Joshua 15

1 and to be [the] allotted to/for tribe son: descendant/people Judah to/for family their to(wards) border: boundary Edom wilderness Zin south [to] from end south

And so, the lot of the sons of Judah, by their families, was this: from the border of Edom, to the desert of Sin toward the south, and even to the furthest part of the southern region.

2 and to be to/for them border: boundary south from end sea [the] Salt (Sea) from [the] tongue: bar [the] to turn south [to]

Its beginning was from the summit of the very salty sea, and from its bay, which looks toward the south.

3 and to come out: extends to(wards) from south to/for ascent Akrabbim and to pass Zin [to] and to ascend: rise from south to/for Kadesh-barnea Kadesh-barnea and to pass Hezron and to ascend: rise Addar [to] and to turn: turn [the] Karka [to]

And it extends toward the ascent of the Scorpion, and it passes on to Sinai. And it ascends into Kadesh-barnea, and it passes through to Hezron, ascending to Addar, and encompassing Karka.

4 and to pass Azmon [to] and to come out: extends Brook (Brook of) Egypt (and to be *Q(K)*) (outgoing *LAH(b)*) [the] border: boundary sea [to] this to be to/for you border: boundary south

And from there, it passes on to Azmon, and reaches to the torrent of Egypt. And its boundary shall be the great sea; this shall be the limit of the southern region.

5 and border: boundary east [to] sea [the] Salt (Sea) till end [the] Jordan and border: boundary to/for side north [to] from tongue: bar [the] sea from end [the] Jordan

Yet truly, toward the east, the beginning shall be the very salty sea, even to the limit of the Jordan, and that which looks toward the north, from the bay of the sea, even to the same river Jordan.

6 and to ascend: rise [the] border: boundary Beth-hoglah Beth-hoglah and to pass from north to/for Beth-arabah [the] Beth-arabah and to ascend: rise [the] border: boundary stone Bohan son: child Reuben

And the border ascends into Beth-hoglah, and it crosses from the north into Beth-Arabah, ascending to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben.

7 and to ascend: rise [the] border: boundary Debir [to] from Valley (of Achor) (Valley of) Achor and north [to] to turn to(wards) [the] Gilgal which before to/for ascent Adummim which from south to/for torrent: valley and to pass [the] border: boundary to(wards) water En-shemesh En-shemesh and to be outgoing his to(wards) En-rogel En-rogel

And it reaches as far as the borders of Debara, from the Valley of Achor, to the north, looking toward Gilgal, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, on the southern part of the torrent. And it crosses the waters that are called the Fountain of the Sun. And its exit shall be at the Fountain of Rogel.

8 and to ascend: rise [the] border: boundary Valley son: child (Topheth of son of) Hinnom to(wards) shoulder [the] Jebus from south he/she/it Jerusalem and to ascend: rise [the] border: boundary to(wards) head: top [the] mountain: mount which upon face: before Valley (Topheth of son of) Hinnom sea: west [to] which in/on/with end Valley (of Rephaim) (Valley of) Rephaim north [to]

And it ascends by the steep valley of the son of Hinnom, from the side of the Jebusite, toward the south; this is Jerusalem. And from there, it raises itself to the top of the mountain, which is opposite Geennom to the west, at the top of the Valley of the Rephaim, to the north.

9 and to border [the] border: boundary from head: top [the] mountain: mount to(wards) spring water Nephtoah and to come out: extends to(wards) city mountain: mount (Mount) Ephron and to border [the] border: boundary Baalah he/she/it Kiriath-jearim Kiriath-jearim

And it passes through, from the top of the mountain, even to the fountain of the Water of Nephtoah. And it continues on, as far as the villages of mount Ephron. And it inclines toward Baalah, which is Kiriath-jearim, that is, the City of Forests.

10 and to turn: surround [the] border: boundary from Baalah sea: west [to] to(wards) mountain: mount (Mount) Seir and to pass to(wards) shoulder mountain: mount (Mount) Jearim from north [to] he/she/it Chesalon and to go down Beth-shemesh Beth-shemesh and to pass Timnah

And it circles from Baalah, to the west, as far as mount Seir. And it passes by the side of mount Jearim, to the north, into Chesalon. And it descends into Beth-shemesh, and it passes through to Timnah.

11 and to come out: extends [the] border: boundary to(wards) shoulder Ekron north [to] and to border [the] border: boundary Shikkeron [to] and to pass mountain: mount [the] (Mount) Baalah and to come out: extends Jabneel and to be outgoing [the] border: boundary sea [to]

And it continues on, toward the north, to a region beside Ekron. And it inclines toward Shikkeron, and it crosses to mount Baalah. And it extends into Jabneel, and the last part closes at the west with the great sea.

12 and border: boundary sea: west [the] sea [to] [the] Great (Sea) and border: boundary this border: boundary son: descendant/people Judah around to/for family their

These are the borders of the sons of Judah, in their families, on all sides.

13 and to/for Caleb son: child Jephunneh to give: give portion in/on/with midst son: descendant/people Judah to(wards) lip: word LORD to/for Joshua [obj] Kiriath-arba Kiriath-arba father [the] Anak he/she/it Hebron

Yet truly, to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, just as the Lord had instructed him: the City of Arba, the father of Anak, which is Hebron.

14 and to possess: take from there Caleb [obj] three son: descendant/people [the] Anak [obj] Sheshai and [obj] Ahiman and [obj] Talmai born [the] Anak

And Caleb destroyed from it the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, of the stock of Anak.

15 and to ascend: rise from there to(wards) to dwell Debir and name Debir to/for face: before Kiriath-sannah Kiriath-sannah

And ascending further from there, he came to the inhabitants of Debir, which before was called Kiriath-Sepher, that is, the City of Letters.

16 and to say Caleb which to smite [obj] Kiriath-sannah Kiriath-sannah and to capture her and to give: give(marriage) to/for him [obj] Achsah daughter my to/for woman: wife

And Caleb said, “Whoever will have struck down Kiriath-Sepher, and will have seized it, I will give to him Achsah, my daughter, as wife.”

17 and to capture her Othniel son: child Kenaz brother: male-sibling Caleb and to give: give(marriage) to/for him [obj] Achsah daughter his to/for woman: wife

And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, seized it. And he gave him Achsah, his daughter, as wife.

18 and to be in/on/with to come (in): come she and to incite him to/for to ask from with father her land: country and to descend from upon [the] donkey and to say to/for her Caleb what? to/for you

And as they were traveling together, she was urged by her husband that she ask her father for a field. And she sighed, as she was sitting on her donkey. And Caleb said to her, “What is it?”

19 and to say to give: give [emph?] to/for me blessing for land: country/planet [the] Negeb to give: give me and to give: give to/for me bowl water and to give: give to/for her [obj] bowl upper and [obj] bowl lower

But she answered: “Give a blessing to me. You have given to me a southern and dry land; join to it also a watered land.” And so Caleb gave to her the watered land above and below it.

20 this inheritance tribe son: descendant/people Judah to/for family their

This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by their families.

21 and to be [the] city from end to/for tribe son: descendant/people Judah to(wards) border: boundary Edom in/on/with Negeb [to] Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur

And the cities, from the furthest parts of the sons of Judah, beside the borders of Edom to the south, were: 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 Kadesh and Hazor and Ithnan,

24 Ziph and Telem and Bealoth

Ziph and Telem and Bealoth,

25 and Hazor-hadattah Hazor-hadattah and Kerioth (Kerioth)-hezron he/she/it Hazor

new Hazor and Kerioth-Hezron, which is Hazor,

26 Amam and Shema and Moladah

Amam, Shema, and Moladah,

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

and Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon and Bethpelet,

28 and Hazar-shual Hazar-shual and Beersheba Beersheba and Biziothiah

and Hazar-shual and Beersheba and Biziothiah,

29 Baalah and Iim and Ezem

and Baalah and Iim and Ezem,

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 Ain and Rimmon all city twenty and nine and village their

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

33 in/on/with Shephelah Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah

Truly, in the plains, there were: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah,

34 and Zanoah and En-gannim En-gannim Tappuah and [the] Enam

and Zanoah and Engannim, and Tappuah and Enam,

35 Jarmuth and Adullam Socoh and Azekah

and Jarmuth and Adullam, Socoh and Azekah,

36 and Shaaraim and Adithaim and [the] Gederah and Gederothaim city four ten and village their

and Shaaraim and Adithaim, and Gederah and Gederothaim: fourteen cities, and their villages.

37 Zenan and Hadashah and Migdal-gad Migdal-gad

Zenan and Hadashah and Middalgad,

38 and Dilean and [the] Mizpeh and Joktheel

Dilean and Mizpeh and Joktheel,

39 Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon

Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon,

40 and Cabbon and Lahmam and Chitlish

Cabbon and Lahmam and Chitlish,

41 and Gederoth Beth-dagon Beth-dagon and Naamah and Makkedah city six ten and village their

and Gederoth and Bethdagon, 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

Iphtah and Ashnah and Nezib,

44 and Keilah and Achzib and Mareshah city nine and village their

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

45 Ekron and daughter: village her and village her

Ekron, with its towns and villages:

46 from Ekron and sea [to] all which upon hand: to Ashdod and village their

from Ekron, as far as the sea, all that inclines toward Ashdod, and its villages.

47 Ashdod daughter: village her and village her Gaza daughter: village her and village her till Brook (Brook of) Egypt and [the] sea ([the] Great (Sea) *Q(K)*) and border: boundary

Ashdod, with its towns and villages. Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the torrent of Egypt, with the great sea as its border.

48 and in/on/with mountain: hill country Shamir and Jattir and Socoh

And on the mountain, Shamir and Jattir and Socoh,

49 and Dannah and Kiriath-sannah Kiriath-sannah he/she/it Debir

and Dannah, and Kiriath-Sannah, which is Debir,

50 and Anab and Eshtemoa and Anim

Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim,

51 and Goshen and Holon and Giloh city one ten and village their

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

52 Arab and Dumah and Eshan

Arab and Dumah and Eshan,

53 (and Janim *Q(K)*) and Beth-tappuah Beth-tappuah and Aphekah

and Janim and Beth-Tappuah and Aphekah,

54 and Humtah and Kiriath-arba Kiriath-arba he/she/it Hebron and Zior city nine and village their

Humtah and Kiriath-Arba, which is Hebron, and Zior: nine cities, and their villages.

55 Maon Carmel and Ziph and Juttah

Maon and Carmel, and Ziph and Juttah,

56 and Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah

Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah,

57 [the] Kain Gibeah and Timnah city ten and village their

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities, and their villages.

58 Halhul Beth-zur Beth-zur and Gedor

Halhul and Bethzur and Gedor,

59 and Maarath and Beth-anoth Beth-anoth and Eltekon city six and village their

Maarath and Bethanoth and Eltekon: six cities, and their villages.

60 Kiriath-baal Kiriath-baal he/she/it Kiriath-jearim Kiriath-jearim and [the] Rabbah city two and village their

Kiriath-baal, which is Kiriath-jearim, the City of Forests, and Rabbah: two cities, and their villages.

61 in/on/with wilderness Beth-arabah Beth-arabah Middin and Secacah

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

62 and [the] Nibshan and City of Salt [the] City of Salt and Engedi Engedi city six and village their

and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities, and their villages.

63 and with [the] Jebusite to dwell Jerusalem not (be able *Q(K)*) son: descendant/people Judah to/for to possess: take them and to dwell [the] Jebusite with son: descendant/people Judah in/on/with Jerusalem till [the] day: today [the] this

But the sons of Judah were not able to destroy the Jebusite inhabitants of Jerusalem. And so the Jebusite lived with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem, even to the present day.