Joshua 15

1Now the part of the land marked out for the children of Judah by families, went up to the edge of Edom, as far as the waste land of Zin to the south, to the farthest point of it on the south.

1Now 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.

2Their south limit was from the farthest part of the Salt Sea, from the inlet looking to the south:

2Its beginning was from the top of the most salt sea, and from the bay thereof, that looketh to the south.

3From there it goes south of the slope up to Akrabbim, and on to Zin, then south past Kadesh-barnea, and on by Hezron and up to Addar, turning in the direction of Karka:

3And 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.

4Then on to Azmon, ending at the stream of Egypt: and the end of the limit is at the sea; this will be your limit on the south.

4And 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.

5And the east limit is the Salt Sea as far as the end of Jordan. And the limit of the north part of the land is from the inlet of the sea at the end of Jordan:

5But 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.

6Then the line goes up to Beth-hoglah, past the north of Beth-arabah, and up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben;

6And 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.

7Then the line goes up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so to the north, in the direction of Gilgal, which is opposite the slope up to Adummim, on the south side of the river: and the line goes on to the waters of En-shemesh, ending at En-rogel:

7And 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.

8Then the line goes up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite (which is Jerusalem): then up to the top of the mountain in front of the valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the farthest point of the valley of Rephaim on the north:

8And 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.

9And the limit is marked out from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and out to the towns of Mount Ephron, as far as Baalah (which is Kiriath-jearim):

9And 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.

10Then turning west, the line goes from Baalah to Mount Seir, and on to the side of Mount Jearim (which is Chesalon) on the north, then down to Beth-shemesh, and on past Timnah:

10And 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.

11And out to the side of Ekron to the north: then it is marked out to Shikkeron and on to Mount Baalah, ending at Jabneel; the end of the line is at the sea.

11And 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.

12And the limit on the west is the edge of the Great Sea. This is the line going round the land marked out for the children of Judah, by their families.

12These are the borders round about of the children of Juda in their kindreds.

13And to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a part among the children of Judah, as the Lord had given orders to Joshua, that is, Kiriath-arba, named after Arba, the father of Anak which is Hebron.

13But 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.

14And the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak, were forced out from there by Caleb.

14And Caleb destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac, Sesai and Ahiman, and Tholmai of the race of Enac.

15From there he went up against the people of Debir: (now the name of Debir before that was Kiriath-sepher.)

15And 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.

16And Caleb said, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it.

16And Caleb said: He that shall smite Cariath-Sepher, and take it, I will give him Axa my daughter to wife.

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

17And Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Axa his daughter to wife.

18Now when she came to him, he put into her mind the idea of requesting a field from her father: and she got down from her ass; and Caleb said to her, What is it?

18And 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?

19And she said, Give me a blessing; because you have put me in dry south-land, now give me springs of water. So he gave her the higher spring and the lower spring.

19But 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.

20This is the heritage of the tribe of Judah, by their families.

20This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Juda by their kindreds.

21The farthest towns of the tribe of Judah in the direction of the limits of Edom to the south, were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur;

21And 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,

22And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah;

22And Cina and Dimona and Adada,

23And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan;

23And Cades and Asor and Jethnam,

24Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth;

24Ziph and Telem and Baloth,

25And Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (which is Hazor);

25New Asor and Carioth, Hesron, which is Asor.

26Amam, and Shema, and Moladah;

26Amam, Sama and Molada,

27And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet;

27And Asergadda and Hassemon and Bethphelet,

28And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah;

28And Hasersual and Bersabee and Baziothia,

29Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem;

29And Baala and Jim and Esem,

30And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah;

30And Eltholad and Cesil and Harma,

31And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah;

31And Siceleg and Medemena and Sensenna,

32And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon; all the towns are twenty-nine, with their unwalled places.

32Lebaoth and Selim and Aen and Remmon: all the cities twenty-nine, and their villages.

33In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah;

33But in the plains: Estaol and Sarea and Asena,

34And Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam;

34And Zanoe and Engannim and Taphua and Enaim,

35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah;

35And Jerimoth and Adullam, Socho and Azeca,

36And Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen towns with their unwalled places.

36And Saraim and Adithaim and Gedera and Gederothaim: fourteen cities, and their villages.

37Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad;

37Sanan and Hadassa and Magdalgad,

38And Dilan, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel;

38Delean and Masepha and Jecthel,

39Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon;

39Lachis and Bascath and Eglon,

40And Cabbon, and Lahmas, and Chithlish;

40Chebbon and Leheman and Cethlis,

41And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen towns with their unwalled places.

41And Gideroth and Bethdagon and Naama and Maceda: sixteen cities, and their villages.

42Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan;

42Labana and Ether and Asan,

43And Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib;

43Jephtha and Esna and Nesib,

44And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine towns with their unwalled places.

44And Ceila and Achzib and Maresa: nine cities, and their villages.

45Ekron, with her daughter-towns and her unwalled places;

45Accaron with the towns and villages thereof.

46From Ekron to the sea, all the towns by the side of Ashdod, with their unwalled places.

46From Accaron even to the sea: all places that lie towards Azotus and the villages thereof.

47Ashdod, with her daughter-towns and her unwalled places; Gaza, with her daughter-towns and her unwalled places, to the stream of Egypt, with the Great Sea as a limit.

47Azotus 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.

48And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh;

48And in the mountain Samir and Jether and Socoth,

49And Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (which is Debir);

49And Danna and Cariath-senna, this is Dabir:

50And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim;

50Anab and Istemo and Anim,

51And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven towns with their unwalled places.

51Gosen and Olon and Gilo: eleven cities and their villages.

52Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan;

52Arab and Ruma and Esaan,

53And Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah;

53And Janum and Beththaphua and Apheca,

54And Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (which is Hebron), and Zior; nine towns with their unwalled places.

54Athmatha and Cariath-Arbe, this is Hebron and Sior: nine cities and their villages.

55Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah;

55Maon and Carmel and Ziph and Jota,

56And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah;

56Jezrael and Jucadam and Zanoe,

57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten towns with their unwalled places.

57Accain, Gabaa and Thamna: ten cities and their villages.

58Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor;

58Halhul, and Bessur, and Gedor,

59And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six towns with their unwalled places.

59Mareth, and Bethanoth, and Eltecon: six cities and their villages.

60Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two towns with their unwalled places.

60Cariathbaal, the same is Cariathiarim the city of woods, and Arebba: two cities and their villages.

61In the waste land, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah;

61In the desert Betharaba, Meddin and Sachacha,

62And Nibshan, and the Town of Salt, and En-gedi; six towns with their unwalled places.

62And Nebsan, and the city of salt, and Engaddi: six cities and their villages.

63And as for the Jebusites living in Jerusalem, the children of Judah were unable to make them go out; but the Jebusites are living with the children of Judah at Jerusalem, to this day.

63But 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.