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

Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme south.

2 T heir south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;

Their south border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south.

3 a nd 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, went up to Addar, and turned towards Karka;

Then it proceeded southward to the ascent of Akrabbim and continued to Zin, then went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea and continued to Hezron, and went up to Addar and turned about to Karka.

4 a nd it passed along to Azmon, went out at the brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.

It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.

5 T he east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. The border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan.

The east border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

6 T he 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.

Then the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and continued on the north of Beth-arabah, and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

7 T he border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that faces the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river. The border passed along to the waters of En Shemesh, and ended at En Rogel.

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 on the south of the valley; and the border continued to the waters of En-shemesh and it ended at En-rogel.

8 T he border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the side of the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem) southward; and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the farthest part of the valley of Rephaim northward.

Then the border went up the valley of Ben-hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite on the south (that is, Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain which is before the valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the valley of Rephaim toward the north.

9 T he border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (also called Kiriath Jearim);

From the top of the mountain the border curved to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah and proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, then the border curved to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).

10 a nd the border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim (also called Chesalon) on the north, and went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed along by Timnah;

The border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and continued to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is, Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh and continued through Timnah.

11 a nd the border went out to 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.

The border proceeded to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border curved to Shikkeron and continued to Mount Baalah and proceeded to Jabneel, and the border ended at the sea.

12 T he west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families.

The west border was at the Great Sea, even its coastline. This is the border around the sons of Judah according to their families.

13 H e gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron).

Now he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the command of the Lord to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron).

14 C aleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

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

15 H e went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.

Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.

16 C aleb said, “He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”

And Caleb said, “The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as a wife.”

17 O thniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; so he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.

18 W hen she came, she had him ask her father for a field. She got off of her donkey, and Caleb said, “What do you want?”

It came about that when she came to him, she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she alighted from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

19 S he said, “Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Then she said, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

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

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

21 T he farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

Now the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons 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 (also called Hazor),

and Hazor-hadattah and Kerioth-hezron (that 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 Beersheba 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 are twenty-nine, with their villages.

and Lebaoth and Shilhim and Ain and Rimmon; in all, twenty-nine cities 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 (or 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, Lahmam, Chitlish,

and Cabbon and Lahmas 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 its villages;

Ekron, with its towns and its villages;

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

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

47 A shdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with its coastline.

Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; as far as the brook of Egypt and the Great Sea, even its coastline.

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

In the hill country: Shamir and Jattir and Socoh,

49 D annah, Kiriath Sannah (which is Debir),

and Dannah and Kiriath-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 with their villages.

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 (also called Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

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

55 M aon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,

Maon, Carmel and Ziph and Juttah,

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 (also called Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

Kiriath-baal (that 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 Engedi; six cities with their villages.

63 A s for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah couldn’t drive them out; but the Jebusites live with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah at Jerusalem until this day.