Joshua 15
1 The land that was allotted to the tribe of Judah was divided among its clans. That land extended south along the border of the Edom region, as far as the Zin Desert.
| וַיְהִ֣י הַגֹּורָ֗ל לְמַטֵּ֛ה בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם אֶל־גְּב֨וּל אֱדֹ֧ום מִדְבַּר־צִ֛ן נֶ֖גְבָּה מִקְצֵ֥ה תֵימָֽן׃ |
2 The southern border of the land that was allotted to the tribe of Judah started at the south end of the Dead Sea [and extended west].
| וַיְהִ֤י לָהֶם֙ גְּב֣וּל נֶ֔גֶב מִקְצֵ֖ה יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֑לַח מִן־הַלָּשֹׁ֖ן הַפֹּנֶ֥ה נֶֽגְבָּה׃ |
3 It extended south of Scorpion Pass to Zin [Desert], and from there west to a place south of Kadesh-Barnea, past Hezron [town], to Addar [town], and from there it turned [northwest] to Karka [town].
| וְ֠יָצָא אֶל־מִנֶּ֜גֶב לְמַעֲלֵ֤ה עַקְרַבִּים֙ וְעָ֣בַר צִ֔נָה וְעָלָ֥ה מִנֶּ֖גֶב לְקָדֵ֣שׁ בַּרְנֵ֑עַ וְעָבַ֤ר חֶצְרֹון֙ וְעָלָ֣ה אַדָּ֔רָה וְנָסַ֖ב הַקַּרְקָֽעָה׃ |
4 From there it continued to Azmon, and from there to the dry riverbed on the border of Egypt, and from there [west] to the [Mediterranean] Sea. That was the southern border.
| וְעָבַ֣ר עַצְמֹ֗ונָה וְיָצָא֙ נַ֣חַל מִצְרַ֔יִם וְהָיָה (וְהָי֛וּ) תֹּצְאֹ֥ות הַגְּב֖וּל יָ֑מָּה זֶה־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם גְּב֥וּל נֶֽגֶב׃ |
5 The eastern border of the land of the tribe of Judah was the Dead Sea, and it extended [north] to [where the Jordan River ends at] the Dead Sea.
| וּגְב֥וּל קֵ֙דְמָה֙ יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לַח עַד־קְצֵ֖ה הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וּגְב֞וּל לִפְאַ֤ת צָפֹ֙ונָה֙ מִלְּשֹׁ֣ון הַיָּ֔ם מִקְצֵ֖ה הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ |
6 The northern border started where the Jordan River ends at the Dead Sea. It extended [north] to Beth-Hoglah [town], and from there it extended north of Beth-Arabah [town] to the [big] stone [set up by] Reuben’s son Bohan.
| וְעָלָ֤ה הַגְּבוּל֙ בֵּ֣ית חָגְלָ֔ה וְעָבַ֕ר מִצְּפֹ֖ון לְבֵ֣ית הָעֲרָבָ֑ה וְעָלָ֣ה הַגְּב֔וּל אֶ֥בֶן בֹּ֖הַן בֶּן־רְאוּבֵֽן׃ |
7 From there the border continued west through Achor Valley to Debir [city]. From there it turned north to Gilgal [city]. Gilgal is north of the road that goes through Adummim Pass, on the south side of the valley. From Gilgal the border extended west to the springs at En-Shemesh, and from there to En-Rogel.
| וְעָלָ֨ה הַגְּב֥וּל ׀ דְּבִרָה֮ מֵעֵ֣מֶק עָכֹור֒ וְצָפֹ֜ונָה פֹּנֶ֣ה אֶל־הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל אֲשֶׁר־נֹ֙כַח֙ לְמַעֲלֵ֣ה אֲדֻמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִנֶּ֖גֶב לַנָּ֑חַל וְעָבַ֤ר הַגְּבוּל֙ אֶל־מֵי־עֵ֣ין שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ וְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו אֶל־עֵ֥ין רֹגֵֽל׃ |
8 From there it extended through Ben-Hinnom Valley, south of the city where the Jebus people-group lived. (That city is now named Jerusalem.) From there the border extended to the top of the hill on the west side of Hinnom Valley, at the northern end of the valley where the Repha [giants] lived.
| וְעָלָ֨ה הַגְּב֜וּל גֵּ֣י בֶן־הִנֹּ֗ם אֶל־כֶּ֤תֶף הַיְבוּסִי֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶב הִ֖יא יְרֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְעָלָ֨ה הַגְּב֜וּל אֶל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֗ר אֲ֠שֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵ֤י גֵֽי־הִנֹּם֙ יָ֔מָּה אֲשֶׁ֛ר בִּקְצֵ֥ה עֵֽמֶק־רְפָאִ֖ים צָפֹֽנָה׃ |
9 From there the border extended [northwest] to Nephtoah Spring, and from there to the cities near Ephron Mountain. From there the border extended [west] toward Baalah, which is now named Kiriath-Jearim.
| וְתָאַ֨ר הַגְּב֜וּל מֵרֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֗ר אֶל־מַעְיַן֙ מֵ֣י נֶפְתֹּ֔וחַ וְיָצָ֖א אֶל־עָרֵ֣י הַר־עֶפְרֹ֑ון וְתָאַ֤ר הַגְּבוּל֙ בַּעֲלָ֔ה הִ֖יא קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִֽים׃ |
10 Then the border extended further west to Seir Mountain. Then it continued [southwest] along the north side of Jearim Mountain, which is also named Kesalon, to Beth-Shemesh [city]. From there it extended [northwest] past Timnah [city],
| וְנָסַב֩ הַגְּב֨וּל מִבַּעֲלָ֥ה יָ֙מָּה֙ אֶל־הַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֔יר וְעָבַ֕ר אֶל־כֶּ֧תֶף הַר־יְעָרִ֛ים מִצָּפֹ֖ונָה הִ֣יא כְסָלֹ֑ון וְיָרַ֥ד בֵּֽית־שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ וְעָבַ֥ר תִּמְנָֽה׃ |
11 to the hill north of Ekron [city]. From there it extended [west] to Shikkeron [town] and past Baalah Mountain to Jabneel [town], then [northwest] to the [Mediterranean] Sea.
| וְיָצָ֨א הַגְּב֜וּל אֶל־כֶּ֣תֶף עֶקְרֹון֮ צָפֹונָה֒ וְתָאַ֤ר הַגְּבוּל֙ שִׁכְּרֹ֔ונָה וְעָבַ֥ר הַר־הַֽבַּעֲלָ֖ה וְיָצָ֣א יַבְנְאֵ֑ל וְהָי֛וּ תֹּצְאֹ֥ות הַגְּב֖וּל יָֽמָּה׃ |
12 The western border of the land that was allotted to the tribe of Judah was the Mediterranean Sea. All the clans of Judah lived inside those borders.
| וּגְב֣וּל יָ֔ם הַיָּ֥מָּה הַגָּדֹ֖ול וּגְב֑וּל זֶ֠ה גְּב֧וּל בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֛ה סָבִ֖יב לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ |
13 Yahweh commanded Joshua to give part of the land for the tribe of Judah to Caleb. So he gave to Caleb Kiriath-Arba [city], which is now named Hebron. (Arba was the ancestor of the Anak people-group.)
| וּלְכָלֵ֣ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֗ה נָ֤תַן חֵ֙לֶק֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לִֽיהֹושֻׁ֑עַ אֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע אֲבִ֥י הָעֲנָ֖ק הִ֥יא חֶבְרֹֽון׃ |
14 Caleb forced the three clans of the Anak people-group to leave Hebron. Those were the Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai clans.
| וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙ כָּלֵ֔ב אֶת־שְׁלֹושָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן֙ וְאֶת־תַּלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָֽק׃ |
15 Then Caleb left there and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
| וַיַּ֣עַל מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י דְּבִ֑ר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִ֥ר לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר׃ |
16 Caleb said, “If someone attacks [the people in] Kiriath-Sepher and captures their city, I will give my daughter Acsah to him to be his wife.”
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר כָּלֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּ֥ה אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵ֖פֶר וּלְכָדָ֑הּ וְנָתַ֥תִּי לֹ֛ו אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתִּ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ |
17 Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter to him.
| וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּ עָתְנִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן־קְנַ֖ז אֲחִ֣י כָלֵ֑ב וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֛ו אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתֹּ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ |
18 When Caleb’s daughter married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give her a field. Then Acsah went to talk with her father Caleb. As she got down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “Do you want something?”
| וַיְהִ֣י בְּבֹואָ֗הּ וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ לִשְׁאֹ֤ול מֵֽאֵת־אָבִ֙יהָ֙ שָׂדֶ֔ה וַתִּצְנַ֖ח מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמֹ֑ור וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ כָּלֵ֖ב מַה־לָּֽךְ׃ |
19 Acsah replied, “Yes, I want you to do something for me. You have given me some land in the southern part of Canaan, [but there is no water there]. So please give me some [land that has] springs.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs [near Hebron].
| וַתֹּ֜אמֶר תְּנָה־לִּ֣י בְרָכָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ נְתַתָּ֔נִי וְנָתַתָּ֥ה לִ֖י גֻּלֹּ֣ת מָ֑יִם וַיִּתֶּן־לָ֗הּ אֵ֚ת גֻּלֹּ֣ת עִלִּיֹּ֔ות וְאֵ֖ת גֻּלֹּ֥ת תַּחְתִּיֹּֽות׃ פ |
20 [Here is a list of the towns in] the land [that God had promised to] give to the tribe of Judah. Each clan was allotted some of the land.
| זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־יְהוּדָ֖ה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ |
21 The tribe of Judah was allotted all these towns in the southern [desert area of Canaan], near the border of the Edom [region]: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
| וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ הֶעָרִ֗ים מִקְצֵה֙ לְמַטֵּ֣ה בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־גְּב֥וּל אֱדֹ֖ום בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה קַבְצְאֵ֥ל וְעֵ֖דֶר וְיָגֽוּר׃ |
22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
| וְקִינָ֥ה וְדִֽימֹונָ֖ה וְעַדְעָדָֽה׃ |
23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
| וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ וְחָצֹ֖ור וְיִתְנָֽן׃ |
24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
| זִ֥יף וָטֶ֖לֶם וּבְעָלֹֽות׃ |
25 Hazor-Hadattah, Kerioth-Hezron (which is also named Hazor),
| וְחָצֹ֤ור ׀ חֲדַתָּה֙ וּקְרִיֹּ֔ות חֶצְרֹ֖ון הִ֥יא חָצֹֽור׃ |
26 Amam, Shema, Molodah,
| אֲמָ֥ם וּשְׁמַ֖ע וּמֹולָדָֽה׃ |
27 Hazar-Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-Pelet,
| וַחֲצַ֥ר גַּדָּ֛ה וְחֶשְׁמֹ֖ון וּבֵ֥ית פָּֽלֶט׃ |
28 Hazar-Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
| וַחֲצַ֥ר שׁוּעָ֛ל וּבְאֵ֥ר שֶׁ֖בַע וּבִזְיֹותְיָֽה׃ |
29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
| בַּעֲלָ֥ה וְעִיִּ֖ים וָעָֽצֶם׃ |
30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
| וְאֶלְתֹּולַ֥ד וּכְסִ֖יל וְחָרְמָֽה׃ |
31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
| וְצִֽקְלַ֥ג וּמַדְמַנָּ֖ה וְסַנְסַנָּֽה׃ |
32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. There were 29 towns altogether and their surrounding villages.
| וּלְבָאֹ֥ות וְשִׁלְחִ֖ים וְעַ֣יִן וְרִמֹּ֑ון כָּל־עָרִ֛ים עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וָתֵ֖שַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ ס |
33 The tribe of Judah was allotted these towns in the [northern part of the western] foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
| בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה אֶשְׁתָּאֹ֥ול וְצָרְעָ֖ה וְאַשְׁנָֽה׃ |
34 Zanoah, En-Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
| וְזָנֹ֙וחַ֙ וְעֵ֣ין גַּנִּ֔ים תַּפּ֖וּחַ וְהָעֵינָֽם׃ |
35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
| יַרְמוּת֙ וַעֲדֻלָּ֔ם שֹׂוכֹ֖ה וַעֲזֵקָֽה׃ |
36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (which is also named Gederothaim). Altogether there were 14 towns and their surrounding villages.
| וְשַׁעֲרַ֙יִם֙ וַעֲדִיתַ֔יִם וְהַגְּדֵרָ֖ה וּגְדֵרֹתָ֑יִם עָרִ֥ים אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ |
37 [The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in the southern part of the western foothills]: Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-Gad,
| צְנָ֥ן וַחֲדָשָׁ֖ה וּמִגְדַּל־גָּֽד׃ |
38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
| וְדִלְעָ֥ן וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה וְיָקְתְאֵֽל׃ |
39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
| לָכִ֥ישׁ וּבָצְקַ֖ת וְעֶגְלֹֽון׃ |
40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
| וְכַבֹּ֥ון וְלַחְמָ֖ס וְכִתְלִֽישׁ׃ |
41 Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah. There were 16 towns altogether and their surrounding villages.
| וּגְדֵרֹ֕ות בֵּית־דָּגֹ֥ון וְנַעֲמָ֖ה וּמַקֵּדָ֑ה עָרִ֥ים שֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ ס |
42 The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in [the central part of] the western foothills: Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
| לִבְנָ֥ה וָעֶ֖תֶר וְעָשָֽׁן׃ |
43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
| וְיִפְתָּ֥ח וְאַשְׁנָ֖ה וּנְצִֽיב׃ |
44 Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah. There were nine towns altogether, with their surrounding villages.
| וּקְעִילָ֥ה וְאַכְזִ֖יב וּמָֽרֵאשָׁ֑ה עָרִ֥ים תֵּ֖שַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ |
45 The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns [close to the Mediterranean Sea] with their surrounding villages: Ekron and the towns between Ekron and the coast, Ashdod, and Gaza. The area extended south to the dry riverbed on the border of Egypt.
| עֶקְרֹ֥ון וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ וַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ׃ |
| מֵעֶקְרֹ֖ון וָיָ֑מָּה כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־עַל־יַ֥ד אַשְׁדֹּ֖וד וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ |
| אַשְׁדֹּ֞וד בְּנֹותֶ֣יהָ וַחֲצֵרֶ֗יהָ עַזָּ֥ה בְּנֹותֶ֥יהָ וַחֲצֵרֶ֖יהָ עַד־נַ֣חַל מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהַיָּ֥ם הַגָּבֹול (הַגָּדֹ֖ול) וּגְבֽוּל׃ ס |
48 The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in [the southwest part of] the hilly region: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
| וּבָהָ֑ר שָׁמִ֥יר וְיַתִּ֖יר וְשֹׂוכֹֽה׃ |
49 Dannah, Kiriath-Sannah (which is now named Debir),
| וְדַנָּ֥ה וְקִרְיַת־סַנָּ֖ה הִ֥יא דְבִֽר׃ |
50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
| וַעֲנָ֥ב וְאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖ה וְעָנִֽים׃ |
51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. There were eleven towns with their surrounding villages.
| וְגֹ֥שֶׁן וְחֹלֹ֖ן וְגִלֹ֑ה עָרִ֥ים אַֽחַת־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ |
52 The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in [the south-central part of] the hilly region: Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
| אֲרַ֥ב וְרוּמָ֖ה וְאֶשְׁעָֽן׃ |
53 Janim, Beth-Tappuah, Aphekah,
| וְיָנִים (וְיָנ֥וּם) וּבֵית־תַּפּ֖וּחַ וַאֲפֵֽקָה׃ |
54 Humtah, Kiriath-Arba (which is now named Hebron), and Zior. There were nine towns altogether with their surrounding villages.
| וְחֻמְטָ֗ה וְקִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥יא חֶבְרֹ֖ון וְצִיעֹ֑ר עָרִ֥ים תֵּ֖שַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ ס |
55 The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns [in the southeastern part of the hilly region]: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
| מָעֹ֥ון ׀ כַּרְמֶ֖ל וָזִ֥יף וְיוּטָּֽה׃ |
56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
| וְיִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיָקְדְעָ֖ם וְזָנֹֽוחַ׃ |
57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. There were ten towns altogether with their surrounding villages.
| הַקַּ֖יִן גִּבְעָ֣ה וְתִמְנָ֑ה עָרִ֥ים עֶ֖שֶׂר וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ |
58 The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns [in the central part of the hilly region]: Halhul, Beth-Zur, Gedor,
| חַלְח֥וּל בֵּֽית־צ֖וּר וּגְדֹֽור׃ |
59 Maarath, Beth-Anoth, and Eltekon. There were six towns altogether with their surrounding villages.
| וּמַעֲרָ֥ת וּבֵית־עֲנֹ֖ות וְאֶלְתְּקֹ֑ן עָרִ֥ים שֵׁ֖שׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ |
60 The tribe of Judah was also allotted two towns [in the northern part of the hilly region], Rabbah and Kiriath-Baal (which is also named Kiriath-Jearim).
| קִרְיַת־בַּ֗עַל הִ֛יא קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִ֖ים וְהָֽרַבָּ֑ה עָרִ֥ים שְׁתַּ֖יִם וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ ס |
61 The tribe of Judah was also [allotted these towns] in the desert [near the Dead Sea]: Beth-Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר בֵּ֚ית הָעֲרָבָ֔ה מִדִּ֖ין וּסְכָכָֽה׃ |
62 Nibshan, Salt city, and En-Gedi. There were six towns altogether with their surrounding villages.
| וְהַנִּבְשָׁ֥ן וְעִיר־הַמֶּ֖לַח וְעֵ֣ין גֶּ֑דִי עָרִ֥ים שֵׁ֖שׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ |
63 [The army of the tribe of] Judah was not able to force the people of the Jebus people-group to leave Jerusalem. So the people of that group are still living among the tribe of Judah.
| וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי֙ יֹושְׁבֵ֣י יְרֽוּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם לֹֽא־יוּכְלוּ (יָכְל֥וּ) בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֖ה לְהֹֽורִישָׁ֑ם וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב הַיְבוּסִ֜י אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ |
