Joshua 15
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v1
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.
v2
Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;
v3
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 toward Karka;
v4
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.
v5
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.
v6
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.
v7
The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward 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.
v8
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.
v9
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);
v10
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;
v11
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.
v12
The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families.
v13
He gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron).
v14
Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
v15
He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.
v16
Caleb said, “He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”
v17
Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
v18
When she came, she had him ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey, and Caleb said, “What do you want?“
v19
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.
v20
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
v21
The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
v22
Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
v23
Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
v24
Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
v25
Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (also called Hazor),
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Amam, Shema, Moladah,
v27
Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
v28
Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
v29
Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
v30
Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
v31
Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
v32
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. All the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.
v33
In the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
v34
Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
v35
Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
v36
Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim); fourteen cities with their villages.
v37
Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,
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Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
v39
Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
v40
Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,
v41
Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
v42
Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
v43
Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
v44
Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
v45
Ekron, with its towns and its villages;
v46
from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.
v47
Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with its coastline.
v48
In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
v49
Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (which is Debir),
v50
Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
v51
Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.
v52
Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
v53
Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
v54
Humtah, Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
v55
Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,
v56
Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
v57
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.
v58
Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
v59
Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.
v60
Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
v61
In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
v62
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities with their villages.
v63
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.