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 of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was: to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin, southward, in the extreme south.

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

And their southern border was from the end of the salt sea, from the tongue that turns 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 south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed on to Zin, and went up on the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed to Hezron, and went up toward Addar, and turned toward Karkaah,

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

and passed on to Azmon, and went out by the torrent of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. That shall be your border southward.

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 eastern border was the salt sea as far as the end of the Jordan.—And the border on the north side was from the tongue of the salt 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 toward Beth-hoglah, and passed 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 toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and turned northward to Gilgal, which is opposite to the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the torrent; and the border passed to the waters of En-shemesh, and ended 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 to the valley of the son of Hinnom, toward the south side of the Jebusite, that is, Jerusalem; and the border went up to the top of the mountain that is before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley 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 reached along from the top of the mountain toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out toward the cities of mount Ephron; and the border reached along to Baalah, that is, Kirjath-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 from Baalah westwards toward mount Seir, and passed toward the side of Har-jearim, that is, Chesalon, northwards, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed 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 to the side of Ekron northwards, and the border reached along toward Shicron, and passed mount Baalah, and went toward Jabneel; and the border ended 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 is the great sea and coast. 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 to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, the city of Arba, the father of Anak, that is, Hebron.

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

And thence Caleb dispossessed the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, who were born of Anak.

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

And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-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 smites Kirjath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as 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 as 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 as she came, that she urged him to ask of her father a field; and she sprang down from the ass. And Caleb said to her, 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 thou hast given me a southern land; give me also springs of water. Then he gave her the upper springs and the lower 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,

The cities at the extremity 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 Jithnan,

24 Z iph, Telem, Bealoth,

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

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

and Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-Hezron, that is Hazor,

26 A mam, Shema, Moladah,

Amam, and Shema, and Molada,

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 Ijim, and Ezem,

30 E ltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

31 Z iklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansanna,

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 twenty-nine, and their hamlets.

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

—In the lowland: Eshtaol, and Zoreah, 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, Sochoh 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 and their hamlets.

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 Lahmas, and Chithlish,

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

and Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities and their hamlets.

42 L ibnah, Ether, Ashan,

Libna, and Ether, and Ashan,

43 I phtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

and Jiphthah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

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

and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities and their hamlets.

45 E kron, with its towns and villages.

Ekron and its dependent villages and its hamlets.

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

From Ekron and westward all that are by the side of Ashdod, and their hamlets.

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 dependent villages and its hamlets; Gazah, its dependent villages and its hamlets, as far as the torrent of Egypt, and the great sea and coast.

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

—And in the hill-country: Shamir, and Jattir, and Sochoh,

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

and Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, that 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 and their hamlets.

52 A rab, Dumah, Eshan,

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,

53 J anim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

and Janum, and Beth-Tappuah, and Aphekah,

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

and Humtah, and Kirjath-Arba, that is, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities and their hamlets.

55 M aon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,

56 J ezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

and Jizreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

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

Kain, Gibeah and Timnah: ten cities and their hamlets.

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 and their hamlets.

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

Kirjath-Baal, that is, Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah: two cities and their hamlets.

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 Ir-Hammelah, and En-gedi: six cities and their hamlets.

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.

But as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not dispossess them; and the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.