< 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.
The lot for the tribe of the descendants of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, toward the Negev in the far 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.
Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks 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 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 about to 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.
and it passed along to Azmon, went out at the Wadi of Egypt; and the border 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 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 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.
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 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.
The border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against 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 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.
The border went up by the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites southward (that is, Jerusalem); 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 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.
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 (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.
and the border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (that is, Kesalon), and went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed along by 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 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 [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.
The west border was to the shore of the Great Sea. This is the border of the descendants of Judah according to 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.
To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the descendants of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (that is, Hebron).
14 And he dispossessed from there Caleb three [the] sons of Anak Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai those born of Anak.
Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
15 And he went up from there against [the] inhabitants of Debir and [the] name of Debir before [was] Kiriath Sepher.
He went up against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was 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.
Caleb said, "He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as 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.
Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as 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.
It happened, when she came, that she had him ask her father for a field. She got off of her donkey, and Caleb said, "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.
She said, "Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water." He gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
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 descendants of Judah according to 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.
The farthest cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south were Kabzeel, and Arad, 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 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 (that 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 Pelet,
28 And Hazar Shual and Beer Sheba and Biziothiah.
and Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages,
29 Baalah and Iim and Ezem.
Baalah, and Iyim, and Ezem,
30 And Eltolad and Kesil and Hormah.
and Eltolad, and Bethul, 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 En Rimmon. All the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.
33 In the Shephelah Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah.
In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, 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 Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and its sheepfolds; fourteen cities with 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 Lahmas, and Kitlish,
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 with their villages.
42 Libnah and Ether and Ashan.
Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
43 And Iphtah and Ashnah and Nezib.
and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
44 And Keilah and Aczib and Mareshah cities nine and villages their.
and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
45 Ekron and daughters its and villages its.
Ekron, with its towns and its villages;
46 From Ekron and west-ward all that [is] on [the] hand of Ashdod and villages their.
from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, 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, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the Wadi 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, and Jattir, and Socoh,
49 And Dannah and Kiriath Sannah that [is] Debir.
and Rannah, and Kiriath Sepher (which 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 with their villages.
52 Arab and Rumah and Eshan.
Arab, and Rumah, and Eshan,
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 Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with 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.
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with 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 with their villages. Tekoa, and Ephrathah (that is, Bethlehem), and Peor, and Etam, and Kolan, and Tatem, and Shoresh, and Kerem, and Gallim, and Bether, and Manocho; eleven cities 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 with 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 Ir Hamelach, and En Gedi; six cities 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.
As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the descendants of Judah couldn't drive them out; but the Jebusites live with the descendants of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

< Joshua 15 >