1 T his then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

The share of land for the family group of the people of Judah by their families was south to the land of Edom. It went to the Desert of Zin at the far south.

2 A nd their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

The south side of their land was from the south end of the Salt Sea.

3 a nd it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

It went south of the hill of Akrabbim and on to Zin. Then it went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea and on to Hezron and Addar and turned to Karka.

4 f rom thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.

It went on to Azmon and the river of Egypt and ended at the sea. This was the south side of their land.

5 A nd the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:

The east side was the Salt Sea, as far as the end of the Jordan. The north side was from the part of the sea at the end of the Jordan.

6 a nd the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

It went up to Beth-hoglah, passed north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

7 a nd the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel:

It went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, then turned north to Gilgal beside the hill of Adummim which is on the south side of the valley. It went on to the waters of En-shemesh, and ended at Enrogel.

8 a nd the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

Then the side of their land went up the valley of Ben-Hinnom to the hill of the Jebusite on the south (that is, Jerusalem). It went on to the top of the mountain beside the valley of Hinnom on the west, at the north end of the valley of Rephaim.

9 a nd the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:

The side of their land then went from the top of the mountain to the well of the waters of Nephtoah. It went on to the cities of Mount Ephron, then turned to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).

10 a nd the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

The side of their land went around west of Baalah to Mount Seir. It went on to the north side of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), then down to Beth-shemesh and on through Timnah.

11 a nd the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

The side of their land went on to the north side of Ekron. Then it turned to Shikkeron and went on to Mount Baalah and on to Jabneel, and ended at the sea.

12 A nd the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

The west side of their land was along the side of the Great Sea. These are the sides of the land of the people of Judah by their families.

13 A nd unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.

Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a share among the people of Judah, as the Lord told him. It was Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), named for Arba, the father of Anak.

14 A nd Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Caleb drove away from there the three sons of Anak. The children of Anak were Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.

15 A nd he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.

From there he went to fight against the people of Debir. The name of Debir had been Kiriath-sepher before.

16 A nd Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to the one who fights against Kiriath-sepher and takes it.”

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

Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it. So Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as a wife.

18 A nd it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?

When she came to Othniel, she talked him into asking her father for a field. When she got down off her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

19 W ho answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.

Achsah answered, “Give me a gift. You have given me the land of the Negev. Give me wells of water also.” So Caleb gave her the wells in the high-land and in the valley.

20 T his is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

This is the land given to the family group of the people of Judah for their families.

21 A nd the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

The cities of the family of Judah in the far south, toward the land of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

22 a nd Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

23 a nd Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

24 Z iph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

25 a nd Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,

Hazor-hadattah, Keriothhezron (that is, Hazor),

26 A mam, and Shema, and Moladah,

Amam, Shema, Moladah,

27 a nd Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-palet,

Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-peet,

28 a nd Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Bizjothjah,

Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, Biziothiah,

29 B aalah, and Iim, and Azem,

Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

30 a nd Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

31 a nd Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

32 a nd Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:

Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. There were twenty-nine cities in all, with the towns around them.

33 A nd in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

Near the sea were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

34 a nd Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

35 J armuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

36 a nd Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:

Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim, fourteen cities with their towns.

37 Z enan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

And there were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,

38 a nd Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,

39 L achish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

40 a nd Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,

41 a nd Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah, sixteen cities with their towns.

42 L ibnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

There were Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

43 a nd Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

44 a nd Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah, nine cities with their towns.

45 E kron, with her towns and her villages:

And there was Ekron with its towns and villages,

46 f rom Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:

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

47 A shdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:

There were Ashdod with its towns and villages, and Gaza with its towns and villages, as far as the river of Egypt and the side of the Great Sea.

48 A nd in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

In the hill country there were Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

49 a nd Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir,

Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

50 a nd Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

51 a nd Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

Goshen, Holon, and Giloh, eleven cities with their towns.

52 A rab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

And there were Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

53 a nd Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,

Janum, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

54 a nd Humtah, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior, nine cities with the towns around them.

55 M aon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

There were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

56 a nd Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

57 C ain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:

Kain, Gilbeah, and Timnah, ten cities with the towns around them.

58 H alhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

There were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

59 a nd Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon, six cities with the towns around them.

60 K irjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

And there were Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah, two cities with the towns around them.

61 I n the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

In the desert there were Betharabah, Middin, Secacah,

62 a nd Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.

Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi, six cities with the towns around them.

63 A s for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

But the sons of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, the people of Jerusalem. So the Jebusites live with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.