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.

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 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.

and to them the south border is at the extremity of the Salt Sea, from the bay which is looking southward;

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.

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 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.

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 [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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 [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 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 [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.

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 he dispossessed from there Caleb three [the] sons of Anak Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai those born 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 there against [the] inhabitants of Debir and [the] name of Debir before [was] Kiriath Sepher.

and he goes up there to the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir [was] formerly Kirjath-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 says, “He who strikes Kirjath-Sephar, and has captured it—I have given my daughter Achsah to him for a wife.”

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.

And Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, captures it, and he gives his daughter Achsah to him for a wife.

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.

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! 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.

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

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families.

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.

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 Telem and Bealoth.

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

25 And Hazor - Hadattah and Kerioth Hezron that [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 Hazar Shual and Beer Sheba and Biziothiah.

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

29 Baalah and Iim and Ezem.

Ba‘alah, and Iim, and Azem,

30 And Eltolad and Kesil 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 Ain and Rimmon all [the] cities [were] twenty and nine and villages their.

and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon; all the cities [are] twenty-nine, and their villages.

33 In the Shephelah 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 cities four-teen and villages their.

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 Dilean and Mizpah 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 Kitlish.

and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

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

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 Aczib and Mareshah cities nine and villages their.

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

45 Ekron and daughters its and villages its.

Ekron and its towns and its villages,

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

from Ekron and westward, all that [are] by the side of Ashdod, and 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, 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 that [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 cities one [plus] ten and villages their.

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

52 Arab and Rumah and Eshan.

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

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

and Janum, and Beth-Tappuah, and Aphekah,

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

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

55 Maon - Carmel and Ziph and Juttah.

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

56 And Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah.

and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

57 Kain Gibeah and Timnah cities ten and villages their.

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 cities six and villages their.

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

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

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

61 In the wilderness Beth Arabah Middin and Secacah.

In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

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

and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-Gedi; six cities and 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.

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.