 Kedesh, and Hazor, and Jithnan,

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, that is Hazor,

26 Amam and Shema, and Moladah,

Amam, and Shema, and Molada,

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 Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah;

29 Baalah and Iyyim, and Ezem,

Baalah, and Ijim, 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 Sansanna,

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 twenty-nine, and their hamlets.

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

— In the lowland: Eshtaol, and Zoreah, 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, Sochoh 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 hamlets.

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 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 cities and their hamlets.

42 Libnah and Ether, and Ashan,

Libna, and Ether, and Ashan,

43 and Iphtah and Ashnah, and Nezib,

and Jiphthah, 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 hamlets.

45 Ekron with her towns, and her villages.

Ekron and its dependent villages and its hamlets.

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

From Ekron and westward all that are by the side of Ashdod, and their hamlets.

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 dependent villages and its hamlets; Gazah, its dependent villages and its hamlets, as far as the torrent of Egypt, and the great sea and [its] coast.

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

— And in the hill-country: Shamir, and Jattir, and Sochoh,

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

and Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, that 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 and their hamlets.

52 Arab and Rumah and Eshan,

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,

53 and Janim and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah,

and Janum, 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 Kirjath-Arba, that is, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities and their hamlets.

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph and Jutah,

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,

56 and Jezreel and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

and Jizreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

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

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

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 and their hamlets.

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

Kirjath-Baal, that is, Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah: two cities and their hamlets.

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 Ir-Hammelah, and En-gedi: six cities and their hamlets.

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 as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not dispossess them; and the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.