Joshua 15

1 And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families, is unto the border of Edom; the wilderness of Zin southward, at the extremity of the 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 them the south border is at the extremity of the salt sea, from the bay which is looking southward;

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

3 and it hath gone out unto 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 round to Karkaa,

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 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 to you the south border.

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 the east border [is] the salt sea, unto 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;

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 the border hath gone up [to] Beth-Hoglah, and passed over on the north of Beth-Arabah, and the border hath gone up [to] the stone of Bohan son of 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 the border hath gone up towards Debir from the valley of Achor, and northward looking unto Gilgal, which [is] over-against the ascent of Adummim, which [is] on the south of the brook, and the border hath passed over unto the waters of En-Shemesh, and its outgoings have been unto 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 the border hath gone up the valley of the son of Hinnom, unto the side of the Jebusite on the south (it [is] Jerusalem), and the border hath gone up unto 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;

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 the border hath been marked out, from the top of the hill-country unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and hath gone out unto the cities of mount Ephron, and the border hath been marked out [to] Baalah, (it [is] Kirjath-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 the border hath gone round from Baalah westward, unto mount Seir, and passed over unto the side of mount Jearim (it [is] Chesalon), on the north, and gone down [to] Beth-Shemesh, and passed over to 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 the border hath gone out unto the side of Ekron northward, and the border hath been marked out [to] Shicron, and hath passed over to mount Baalah, and gone out [to] Jabneel; and the outgoings of the border have been at the sea.

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 the west border [is] to the great sea, and [its] border; this [is] the border of the sons of Judah round about for their families.

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

13 And to Caleb son of Jephunneh hath he given a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, according to the command of Jehovah to Joshua, [even] the city of Arba, father of Anak — it [is] 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 Caleb is dispossessing thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, children of Anak,

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

15 and he goeth up thence unto the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir formerly is Kirjath-Sepher.

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 Caleb saith, 'He who smiteth Kirjath-Sephar, and hath captured it — I have given to him Achsah my daughter for a 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 Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, doth capture it, and he giveth to him Achsah his daughter for a 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 it cometh to pass, in her coming in, that she persuadeth him to ask from her father a field, and she lighteth from off the ass, and Caleb saith to her, 'What — to thee?'

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 she saith, 'Give to me a blessing; when the land of the south thou hast given me, then thou hast given to me springs of waters;' and he giveth to her the upper springs and the lower springs.

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

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

21 And the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah are unto the border of Edom in the south, 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, and Kerioth, Hezron, (it [is] Hazor, )

new Hazor and Kerioth-Hezron, which is Hazor,

26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

Amam, Shema, and Moladah,

27 and Hazar-Gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-Palet,

and Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon and Bethpelet,

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

and Hazar-shual and Beersheba and Biziothiah,

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

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 the cities [are] twenty and nine, and their villages.

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

33 In the low country: Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

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

34 and Zanoah, and En-Gannim, Tappuah, and 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 Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities and their villages.

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

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-Gad,

Zenan and Hadashah and Middalgad,

38 and Dilean, and 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 Kithlish,

Cabbon and Lahmam and Chitlish,

41 and Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities and their villages.

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 Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

Iphtah and Ashnah and Nezib,

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

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

45 Ekron and its towns and its villages,

Ekron, with its towns and villages:

46 from Ekron and westward, all that [are] by the side of Ashdod, and their villages.

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

47 Ashdod, its towns and its villages, Gaza, its towns and its villages, unto the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and [its] border.

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 the hill-country: Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

And on the mountain, Shamir and Jattir and Socoh,

49 and Dannah, and Kirjath-Sannah (it [is] Debir)

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

50 and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim,

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

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

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

Arab and Dumah and Eshan,

53 and Janum, and Beth-Tappuah, and Aphekah,

and Janim and Beth-Tappuah and Aphekah,

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

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 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities and their villages.

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

58 Halhul, Beth-Zur, and Gedor,

Halhul and Bethzur and Gedor,

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

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

60 Kirjath-Baal (it [is] Kirjath-Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities and their villages.

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

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

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

62 and Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-Gedi; six cities and their villages.

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

63 As to the Jebusites, inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah have not been able to dispossess them, and the Jebusite dwelleth with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem unto this day.

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.