Joshua 15

Revised Geneva Translation

15 This, then, was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah, by their families, to the border of Edom and the wilderness of Zin, southward, on the southern border.

² And their southern border was the Salt Sea coast, from the point that looks southward.

³ And it went out on the south side toward Maaleh Akrabbim, and went along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side to Kadesh Barnea, and went along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and went around to Karkaa.

⁴ From there it went along to Azmon and reached to the river of Egypt. And the end of that territory was on the west side. This shall be your southern border.

⁵ Also, the eastern border shall be the Salt Sea, to the end of Jordan, and the border on the northern quarter shall be from the point of the sea, from the end of Jordan.

⁶ And this border goes up to Beth Hoglah and goes along by the north side of Beth Arabah. So, the border from there goes up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben.

⁷ Again, this border goes up to Debir, from the valley of Achor, and northward, turning toward Gilgal, which lies before the going to Adummim, which is on the southern side of the river. Also this border goes up to the waters of En Shemesh, and ends at En Rogel.

⁸ Then, this border goes up to the valley of the son of Hinnom, on the southern side of the Jebusites. Jerusalem is the same. Also, this border goes up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom, westward, which is by the end of the valley of giants, northward.

⁹ So, this border goes around from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah and goes out to the cities of Mount Ephron. And this border draws to Baalah, which is Kirjath Jearim.

¹⁰ Then, this border goes around from Baalah westward to Mount Seir and goes along to the side of Mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the northern side. It comes down to Beth Shemesh and goes to Timnah.

¹¹ Also, this border goes out to the side of Ekron, northward. And this border draws to Shicron and goes along to Mount Baalah and stretches to Jabneel. And the ends of this territory are to the Sea.

¹² And the western border is to the Great Sea. So, this border shall be the boundary of the children of Judah all around, according to their families.

¹³ And to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, Joshua gave a part among the children of Judah, as the LORD Commanded him: Kirjath Arba, of the father of Anak, which is in Hebron.

¹⁴ And Caleb drove three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.

¹⁵ And he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir. And the name of Debir was formerly Kirjath Sepher.

¹⁶ Then Caleb said, “He who strikes Kirjath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah, my daughter, as a wife.”

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

¹⁸ And as she went in, she would move him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

¹⁹ Then she answered, “Give me a blessing; for you have given me the South country. Give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the springs above and the springs beneath.

²⁰ This shall be the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah, according to their families.

²¹ And the outermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the territories of Edom, southward, were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

²² Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

²³ Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

²⁴ Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

²⁵ Hazor, Hadattah, Kerioth, Hezron (which is Hazor)

²⁶ Amam, Shema, Moladah,

²⁷ Hazar, Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,

²⁸ Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Bizjothjah,

²⁹ Baalah, Ijim, Ezem,

³⁰ Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

³¹ Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

³² Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon, twenty-nine cities in all, with their villages.

³³ In the low country were: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

³⁴ Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

³⁵ Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

³⁶ Sharaim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim, fourteen cities with their villages;

³⁷ Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,

³⁸ Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

³⁹ Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

⁴⁰ Cabbon, Lahmas, Kithlish,

⁴¹ Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, Makkedah, sixteen cities with their villages;

⁴² Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

⁴³ Jiphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

⁴⁴ Keilah, Achzib, Mareshah, nine cities with their villages;

⁴⁵ Ekron with her towns and her villages;

⁴⁶ from Ekron to the Sea, all that lies around Ashdod, with their villages;

⁴⁷ Ashdod with her towns and her villages. Gaza, with her towns and her villages, to the river of Egypt and the great Sea was their border.

⁴⁸ And in the mountains were Shamir, Jattir, Sochoh,

⁴⁹ Dannah, Kirjath Sannah (which is Debir)

⁵⁰ Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

⁵¹ Goshen, Holon, Giloh, eleven cities with their villages;

⁵² Arab, Dumah, Eshean,

⁵³ Janum, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

⁵⁴ Humtah, Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron) and Zior, nine cities with their villages;

⁵⁵ Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

⁵⁶ Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

⁵⁷ Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah, ten cities with their villages;

⁵⁸ Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,

⁵⁹ Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon, six cities with their villages;

⁶⁰ Kirjath Baal (which is Kirjath Jearim) and Rabbah, two cities with their villages.

⁶¹ In the wilderness were Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

⁶² Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi, five cities with their villages.

⁶³ Nevertheless, the Jebusites, who were the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not cast out. But the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.