Joshua 15

1 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.

The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.

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

Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;

3 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.

and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh Barnea, and passed along by Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned towards Karka;

4 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.

and it passed along to Azmon, went out at the brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.

5 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.

The east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. The border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan.

6 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.

The border went up to Beth Hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

7 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.

The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking towards Gilgal, that faces the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river. The border passed along to the waters of En Shemesh, and ended at En Rogel.

8 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.

The border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the side of the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem) southward; and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the farthest part of the valley of Rephaim northward.

9 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.

The border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (also called Kiriath Jearim);

10 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.

and the border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim (also called Chesalon) on the north, and went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed along by Timnah;

11 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.

and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

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

The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families.

13 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.

He gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion amongst the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron).

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

Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

15 And ascending further from there, he came to the inhabitants of Debir, which before was called Kiriath-Sepher, that is, the City of Letters.

He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.

16 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.”

Caleb said, “He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”

17 And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, seized it. And he gave him Achsah, his daughter, as wife.

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

18 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?”

When she came, she had him ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey, and Caleb said, “What do you want?”

19 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.

She said, “Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

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

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

21 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,

The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah towards the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

22 and Kinah and Dimonah and Adadah,

Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

23 and Kadesh and Hazor and Ithnan,

Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

24 Ziph and Telem and Bealoth,

Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

25 new Hazor and Kerioth-Hezron, which is Hazor,

Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (also called Hazor),

26 Amam, Shema, and Moladah,

Amam, Shema, Moladah,

27 and Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon and Bethpelet,

Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,

28 and Hazar-shual and Beersheba and Biziothiah,

Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

29 and Baalah and Iim and Ezem,

Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

30 and Eltolad and Chesil and Hormah,

Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

31 and Ziklag and Madmannah and Sansannah,

Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

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

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

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

In the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

34 and Zanoah and Engannim, and Tappuah and Enam,

Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

35 and Jarmuth and Adullam, Socoh and Azekah,

Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

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

Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim); fourteen cities with their villages.

37 Zenan and Hadashah and Middalgad,

Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,

38 Dilean and Mizpeh and Joktheel,

Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

39 Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon,

Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

40 Cabbon and Lahmam and Chitlish,

Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,

41 and Gederoth and Bethdagon, and Naamah and Makkedah: sixteen cities, and their villages.

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

42 Libnah and Ether and Ashan,

Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

43 Iphtah and Ashnah and Nezib,

Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

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

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

45 Ekron, with its towns and villages:

Ekron, with its towns and its villages;

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

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

47 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.

Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with its coastline.

48 And on the mountain, Shamir and Jattir and Socoh,

In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

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

Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (which is Debir),

50 Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim,

Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

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

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

52 Arab and Dumah and Eshan,

Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

53 and Janim and Beth-Tappuah and Aphekah,

Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

54 Humtah and Kiriath-Arba, which is Hebron, and Zior: nine cities, and their villages.

Humtah, Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

55 Maon and Carmel, and Ziph and Juttah,

Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,

56 Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah,

Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

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

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.

58 Halhul and Bethzur and Gedor,

Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,

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

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

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

Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

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

In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

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

Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities with their villages.

63 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.

As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah couldn’t drive them out; but the Jebusites live with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.