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 borders of the tribe of Juda according to their families were from the borders of Idumea from the wilderness of sin, as far as Cades southward.

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

And their borders were from the south as far as a part of the salt sea from the high country that extends 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 they proceed before the ascent of Acrabin, and go out round Sena, and go up from the south to Cades Barne; and go out to Asoron, and proceed up to Sarada, and go out by the way that is west of Cades.

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 they go out to Selmona, and issue at the valley of Egypt; and the termination of its boundaries shall be at the sea: these are their boundaries 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 their boundaries eastward [are] all the salt sea as far as Jordan; and their borders from the north, and from the border of the sea, and from 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;

the borders go up to Baethaglaam, and they go along from the north to Baetharaba, and the borders go on up to the stone of Baeon the son of Ruben.

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 borders continue on to the fourth part of the valley of Achor, and go down to Galgal, which is before the approach of Adammin, which is southward in the valley, and terminate at the water of the fountain of the sun; and their going forth shall be 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 the borders go up to the valley of Ennom, behind Jebus southward; this is Jerusalem: and the borders terminate at the top of the mountain, which is before the valley of Ennom toward the sea, which is by the side of the land of Raphain 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 [going forth] from the top of the mountain terminates at the fountain of the water of Naphtho, and terminates at mount Ephron; and the border will lead to Baal; this is the city of Jarim.

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 will go round from Baal to the sea, and will go on to the mount of Assar behind the city of Jarin northwards; this is Chaslon: and it will come down to the city of Sun, and will go on to the south.

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 terminates behind Accaron northward, and the borders will terminate at Socchoth, and the borders will go on to the south, and will terminate at Lebna, and the issue of the borders will be at the sea; and their borders [shall be] toward the sea, the great sea shall be the boundary.

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 children of Juda 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 Chaleb the son of Jephone he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Juda by the command of God; and Joshua gave him the city of Arboc the metropolis of Enac; this is Chebron.

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

And Chaleb the son of Jephone destroyed thence the three sons of Enac, Susi, and Tholami, and Achima.

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

And Chaleb went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; and the name of Dabir before was 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 Chaleb said, Whosoever shall take and destroy the city of Letters, and master it, to him will I give my daughter Ascha to wife.

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

And Gothoniel the son of Chenez the brother of Chaleb took it; and he gave him Ascha 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 went out that she counselled him, saying, I will ask of my father a field; and she cried from off her ass; and Chaleb 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.

And she said to him, Give me a blessing, for you have set me in the land of Nageb; give me Botthanis: and he gave her Gonaethla the upper, and Gonaethla the lower.

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 Juda.

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 their cities were cities belonging to the tribe of the children of Juda on the borders of Edom by the wilderness, and Baeseleel, and Ara, and Asor,

22 and Kinah and Dimonah, and Adadah, —

and Icam, and Regma, and Aruel,

23 and Kedesh and Hazor, and Ithnan,

and Cades, and Asorionain, and Maenam,

24 Ziph and Talem, and Bealoth,

and Balmaenan, and their villages,

25 and Hazor-hadattah and Kerioth-hezron, the same, is Hazor;

and the cities of Aseron, this [is] Asor,

26 Amam and Shema, and Moladah,

and Sen, and Salmaa, and Molada,

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

and Seri, and Baephalath,

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

and Cholaseola, and Beersabee; and their villages, and their hamlets,

29 Baalah and Iyyim, and Ezem,

Bala and Bacoc, and Asom,

30 and Eltolad and Chesil, and Hormah,

and Elboudad, and Baethel, and Herma,

31 and Ziklag and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

and Sekelac, and Macharim, and Sethennac,

32 and Lebaoth and Shilhim, and En-rimmon, —all the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.

and Labos, and Sale, and Eromoth; twenty-nine cities, and their villages.

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

In the plain country Astaol, and Raa, and Assa,

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

and Ramen, and Tano, and Iluthoth, and Maeani,

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah;

and Jermuth, and Odollam, and Membra, and Saocho, and Jazeca.

36 and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim, —fourteen cities, with their villages.

And Sacarim and Gadera, and its villages; fourteen cities, and their villages;

37 Zenan and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

Senna, and Adasan, and Magadalgad,

38 and Dilan and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

and Dalad, and Maspha, and Jachareel,

39 Lachish and Bozkath, and Eglon,

and Basedoth, and Ideadalea;

40 and Cabbon and Lahmas, and Chithlish,

and Chabra, and Maches, and Maachos,

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

and Geddor, and Bagadiel, and Noman, and Machedan: sixteen cities, and their villages;

42 Libnah and Ether, and Ashan,

Lebna, and Ithac, and Anoch,

43 and Iphtah and Ashnah, and Nezib,

and Jana, and Nasib,

44 and Keilah and Achzib, and Mareshah, —nine cities, with their villages.

and Keilam, and Akiezi, and Kezib, and Bathesar, and Aelom: ten cities, and their villages;

45 Ekron with her towns, and her villages.

Accaron and her villages, and their hamlets:

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

from Accaron, Gemna, and all the cities that are near Asedoth; and 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.

Asiedoth, and her villages, and her hamlets; Gaza, and its villages and its hamlets as far as the river of Egypt, and the great sea is the boundary.

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

And in the hill country Samir, and Jether, and Socha,

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

and Renna and the city of Letters, this [is] Dabir;

50 and Anab and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

and Anon, and Es, and Man, and Aesam,

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

and Gosom, and Chalu, and Channa, and Gelom: eleven cities, and their villages;

52 Arab and Rumah and Eshan,

Aerem, and Remna, and Soma,

53 and Janim and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah,

and Jemain, and Baethachu, and Phacua,

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

and Euma, and the city Arboc, this is Chebron, and Soraith: nine cities and their villages:

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph and Jutah,

Maor, and Chermel, and Ozib, and Itan,

56 and Jezreel and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

and Jariel, and Aricam, and Zacanaim,

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

and Gabaa, and Thamnatha; nine cities, and their villages;

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

Aelua, and Bethsur, and Geddon,

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

and Magaroth, and Baethanam, and Thecum; six cities, and their villages; Theco, and Ephratha, this is Baethleem, and Phagor, and Aetan, and Culon, and Tatam, and Thobes, and Carem, and Galem, and Thether, and Manocho: eleven cities, and their villages,

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

Cariathbaal, this [is] the city of Jarim, and Sotheba: two cities, and their villages:

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

and Baddargeis, and Tharabaam, and Aenon;

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

and Aeochioza, and Naphlazon, and the cities of Sadon, and Ancades; seven 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.

And the Jebusite lived in Jerusalem, and the children of Juda could not destroy them; and the Jebusites lived in Jerusalem to this day.