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;

The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.

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

Their south border was from the uttermost part 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 southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh Barnea, and passed along by Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned towards 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 it passed along to Azmon, went out at the brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.

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.

The east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. The border of the north quarter was from the bay of the 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;

The border went up to Beth Hoglah, and passed along by the 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:

The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking towards Gilgal, that faces the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river. The border passed along 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;

The border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the side of the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem) southward; and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the farthest part 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;

The border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (also called Kiriath 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 about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim (also called Chesalon) on the north, and went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed along by 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 extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out at 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.

The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah 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.

He gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion amongst the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron).

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

Caleb drove out 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.

He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.

16 Then said Caleb, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and captureth it, I will give unto him Achsah, my daughter, to wife.

Caleb said, “He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will 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.

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?

When she came, she had him ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey, and Caleb said, “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.

She said, “Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” So 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 farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah towards the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

22 and Kinah and Dimonah, and Adadah, —

Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

23 and Kedesh and Hazor, and Ithnan,

Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

24 Ziph and Talem, and Bealoth,

Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

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

Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (also called Hazor),

26 Amam and Shema, and Moladah,

Amam, Shema, Moladah,

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

Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,

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

Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

29 Baalah and Iyyim, and Ezem,

Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

30 and Eltolad and Chesil, and Hormah,

Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

31 and Ziklag and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

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

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

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

In the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

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

Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah;

Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

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

Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim); fourteen cities with their villages.

37 Zenan and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,

38 and Dilan and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

39 Lachish and Bozkath, and Eglon,

Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

40 and Cabbon and Lahmas, and Chithlish,

Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,

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

Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.

42 Libnah and Ether, and Ashan,

Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

43 and Iphtah and Ashnah, and Nezib,

Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

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

Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

45 Ekron with her towns, and her villages.

Ekron, with 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 even to the sea, all that were by the side of 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, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with its coastline.

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

In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

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

Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (which is Debir),

50 and Anab and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

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

Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

52 Arab and Rumah and Eshan,

Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

53 and Janim and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah,

Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

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

Humtah, Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph and Jutah,

Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,

56 and Jezreel and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

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

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,

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

Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.

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

Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

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

In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

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

Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi; 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 couldn’t drive them out; but the Jebusites live with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.