15:1 The allotment for the tribe of Judah, clan by clan, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south.
15:2 Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Salt Sea,
15:3 crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka.
15:4 It then passed along to Azmon and joined the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the sea. This is their southern boundary.
15:5 The eastern boundary is the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
15:6 went up to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
15:7 The boundary then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came out at En Rogel.
15:8 Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
15:9 From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim).
15:10 Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah.
15:11 It went to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea.
15:12 The western boundary is the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.
15:13 In accordance with the LORD’S command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah–Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
15:14 From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites–Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai–descendants of Anak.
15:15 From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).
15:16 And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”
15:17 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
15:18 One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”
15:19 She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
15:20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, clan by clan:
15:21 The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
15:22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
15:23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
15:24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
15:25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),
15:26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,
15:27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
15:28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
15:29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
15:30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
15:31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
15:32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon–a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages.
15:33 In the western foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
15:34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
15:35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
15:36 Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim)–fourteen towns and their villages.
15:37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,
15:38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
15:39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
15:40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
15:41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah–sixteen towns and their villages.
15:42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
15:43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
15:44 Keilah, Aczib and Mareshah–nine towns and their villages.
15:45 Ekron, with its surrounding settlements and villages;
15:46 west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages;
15:47 Ashdod, its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.
15:48 In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
15:49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
15:50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
15:51 Goshen, Holon and Giloh–eleven towns and their villages.
15:52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
15:53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
15:54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior–nine towns and their villages.
15:55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
15:56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
15:57 Kain, Gibeah and Timnah–ten towns and their villages.
15:58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
15:59 Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon–six towns and their villages.
15:60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah–two towns and their villages.
15:61 In the desert: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
15:62 Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi–six towns and their villages.
15:63 Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.
15:1 And the lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was unto the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the south; this was the southern extreme.
15:2 And their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the tongue-shaped bay that faces south;
15:3 And it went southward to the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed on to Zin, and went up south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed on to Hezron, and went up to Addar, and went around Karka,
15:4 And passed on to Azmon, and went out to the brook of Egypt; and the end of the border was at the sea. This shall be your southern border.
15:5 And the eastern border was the Salt Sea to the end of the Jordan. And the border on the northern side was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan.
15:6 And the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed on to the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;
15:7 And the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and turned northward toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is south of the river valley; and the border passed on to the waters of En-shemesh; and its end was at En-rogel;
15:8 Then the border went up by the Valley of Ben-hinnom to the south of the Jebusite slope (this is Jerusalem); and the border went to the top of the mountain that is before the Valley of Hinnom on the west, which is the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim;
15:9 And the border turned from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah and went to the cities of Mount Ephron; then the border turned toward Baalah (this is Kiriath-jearim);
15:10 And the border went around west of Baalah to Mount Seir, and passed by the northern slope of Mount Jearim (this is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah;
15:11 And the border went to the slope of Ekron northward; and the border turned toward Shikkeron, and passed by Mount Baalah, and went to Jabneel; and the end of the border was at the sea.
15:12 And the western border was the Great Sea and its coast. This is the border of the children of Judah all around according to their families.
15:13 And to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Judah according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, that is, Kiriath-arba (Arba was the father of Anak); this is Hebron.
15:14 And Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15:15 And he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher.)
15:16 And Caleb said, Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and takes it, I will give to him Achsah my daughter as wife.
15:17 Then Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
15:18 And when she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she alighted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, What do you want?
15:19 And she said, Give me a blessing, for you have given me land in the Negev; give me also springs of water. So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
15:20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
15:21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom on the south were Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur
15:22 And Kinah and Dimonah and Adadah
15:23 And Kedesh and Hazor and Ithnan;
15:24 Ziph and Telem and Bealoth
15:25 And Hazor-hadattah and Kerioth-hezron (this is Hazor);
15:26 Amam and Shema and Moladah
15:27 And Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon and Beth-pelet
15:28 And Hazar-shual and Beer-sheba and Biziothiah;
15:29 Baalah and Iim and Ezem
15:30 And Eltolad and Chesil and Hormah
15:31 And Ziklag and Madmannah and Sansannah
15:32 And Lebaoth and Shilhim and Ain and Rimmon: in all twenty-nine cities with their villages.
15:33 In the lowland: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah
15:34 And Zanoah and En-gannim; Tappuah and Enam;
15:35 Jarmuth and Adullam; Socoh and Azekah
15:36 And Shaaraim and Adithaim and Gederah and Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages.
15:37 Zenan and Hadashah and Migdal-gad
15:38 And Dilean and Mizpeh and Joktheel;
15:39 Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon
15:40 And Cabbon and Lahmas and Chitlish
15:41 And Gederoth; Beth-dagon and Naamah and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages.
15:42 Libnah and Ether and Ashan
15:43 And Iphtah and Ashnah and Nezib
15:44 And Keilah and Achzib and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
15:45 Ekron, with its towns and its villages;
15:46 From Ekron even to the sea, all that were near Ashdod, with their villages.
15:47 Ashdod, with its towns and its villages; Gaza, with its towns and its villages, unto the brook of Egypt and the Great Sea and its border.
15:48 And in the hill country: Shamir and Jattir and Socoh
15:49 And Dannah and Kiriath-sannah (this is Debir)
15:50 And Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim
15:51 And Goshen and Holon and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.
15:52 Arab and Dumah and Eshan
15:53 And Janum and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah
15:54 And Humtah and Kiriath-arba (this is Hebron) and Zior: nine cities with their villages.
15:55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph; and Juttah
15:56 And Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah;
15:57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.
15:58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor;
15:59 And Maarath and Beth-anoth and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.
15:60 Kiriath-baal (this is Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
15:61 In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah;
15:62 And Nibshan and the City of Salt and En-gedi: six cities with their villages.
15:63 But as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not dispossess them; thus the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
