1 T he 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.

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

And their southern border was from the end of the salt sea, from the tongue that turns southward;

3 I t 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.

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

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 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.

—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 I t went up to Beth-hoglah, passed north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the stone of Bohan the 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 I t 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.

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 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.

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 he 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).

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 T he 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.

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 T he 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.

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 T he 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.

—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 J oshua 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.

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

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

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

And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.

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

And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.

17 O thniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it. So Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as a 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 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?”

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 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.

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

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

21 T he cities of the family of Judah in the far south, toward the land 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, Keriothhezron (that is, 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-peet,

and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-Pelet,

28 H azar-shual, Beer-sheba, 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. There were twenty-nine cities in all, with the towns around them.

and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities twenty-nine, and their hamlets.

33 N ear the sea were 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, Gederah, and Gederothaim, fourteen cities with their towns.

and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities and their hamlets.

37 A nd there were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,

Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-Gad,

38 D ilean, Mizpeh, 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 towns.

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

42 T here were Libnah, 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 towns.

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

45 A nd there was Ekron with its towns and villages,

Ekron and its dependent villages and its hamlets.

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

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

47 T here 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.

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 there were 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 towns.

and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities and their hamlets.

52 A nd there were Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,

53 J anum, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

and Janum, and Beth-Tappuah, and Aphekah,

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

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

55 T here were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,

56 J ezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

and Jizreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

57 K ain, Gilbeah, and Timnah, ten cities with the towns around them.

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

58 T here were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

Halhul, Beth-Zur, and Gedor,

59 M aarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon, six cities with the towns around them.

and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities and their hamlets.

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

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

61 I n the desert there were Betharabah, Middin, Secacah,

—In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

62 N ibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi, six cities with the towns around them.

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

63 B ut 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.

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.