1 T he lot for the tribe of Judah according to its families reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at its most southern part.

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

2 A nd their south boundary was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward;

And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looketh southward;

3 I t went out south of the ascent of Akrabbim, passed along to Zin, and went up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, and turned about to 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, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka;

4 P assed along to Azmon, went out by the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the sea. This was their southern frontier.

and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border.

5 T he eastern boundary was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan;

And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan;

6 A nd the boundary went up to Beth-hogla and passed along north of Beth-arabah and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

and 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 A nd the boundary went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent to Adummim on the south side of the valley; and it passed on to the waters of En-shemesh and ended at En-rogel.

and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel;

8 T hen the boundary went up by the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite —that is, Jerusalem; and the boundary went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

and the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the side of the Jebusite southward (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 uttermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward;

9 T hen the boundary extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah and went on to the cities of Mount Ephron; then it bent round to Baalah, that is, Kiriath-jearim.

and the border extended from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (the same is Kiriath-jearim);

10 A nd the boundary went around west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the northern side of Mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, went down to Beth-shemesh, and then passed on by Timnah.

and the border turned about from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along by Timnah;

11 A nd the boundary went out to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then bent round to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out to Jabneel. Then the boundary ended at the sea.

and the border went out unto 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 A nd the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary round about the people of Judah according to their families.

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

13 A nd to Caleb son of Jephunneh, gave a part among the people of Judah, as the Lord commanded; it was Kiriath-arba, which is Hebron, Arba the father of Anak.

And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).

14 A nd Caleb drove from there the three sons of Anak—Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai—the descendants of Anak.

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

15 H e went up from there against the people of Debir. Debir was formerly named Kiriath-sepher.

And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.

16 C aleb said, He who smites Kiriath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.

And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

17 A nd Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

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

18 W hen Achsah came to Othniel, she got his consent to ask her father for a field. Then she returned to Caleb and when she lighted off her donkey, Caleb said, What do you wish?

And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said, What wouldest thou?

19 A chsah answered, Give me a present. Since you have set me in the Negeb, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper and lower springs.

And she said, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

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

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

21 T he cities of the tribe of Judah in the extreme south toward the boundary of Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

22 K inah, Dimonah, Adadah,

and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

23 K edesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

24 Z iph, Telem, Bealoth,

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

25 H azor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (Hazor),

and Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (the same is Hazor),

26 A mam, Shema, Moladah,

Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

27 H azar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,

and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet,

28 H azar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

and Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah,

29 B aalah, Iim, Ezem,

Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem,

30 E ltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

31 Z iklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

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

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

33 I n the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah,

34 Z anoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

35 J armuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

36 S haaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.

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

37 Z enan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,

Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

38 D ilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

39 L achish, Bozkath, Eglon,

Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

40 C abbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,

and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Chitlish,

41 G ederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.

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

42 L ibnah, Ether, Ashan,

Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

43 I phtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

44 K eilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

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

45 E kron, with its towns and villages.

Ekron, with its towns and its villages;

46 F rom Ekron to the sea, all that lay beside Ashdod, with their villages;

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

47 A shdod, with its towns and its villages; Gaza, with its towns and its villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coastline.

Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; unto the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof.

48 I n the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

49 D annah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (the same is Debir),

50 A nab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

51 G oshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

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

52 A rab, Dumah, Eshan,

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,

53 J anim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

and Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,

54 H umtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

55 M aon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,

56 J ezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

57 K ain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.

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

58 H alhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

59 M aarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.

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

60 K iriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

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

In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

62 N ibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.

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

63 B ut the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out; so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

And as 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.