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;

This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

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 shore 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 to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side to Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

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.

From there it passed toward Azmon, and went out to the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.

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 Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of 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 Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; 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 so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:

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 south side of the Jebusite; 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 end of the valley of the giants 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 was drawn from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:

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 compassed from Baalah westward to mount Seir, and passed along to the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on 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 the border went out to the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out to 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 coast thereof. This is the coast 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 part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city 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 there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children 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 there to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.

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 Kirjathsepher, and takes it, to him will I 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, as she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said to her, What would you?

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.

Who answered, Give me a blessing; for you have given me a south land; 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 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,

And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward 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 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, and 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 Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,

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

And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,

29 Baalah and Iyyim, and Ezem,

Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

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 and nine, with their villages:

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

And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

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

And Zanoah, and Engannim, 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 Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:

37 Zenan and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,

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 Kithlish,

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

And Gederoth, Bethdagon, 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 Jiphtah, 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 her towns and her 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 lay near 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 with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, to the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:

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

And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

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

And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, 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 cities with their villages:

52 Arab and Rumah and Eshan,

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

53 and Janim and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah,

And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,

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

And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph and Jutah,

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

56 and Jezreel and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

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

Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,

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

And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

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

Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

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

In the wilderness, Betharabah, 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 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.

As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.