Joshua, 15

1. The portion falling to the tribe of the sons of Judah, by clans, was near the frontier of Edom, from the desert of Zin southwards to Kadesh in the south.

1. The lot for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their families reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south.

2. Their southern frontier began at the tip of the Salt Sea, at the southerly bay;

2. And their south boundary ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward;

3. it proceeded south of the Ascent of Scorpions, crossed Zin and came up to Kadesh-Barnea from the south; past Hezron, it went on to Addar and turned towards Karka;

3. it goes out southward of the ascent of Akrab'bim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Ka'desh-bar'nea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, turns about to Karka,

4. the frontier then went on to Azmon, came out at the Torrent of Egypt and reached as far as the sea. This is to be your southern frontier.

4. passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary.

5. The eastern frontier was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.

5. And the east boundary is the Salt Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan;

6. The northern boundary began at the bay at the mouth of the Jordan. The boundary went up to Beth-Hoglah, passed north of Beth-ha-Arabah and went on to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

6. and the boundary goes up to Beth-hoglah, and passes along north of Beth-arabah; and the boundary goes up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;

7. The boundary then went on to Debir from the Vale of Achor and turned north towards the stone circle opposite the Ascent of Adummim, which is south of the Torrent; the boundary went on to the Waters of En-Shemesh and came out at En-Rogel.

7. and the boundary goes up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adum'mim, which is on the south side of the valley; and the boundary passes along to the waters of En-she'mesh, and ends at En-ro'gel;

8. It then went back up the Valley of Hinnom, coming from the south to the flank of the Jebusite -- that is, Jerusalem -- and climbed to the crest of the mountain barring the Valley of Hinnom to the west, at the northern end of the Valley of the Rephaim.

8. then the boundary goes up by the valley of the son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jeb'usite (that is, Jerusalem); and the boundary goes up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the valley of Hinnom, on the west, at the northern end of the valley of Reph'aim;

9. From the mountain top, the boundary curved round to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, went on to the towns of Mount Ephron and then turned towards Baalah -- that is, Kiriath-Jearim.

9. then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the Waters of Nephto'ah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron; then the boundary bends round to Ba'alah (that is, Kir'iath-je'arim);

10. From Baalah, the boundary curved westwards to the highlands of Seir, skirted the northern slope of Mount Jearim -- that is, Chesalon -- went down to Beth-Shemesh and through Timnah,

10. and the boundary circles west of Ba'alah to Mount Se'ir, passes along to the northern shoulder of Mount Je'arim (that is, Ches'alon), and goes down to Beth-she'mesh, and passes along by Timnah;

11. came out on the northern flank of Ekron, turned towards Shikkeron and, passing through the highlands of Baalah, came out at Jabneel, and reached as far as the sea.

11. the boundary goes out to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends round to Shik'keron, and passes along to Mount Ba'alah, and goes out to Jabneel; then the boundary comes to an end at the sea.

12. The western boundary was the Great Sea itself. Such was the frontier surrounding the sons of Judah, by clans.

12. And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coast-line. This is the boundary round about the people of Judah according to their families.

13. Caleb son of Jephunneh was given a share within that of the sons of Judah, in accordance with Yahweh's order to Joshua: Kiriath-Arba, the town of the father of Anak -- that is, Hebron.

13. According to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephun'neh a portion among the people of Judah, Kir'iath-ar'ba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).

14. Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, descended from Anak.

14. And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, She'shai and Ahi'man and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.

15. From there he marched on the inhabitants of Debir; Debir in olden days was called Kiriath-Sepher.

15. And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kir'iath-se'pher.

16. Caleb then said, 'To the man who attacks and takes Kiriath-Sepher, I shall give my daughter Achsah as wife.'

16. And Caleb said, "Whoever smites Kir'iath-se'pher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife."

17. The man who captured it was Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, who gave him his daughter Achsah as wife.

17. And Oth'ni-el the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

18. When she arrived, he urged her to ask her father for arable land, but when she alighted from the donkey and Caleb asked her, 'What is the matter?'

18. When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field; and she alighted from her ass, and Caleb said to her, "What do you wish?"

19. she said to him, 'Grant me a blessing! As the land you have given me is the Negeb, give me springs of water too!' So Caleb gave her what she wanted, the upper springs and the lower springs.

19. She said to him, "Give me a present; since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water." And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

20. Such was the heritage of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by clans.

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

21. Towns at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah, near the frontier of Edom in the Negeb: Kabzeel, Arad, Jagur,

21. The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme South, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

22. Kinah, Dimon, Aroer,

22. Kinah, Dimo'nah, Ada'dah,

23. Kedesh, Hazor-Ithnan,

23. Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

24. Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

24. Ziph, Telem, Be-a'loth,

25. Hazor-Hadattah, Kiriath-Hezron -- that is, Hazor-

25. Ha'zor-hadat'tah, Ker'i-oth-hezron (that is, Hazor),

26. Amam, Shema, Moladah,

26. Amam, Shema, Mola'dah,

27. Hazar-Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-Pelet,

27. Ha'zar-gad'dah, Heshmon, Beth-pel'et,

28. Hazar-Shual, Beersheba and its dependencies,

28. Hazar-shu'al, Beer-sheba, Biziothi'ah,

29. Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

29. Ba'alah, I'im, Ezem,

30. Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

30. Elto'lad, Chesil, Hormah,

31. Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

31. Ziklag, Madman'nah, Sansan'nah,

32. Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine towns with their villages.

32. Leba'oth, Shilhim, A'in, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine cities, with their villages.

33. In the lowlands: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

33. And in the lowland, Eshta'ol, Zorah, Ashnah,

34. Zanoah, En-Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

34. Zano'ah, En-gan'nim, Tap'puah, Enam,

35. Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

35. Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Aze'kah,

36. Shaaraim, Aditaim, Ha-Gederah and Gederothaim: fourteen towns with their villages.

36. Shaara'im, Aditha'im, Gede'rah, Gederotha'im: fourteen cities with their villages.

37. Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-Gad,

37. Zenan, Hadash'ah, Mig'dal-gad,

38. Dilean, Ha-Mizpeh, Jokteel,

38. Di'lean, Mizpeh, Jok'theel,

39. Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

39. Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

40. Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,

40. Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,

41. Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah: sixteen towns with their villages.

41. Gede'roth, Beth-da'gon, Na'amah, and Makke'dah: sixteen cities with their villages.

42. Libna, Ether, Asham,

42. Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

43. Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

43. Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

44. Keilah, Achzib and Mareshah: nine towns with their villages.

44. Kei'lah, Achzib, and Mare'shah: nine cities with their villages.

45. Ekron with its dependencies and its villages.

45. Ekron, with its towns and its villages;

46. From Ekron to the sea, everything to the side of Ashdod, with its villages.

46. from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

47. Ashdod with its dependencies and its villages; Gaza with its dependencies and its villages as far as the Torrent of Egypt, the Great Sea forming the boundary.

47. Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the Brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coast-line.

48. In the highlands: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

48. And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

49. Dannah, Kiriath-Sepher, now Debir,

49. Dannah, Kir'iath-san'nah (that is, Debir),

50. Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

50. Anab, Esh'temoh, Anim,

51. Goshen, Holon and Giloh: eleven towns with their villages.

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

52. Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

52. Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

53. Janum, Beth-Tappuah, Aphekah,

53. Janim, Beth-tap'puah, Aphe'kah,

54. Humtah, Kiriath-Arba, now Hebron, and Zior: nine towns with their villages.

54. Humtah, Kir'iath-ar'ba (that is, Hebron), and Zi'or: nine cities with their villages.

55. Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

55. Ma'on, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

56. Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

56. Jezreel, Jok'de-am, Zano'ah,

57. Ha-Kain, Gibeah and Timnah: ten towns with their villages.

57. Kain, Gib'e-ah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.

58. Halhul, Beth-Zur, Gedor,

58. Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

59. Maarath, Beth-Anoth and Eltekon: six towns with their villages. Tekoa, Ephrathah, now Bethlehem, Peor, Etam, Kulon, Tatam, Sores, Carem, Gallim, Bether and Manach: eleven towns with their villages.

59. Ma'arath, Beth-anoth, and El'tekon: six cities with their villages.

60. Kiriath-Baal, that is Kiriath-Jearim, and Rabbah: two towns with their villages.

60. Kir'iath-ba'al (that is, Kir'iath-je'arim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.

61. In the desert: Beth-Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

61. In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Seca'cah,

62. Nibshan, Salt Town and En-Gedi: six towns with their villages.

62. Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-ge'di: six cities with their villages.

63. The Jebusites, however, who lived in Jerusalem, the sons of Judah were unable to dispossess, and the Jebusites still live in Jerusalem today, side by side with the sons of Judah.

63. But the Jeb'usites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out; so the Jeb'usites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.