Joshua 15

1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south border.

Now the lot of the children of Juda by their kindreds was this: From the frontier of Edom, to the desert of Sin southward, and to the uttermost part of the south coast.

2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

Its beginning was from the top of the most salt sea, and from the bay thereof, that looketh to the south.

3 And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended on the south side to Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and turned about to Karkaa:

And it goeth out towards the ascent of the Scorpion, and passeth on to Sina: and ascendeth into Cadesbarne, and reacheth into Esron, going up to Addar, and compassing Carcaa.

4 From there it passed toward Azmon, and went out to the river of Egypt; and the ends of that border were at the sea: this shall be your south border.

And from thence passing along into Asemona, and reaching the torrent of Egypt: and the bounds thereof shall be the great sea, this shall be the limit of the south coast.

5 And the east border was the salt sea, even to the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan:

But on the east side the beginning shall be the most salt sea even to the end of the Jordan: and towards the north, from the bay of the sea unto the same river Jordan.

6 And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

And the border goeth up into Beth-Hagla, and passeth by the north into Beth-Araba: going up to the stone of Boen the son of Ruben.

7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the borders of it were at Enrogel:

And reaching as far as the borders of Debara from the valley of Achor, and so northward looking towards Galgal, which is opposite to the ascent of Adommin, on the south side of the torrent: and the border passeth the waters that are called the fountain of the sun: and the goings out thereof shall be at the fountain Rogel.

8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

And it goeth up by the valley of the son of Ennom on the side of the Jebusite towards the south, the same is Jerusalem: and thence ascending to the top of the mountain, which is over against Geennom to the west in the end of the valley of Raphaim, northward.

9 And the border extended from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:

And it passeth on from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the water of Nephtoa: and reacheth to the towns of mount Ephron: and it bendeth towards Baala, which is Cariathiarim, that is to say, the city of the woods.

10 And the border turned from Baalah westward to mount Seir, and passed along to the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

And it compasseth from Baala westward unto mount Seir: and passeth by the side of mount Jarim to the north into Cheslon: and goeth down into Bethsames, and passeth into Thamna.

11 And the border went out to the side of Ekron northward: and the border extended to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out to Jabneel; and the ends of the border were at the sea.

And it reacheth northward to a part of Accaron at the side: and bendeth to Sechrona, and passeth mount Baala: and cometh into Jebneel, and is bounded westward with the great sea.

12 And the west border was to the great sea, and its coast. This is the border of the children of Judah all around according to their families.

These are the borders round about of the children of Juda in their kindreds.

13 And to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.

But to Caleb the son of Jephone he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Juda, as the Lord had commanded him: Cariath-Arbe the father of Enac. which is Hebron.

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

And Caleb destroyed out of it the three sons of Ehac, Sesai and Ahiman. and Tholmai of the race of Enac.

15 And he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.

And going up from thence he came to the inhabitants of Dabir, which before was called Cariath-Sepher, that is to say, the city of letters.

16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter for a wife.

And Caleb said: He that shall smite Cariath-Sepher, and take it, I will give him Axa my daughter to wife.

17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife.

And Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Axa his daughter to wife.

18 And it came to pass, as she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she got off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, What wouldest thou?

And as they were going together, she was moved by her husband to ask a field of her father, and she sighed as she sat on her ass. And Caleb said to her: What aileth thee?

19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the lower springs.

But she answered: Give me a blessing: thou hast given me a southern and dry land, give me also a land that is watered. And Caleb gave her the upper and the nether watery ground.

20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Juda by their kindreds.

21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

And the cities from the uttermost parts of the children of Juda by the borders of Edom to the south, were Cabseel and Eder and Jagur,

22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

And Cina and Dimona and Adada,

23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

And Cades and Asor and Jethnam,

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

Ziph and Telem and Baloth,

25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,

New Asor and Carioth, Hesron, which is Asor.

26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

Amam, Sama and Molada,

27 And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,

And Asergadda and Hassemon and Bethphelet,

28 And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,

And Hasersual and Bersabee and Baziothia,

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

And Baala and Jim and Esem,

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

And Eltholad and Cesil and Harma,

31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

And Siceleg and Medemena and Sensenna,

32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:

Lebaoth and Selim and Aen and Remmon: all the cities twenty-nine, and their villages.

33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

But in the plains: Estaol and Sarea and Asena,

34 And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

And Zanoe and Engannim and Taphua and Enaim,

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

And Jerimoth and Adullam, Socho and Azeca,

36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:

And Saraim and Adithaim and Gedera and Gederothaim: fourteen cities, and their villages.

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,

Sanan and Hadassa and Magdalgad,

38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

Delean and Masepha and Jecthel,

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

Lachis and Bascath and Eglon,

40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

Chebbon and Leheman and Cethlis,

41 And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

And Gideroth and Bethdagon and Naama and Maceda: sixteen cities, and their villages.

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

Labana and Ether and Asan,

43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

Jephtha and Esna and Nesib,

44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

And Ceila and Achzib and Maresa: nine cities, and their villages.

45 Ekron, with its towns and its villages:

Accaron with the towns and villages thereof.

46 From Ekron even to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:

From Accaron even to the sea: all places that lie towards Azotus and the villages thereof.

47 Ashdod with its towns and its villages, Gaza with its towns and its villages, to the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and its border:

Azotus with its towns and villages. Gaza with its towns and villages, even to the torrent of Egypt, and the great sea that is the border thereof.

48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

And in the mountain Samir and Jether and Socoth,

49 And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,

And Danna and Cariath-senna, this is Dabir:

50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

Anab and Istemo and Anim,

51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

Gosen and Olon and Gilo: eleven cities and their villages.

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

Arab and Ruma and Esaan,

53 And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,

And Janum and Beththaphua and Apheca,

54 And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

Athmatha and Cariath-Arbe, this is Hebron and Sior: nine cities and their villages.

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

Maon and Carmel and Ziph and Jota,

56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

Jezrael and Jucadam and Zanoe,

57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:

Accain, Gabaa and Thamna: ten cities and their villages.

58 Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,

Halhul, and Bessur, and Gedor,

59 And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

Mareth, and Bethanoth, and Eltecon: six cities and their villages.

60 Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

Cariathbaal, the same is Cariathiarim, the city of woods, and Arebba: two cities and their villages.

61 In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,

In the desert Betharaba, Meddin and Sachacha,

62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

And Nebsan, and the city of salt, and Engaddi: six cities and their villages.

63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

But the children of Juda could not destroy the Jebusite that dwelt in Jerusalem: and the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Juda in Jerusalem until this present day.