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| 1This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. | 1The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south. |
| 2And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: | 2Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea, |
| 3And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: | 3crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. |
| 4From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast. | 4It then passed along to Azmon and joined the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their southern boundary. |
| 5And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan: | 5The eastern boundary is the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, |
| 6And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben: | 6went up to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. |
| 7And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel: | 7The boundary then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came out at En Rogel. |
| 8And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward: | 8Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. |
| 9And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim: | 9From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim). |
| 10And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah: | 10Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah. |
| 11And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. | 11It went to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea. |
| 12And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families. | 12The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans. |
| 13And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. | 13In accordance with the LORD's command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah--Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) |
| 14And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. | 14From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites--Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, the sons of Anak. |
| 15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher. | 15From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher). |
| 16And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. | 16And Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher." |
| 17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. | 17Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage. |
| 18And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? | 18One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What can I do for you?" |
| 19Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs. | 19She replied, "Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. |
| 20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families. | 20This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, according to its clans: |
| 21And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, | 21The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, |
| 22And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, | 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, |
| 23And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, | 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, |
| 24Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, | 24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, |
| 25And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, | 25Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor), |
| 26Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, | 26Amam, Shema, Moladah, |
| 27And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet, | 27Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, |
| 28And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah, | 28Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, |
| 29Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, | 29Baalah, Iyim, Ezem, |
| 30And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, | 30Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, |
| 31And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, | 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, |
| 32And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages: | 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon--a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages. |
| 33And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah, | 33In the western foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, |
| 34And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam, | 34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, |
| 35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, | 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah, |
| 36And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages: | 36Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim) --fourteen towns and their villages. |
| 37Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad, | 37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, |
| 38And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, | 38Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, |
| 39Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, | 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, |
| 40And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish, | 40Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, |
| 41And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages: | 41Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah--sixteen towns and their villages. |
| 42Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, | 42Libnah, Ether, Ashan, |
| 43And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, | 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, |
| 44And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages: | 44Keilah, Akzib and Mareshah--nine towns and their villages. |
| 45Ekron, with her towns and her villages: | 45Ekron, with its surrounding settlements and villages; |
| 46From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages: | 46west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages; |
| 47Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof: | 47Ashdod, its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 48And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, | 48In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh, |
| 49And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir, | 49Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir), |
| 50And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, | 50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, |
| 51And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages: | 51Goshen, Holon and Giloh--eleven towns and their villages. |
| 52Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, | 52Arab, Dumah, Eshan, |
| 53And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah, | 53Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, |
| 54And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages: | 54Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior--nine towns and their villages. |
| 55Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah, | 55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, |
| 56And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah, | 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, |
| 57Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages: | 57Kain, Gibeah and Timnah--ten towns and their villages. |
| 58Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor, | 58Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, |
| 59And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages: | 59Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon--six towns and their villages. |
| 60Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: | 60Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah--two towns and their villages. |
| 61In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah, | 61In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Sekakah, |
| 62And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages. | 62Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi--six towns and their villages. |
| 63As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day. | 63Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah. |
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