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, for their families, is to the border of Edom; the wilderness of Zin southward, at the extremity 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 to them the south border is at the extremity of the Salt Sea, from the bay which is looking 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 has gone out to the south to Maaleh-Akrabbim, and passed over to Zin, and gone up on the south to Kadesh-Barnea, and passed over [to] Hezron, and gone up to Adar, and turned around 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.

and passed over [to] Azmon, and gone out [at] the Brook of Egypt, and the outgoings of the border have been at the sea; this is the south border to you.

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 [is] the Salt Sea, to the extremity of the Jordan, and the border at the north quarter [is] from the bay of the sea, at the extremity 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 has gone up [to] Beth-Hoglah, and passed over on the north of Beth-Arabah, and the border has gone up [to] the stone of Bohan 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 has gone up toward Debir from the Valley of Achor, and northward looking to Gilgal, which [is] opposite the ascent of Adummim, which [is] on the south of the brook, and the border has passed over to the waters of En-Shemesh, and its outgoings have been to 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 has gone up the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite on the south (it [is] Jerusalem), and the border has gone up to the top of the hill-country which [is] on the front of the Valley of Hinnom westward, which [is] in the extremity of the Valley of the 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 has been marked out, from the top of the hill-country to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and has gone out to the cities of Mount Ephron, and the border has been marked out [to] Ba‘alah (it [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 has gone around from Ba‘alah westward, to Mount Seir, and passed over to the side of Mount Jearim (it [is] Chesalon), on the north, and gone down [to] Beth-Shemesh, and passed over 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 has gone out to the side of Ekron northward, and the border has been marked out [to] Shicron, and has passed over to Mount Ba‘alah, and gone out [to] Jabneel; and the outgoings of the border have been 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] to the Great Sea, and [its] border; this [is] the border of the sons of Judah all around for 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 son of Jephunneh he has given a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, according to the command of YHWH to Joshua, [even] the city of Arba, father of Anak—it [is] Hebron.

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

And Caleb is dispossessing there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, 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 goes up there to the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir [was] formerly 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 says, “He who strikes Kirjath-Sephar, and has captured it—I have given my daughter Achsah to him for a wife.”

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

And Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, captures it, and he gives his daughter Achsah to him for a 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 comes to pass, in her coming in, that she persuades him to ask [for] a field from her father, and she comes down off the donkey, and Caleb says to her, “What do you [want]?”

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 says, “Give a blessing to me; when you have given me the land of the south, then you have given springs of waters to me”; and he gives the upper springs and the lower springs to her.

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, for 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 at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah are to the border of Edom in the south, 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 (it [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-Palet,

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

and Hazar-Shual, and Beer-Sheba, and Bizjothjah,

29 Baalah and Iyyim, and Ezem,

Ba‘alah, 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-nine, and their villages.

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

In the low country: 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, 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 and 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 Kithlish,

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 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 and their villages.

45 Ekron with her towns, and her villages.

Ekron and 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 and westward, all that [are] by the side of Ashdod, 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.

Ashdod, its towns and its villages, Gaza, its towns and its villages, to the Brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea, and [its] border.

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 Kirjath-Sannah (it [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 villages.

52 Arab and Rumah and Eshan,

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

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 (it [is] Hebron), and Zior; nine cities and 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 and 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 and their villages.

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

Kirjath-Ba‘al (it [is] Kirjath-Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities and 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 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.

As for the Jebusites, inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah have not been able to dispossess them, and the Jebusite dwells with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.