Joshua 15
1 And the borders of the tribe of Juda
according to their families were from the borders of Idumea from the
wilderness of Sin, as far as Cades southward.
2 And their borders were from the
south as far as a part of the salt sea from the
aGr. neck. Heb. tongue.high country that extends southward.
3 And they proceed before the ascent
of Acrabin, and go out round Sena, and go up from the south to Cades Barne;
and go out to Asoron, and proceed up to Sarada, and go out by the way that is
west of Cades. 4 And they go out to
Selmona, and issue at the valley of Egypt; and the termination of its
boundaries shall be at the sea: these are their boundaries southward.
5 And their boundaries eastward
are all the salt sea as far as Jordan; and their
borders from the north, and from the border of the sea, and from part of
Jordan— 6 the borders go up to
Bæthaglaam, and they go along from the north to Bætharaba, and the borders go
on up to the stone of Bæon the son of Ruben.
7 And the borders continue on to
bSo the Greek. There seems to be a reading of the word דברה as if part of
רבע.the fourth part of the valley of Achor, and go down to Galgal, which is
before the approach of Adammin, which is southward in the valley, and
terminate at the water of the fountain of the sun; and their going forth shall
be the fountain of Rogel. 8 And the
borders go up to the valley of Ennom, behind Jebus southward; this is
Jerusalem: and the borders terminate at the top of the mountain, which is
before the valley of Ennom toward the sea, which is by the side of the land of
Raphain northward. 9 And the border
going forth from the top of the mountain terminates
at the fountain of the water of Naphtho, and terminates at mount Ephron; and
the border will lead to Baal; this is the city of Jarim.
10 And the border will go round from
Baal to the sea, and will go on to the mount of Assar behind the city of Jarin
northwards; this is Chaslon: and it will come down to the city of the Sun, and
will go on to the south. 11 And the
border terminates behind Accaron northward, and the borders will terminate at
Socchoth, and the borders will go on to the south, and will terminate at
Lebna, and the issue of the borders will be at the sea; and their borders
shall be toward the sea, the great sea shall be the
boundary. 12 These
are the borders of the children of Juda round about
according to their families.
13 And to Chaleb the son of Jephone
he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Juda by the command of God;
and Joshua gave him the city of Arboc the metropolis of Enac; this is Chebron.
14 And Chaleb the son of Jephone
destroyed thence the three sons of Enac, Susi, and Tholami, and Achima.
15 And Chaleb went up thence to the
inhabitants of Dabir; and the name of Dabir before was
cHeb. Kirjath-sepher.the city of Letters.
16 And Chaleb said, Whosoever shall
take and destroy the city of Letters, and master it, to him will I give my
daughter Ascha to wife. 17 And
Gothoniel the son of Chenez the brother of Chaleb took it; and he gave him
Ascha his daughter to wife. 18 And it
came to pass as she went out that she counselled him, saying, I will ask of my
father a field; and she cried from off her ass; and Chaleb said to her,
dWhat has thou to say? or of what hast thou need?What is it? 19 And she said to him,
Give me a blessing, for thou hast set me in the land of Nageb; give me
Botthanis: and he gave her Gonæthla the upper, and Gonæthla the lower.
20 This
is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Juda. 21 And their cities were cities
belonging to the tribe of the children of Juda on the borders of Edom by the
wilderness, and Bæseleel, and Ara, and Asor,
22 and Icam, and Regma, and Aruel,
23 and Cades, and Asorionain, and
Mænam, 24 and Balmænan, and their
villages, 25 and the cities of
Aseron, this is Asor,
26 and Sen, and Salmaa, and Molada,
27 and Seri, and Bæphalath,
28 and Cholaseola, and Beersabee; and
their villages, and their hamlets,
29 Bala and Bacoc, and Asom,
30 and Elboüdad, and Bæthel, and
Herma, 31 and Sekelac, and Macharim,
and Sethennac, 32 and Labos, and
Sale, and Eromoth; twenty-nine cities, and their villages.
33 In the plain country Astaol, and
Raa, and Assa, 34 and Ramen, and
Tano, and Iluthoth, and Mæani, 35 and
Jermuth, and Odollam, and Membra, and Saocho, and Jazeca.
36 And Sacarim and Gadera, and its
villages; fourteen cities, and their villages;
37 Senna, and Adasan, and Magadalgad,
38 and Dalad, and Maspha, and
Jachareel, 39 and Basedoth, and
Ideadalea; 40 and Chabra, and Maches,
and Maachos, 41 and Geddor, and
Bagadiel, and Noman, and Machedan: sixteen cities, and their villages;
42 Lebna, and Ithac, and Anoch,
43 and Jana, and Nasib,
44 and Keilam, and Akiezi, and Kezib,
and Bathesar, and Ælom: ten cities, and their villages;
45 Accaron and her villages, and
their hamlets: 46 from Accaron,
Gemna, and all the cities that are near Asedoth; and their villages.
47 Asiedoth, and her villages, and
her hamlets; Gaza, and its villages and its hamlets as far as the river of
Egypt, and the great sea is the boundary.
48 And in the hill country Samir, and
Jether, and Socha, 49 and Renna and
the city of Letters, this is Dabir;
50 and Anon, and Es, and Man, and
Æsam, 51 and Gosom, and Chalu, and
Channa, and Gelom: eleven cities, and their villages;
52 Ærem, and Remna, and Soma,
53 and Jemain, and Bæthachu, and
Phacua, 54 and Euma, and the city
Arboc, this is Chebron, and Soraith: nine cities, and their villages:
55 Maor, and Chermel, and Ozib, and
Itan, 56 and Jariel, and Aricam, and
Zacanaim, 57 and Gabaa, and
Thamnatha; nine cities, and their villages;
58 Ælua, and Bethsur, and Geddon,
59 and Magaroth, and Bæthanam, and
Thecum; six cities, and their villages;
59a Theco, and Ephratha, this is
Bæthleem, and Phagor, and Ætan, and Culon, and Tatam, and Thobes, and Carem,
and Galem, and Thether, and Manocho: eleven cities, and their villages,
60 Cariathbaal, this
is the city of Jarim, and Sotheba: two cities, and
their villages: 61 and Baddargeis,
and Tharabaam, and Ænon; 62 and
Æochioza, and Naphlazon, and the cities of Sadon, and Ancades; seven cities,
and their villages.
63 And the Jebusite dwelt in
Jerusalem, and the children of Juda could not destroy them; and the Jebusites
dwelt in Jerusalem to this day.