Joshua 15

1 And it was the lot of [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Judah to clans their to [the] border of Edom [the] wilderness of Zin [the] south towards from [the] end of [the] south.

Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:

2 And it was to them border of [the] south from [the] end of [the] Sea of Salt from the bay which faces [the] south towards.

Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,

3 And it goes out to from [the] south of [the] ascent of scorpions and it passes on Zin towards and it goes up from [the] south of Kadesh Barnea and it passes on Hezron and it goes up Addar towards and it turns Karka towards.

proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.

4 And it passes on Azmon towards and it goes out [the] wadi of Egypt (and they are *Q(K)*) ([the] extremities of *LAH(b)*) the territory west-ward this it will be of you border of [the] south.

It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.

5 And [the] border east-ward [is] [the] Sea of Salt to [the] end of the Jordan and [the] border of [the] side of north-ward [is] from [the] bay of the sea from [the] end of the Jordan.

The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,

6 And it goes up the border Beth Hoglah and it passes on from [the] north of Beth Arabah and it goes up the border [the] stone of Bohan [the] son of Reuben.

went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

7 And it goes up the border - Debir towards from [the] valley of Achor and north-ward [it is] turning to Gilgal which [is] opposite to [the] ascent of Adummim which [is] from [the] south of the wadi and it passes on the border to [the] waters of En Shemesh and they are extremities its to En Rogel.

Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.

8 And it goes up the border [the] valley of Ben Hinnom to [the] slope of the Jebusite[s] from [the] south that [is] Jerusalem and it goes up the border to [the] top of the mountain which [is] on [the] face of [the] valley of [Ben] Hinnom west-ward which [is] at [the] end of [the] valley of [the] Rephaites north-ward.

From there the border went up the Valley of Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

9 And it turns the border from [the] top of the mountain to [the] spring of [the] waters of Nephtoah and it goes out to [the] cities of [the] mountain of Ephron and it turns the border Baalah that [is] Kiriath Jearim.

From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).

10 And it turns the border from Baalah west-ward to [the] mountain of Seir and it passes on to [the] slope of [the] mountain of Jearim from north-ward that [is] Kesalon and it goes down Beth Shemesh and it passes on Timnah.

The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

11 And it goes out the border to [the] slope of Ekron north-ward and it turns the border Shikkeron towards and it passes on [the] mountain of Baalah and it goes out Jabneel and they are [the] extremities of the territory west-ward.

Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.

12 And [the] border of [the] west [is] the sea towards great and territory this [is] [the] border of [the] descendants of Judah around to clans their.

And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.

13 And to Caleb [the] son of Jephunneh someone gave a portion in among [the] descendants of Judah to [the] mouth of Yahweh to Joshua Kiriath Arba [the] father of Anak that [is] Hebron.

According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

14 And he dispossessed from there Caleb three [the] sons of Anak Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai those born of Anak.

And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

15 And he went up from there against [the] inhabitants of Debir and [the] name of Debir before [was] Kiriath Sepher.

From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).

16 And he said Caleb [the one] who he will strike Kiriath Sepher and he will capture it and I will give to him Achsah daughter my to a wife.

And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”

17 And he captured it Othniel [the] son of Kenaz [the] brother of Caleb and he gave to him Achsah daughter his to a wife.

So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.

18 And it was when came she and she incited him to ask from with father her a field and she went down from on the donkey and he said to her Caleb what? [is] to you.

One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

19 And she said give! to me a blessing for [the] land of the Negev you have given to me and you will give to me springs of water and he gave to her springs upper and springs lower.

“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

20 This [was] [the] inheritance of [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Judah to clans their.

This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah.

21 And they were the cities from [the] end of [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Judah to [the] border of Edom in the south Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur.

These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: 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 Telem and Bealoth.

Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

25 And Hazor - Hadattah and Kerioth Hezron that [is] Hazor.

Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, 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 Hazar Shual and Beer Sheba and Biziothiah.

Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

29 Baalah and Iim and Ezem.

Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

30 And Eltolad and Kesil and Hormah.

Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

31 And Ziklag and Madmannah and Sansannah.

Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

32 And Lebaoth and Shilhim and Ain and Rimmon all [the] cities [were] twenty and nine and villages their.

Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages.

33 In the Shephelah Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah.

These were in the foothills: 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 cities four-teen and villages their.

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

37 Zenan and Hadashah and Migdal Gad.

Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,

38 And Dilean and Mizpah and Joktheel.

Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,

39 Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon.

Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

40 And Cabbon and Lahmas and Kitlish.

Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,

41 And Gederoth Beth Dagon and Naamah and Makkedah cities six-teen and villages their.

Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along 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 Aczib and Mareshah cities nine and villages their.

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

45 Ekron and daughters its and villages its.

Ekron, with its towns and villages;

46 From Ekron and west-ward all that [is] on [the] hand of Ashdod and villages their.

from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;

47 Ashdod daughters its and villages its Gaza daughters its and villages its to [the] wadi of Egypt and the sea (great *Q(K)*) and territory.

Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.

48 And in the hill country Shamir and Jattir and Socoh.

These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

49 And Dannah and Kiriath Sannah that [is] Debir.

Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

50 And Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim.

Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

51 And Goshen and Holon and Giloh cities one [plus] ten and villages their.

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

52 Arab and Rumah and Eshan.

Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

53 (And Janum *Q(K)*) and Beth Tappuah and Aphekah.

Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

54 And Humtah and Kiriath Arba that [is] Hebron and Zior cities nine and villages their.

Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.

55 Maon - Carmel and Ziph and Juttah.

Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

56 And Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah.

Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

57 Kain Gibeah and Timnah cities ten and villages their.

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

58 Halhul Beth Zur and Gedor.

Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

59 And Maarath and Beth Anoth and Eltekon cities six and villages their.

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

60 Kiriath Baal that [is] Kiriath Jearim and Rabbah cities two and villages their.

Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.

61 In the wilderness Beth Arabah Middin and Secacah.

These were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,

62 And Nibshan and [the] city of Salt and En Gedi cities six and villages their.

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

63 And the Jebusite[s] [the] inhabitants of Jerusalem not (they were able *Q(K)*) [the] descendants of Judah to dispossess them and he has dwelt the Jebusite[s] with [the] descendants of Judah in Jerusalem until the day this.

But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.