Joshua 15

¹And so, the lot of the sons of Judah, by their families, was this: from the border of Edom, to the desert of Sin toward the south, and even to the furthest part of the southern region

²Its beginning was from the summit of the very salty sea, and from its bay, which looks toward the south

³And it extends toward the ascent of the Scorpion, and it passes on to Sinai. And it ascends into Kadesh-barnea, and it passes through to Hezron, ascending to Addar, and encompassing Karka

⁴And from there, it passes on to Azmon, and reaches to the torrent of Egypt. And its boundary shall be the great sea; this shall be the limit of the southern region

⁵Yet truly, toward the east, the beginning shall be the very salty sea, even to the limit of the Jordan, and that which looks toward the north, from the bay of the sea, even to the same river Jordan

⁶And the border ascends into Beth-hoglah, and it crosses from the north into Beth-Arabah, ascending to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben

⁷And it reaches as far as the borders of Debara, from the Valley of Achor, to the north, looking toward Gilgal, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, on the southern part of the torrent. And it crosses the waters that are called the Fountain of the Sun. And its exit shall be at the Fountain of Rogel

⁸And it ascends by the steep valley of the son of Hinnom, from the side of the Jebusite, toward the south; this is Jerusalem. And from there, it raises itself to the top of the mountain, which is opposite Geennom to the west, at the top of the Valley of the Rephaim, to the north

⁹And it passes through, from the top of the mountain, even to the fountain of the Water of Nephtoah. And it continues on, as far as the villages of mount Ephron. And it inclines toward Baalah, which is Kiriath-jearim, that is, the City of Forests

¹⁰And it circles from Baalah, to the west, as far as mount Seir. And it passes by the side of mount Jearim, to the north, into Chesalon. And it descends into Beth-shemesh, and it passes through to Timnah

¹¹And it continues on, toward the north, to a region beside Ekron. And it inclines toward Shikkeron, and it crosses to mount Baalah. And it extends into Jabneel, and the last part closes at the west with the great sea

¹²These are the borders of the sons of Judah, in their families, on all sides

¹³Yet truly, to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, just as the Lord had instructed him: the City of Arba, the father of Anak, which is Hebron

¹⁴And Caleb destroyed from it the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, of the stock of Anak

¹⁵And ascending further from there, he came to the inhabitants of Debir, which before was called Kiriath-Sepher, that is, the City of Letters

¹⁶And Caleb said, “Whoever will have struck down Kiriath-Sepher, and will have seized it, I will give to him Achsah, my daughter, as wife.

¹⁷And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, seized it. And he gave him Achsah, his daughter, as wife

¹⁸And as they were traveling together, she was urged by her husband that she ask her father for a field. And she sighed, as she was sitting on her donkey. And Caleb said to her, “What is it?

¹⁹But she answered: “Give a blessing to me. You have given to me a southern and dry land; join to it also a watered land.” And so Caleb gave to her the watered land above and below it

²⁰This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by their families

²¹And the cities, from the furthest parts of the sons of Judah, beside the borders of Edom to the south, were: Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur

²²and Kinah and Dimonah and Adadah

²³and Kadesh and Hazor and Ithnan

²⁴Ziph and Telem and Bealoth

²⁵new Hazor and Kerioth-Hezron, which is Hazor

²⁶Amam, Shema, and Moladah

²⁷and Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon and Bethpelet

²⁸and Hazar-shual and Beersheba and Biziothiah

²⁹and Baalah and Iim and Ezem

³⁰and Eltolad and Chesil and Hormah

³¹and Ziklag and Madmannah and Sansannah

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

³³Truly, in the plains, there were: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah

³⁴and Zanoah and Engannim, and Tappuah and Enam

³⁵and Jarmuth and Adullam, Socoh and Azekah

³⁶and Shaaraim and Adithaim, and Gederah and Gederothaim: fourteen cities, and their villages

³⁷Zenan and Hadashah and Middalgad

³⁸Dilean and Mizpeh and Joktheel

³⁹Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon

⁴⁰Cabbon and Lahmam and Chitlish

⁴¹and Gederoth and Bethdagon, and Naamah and Makkedah: sixteen cities, and their villages

⁴²Libnah and Ether and Ashan

⁴³Iphtah and Ashnah and Nezib

⁴⁴and Keilah and Achzib and Mareshah: nine cities, and their villages

⁴⁵Ekron, with its towns and villages

⁴⁶from Ekron, as far as the sea, all that inclines toward Ashdod, and its villages

⁴⁷Ashdod, with its towns and villages. Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the torrent of Egypt, with the great sea as its border

⁴⁸And on the mountain, Shamir and Jattir and Socoh

⁴⁹and Dannah, and Kiriath-Sannah, which is Debir

⁵⁰Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim

⁵¹Goshen and Holon and Giloh: eleven cities, and their villages

⁵²Arab and Dumah and Eshan

⁵³and Janim and Beth-Tappuah and Aphekah

⁵⁴Humtah and Kiriath-Arba, which is Hebron, and Zior: nine cities, and their villages

⁵⁵Maon and Carmel, and Ziph and Juttah

⁵⁶Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah

⁵⁷Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities, and their villages

⁵⁸Halhul and Bethzur and Gedor

⁵⁹Maarath and Bethanoth and Eltekon: six cities, and their villages

⁶⁰Kiriath-baal, which is Kiriath-jearim, the City of Forests, and Rabbah: two cities, and their villages

⁶¹In the desert: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah

⁶²and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities, and their villages

⁶³But the sons of Judah were not able to destroy the Jebusite inhabitants of Jerusalem. And so the Jebusite lived with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem, even to the present day