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This, is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by their families.

And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the sons of Judah, towards the boundary of Edom in the south, were, - Kabzeel and Eder, and Jagur,

and Kinah and Dimonah, and Adadah, -

and Kedesh and Hazor, and Ithnan,

Ziph and Talem, and Bealoth,

and Hazor-hadattah and Kerioth-hezron, the same, is Hazor;

Amam and Shema, and Moladah,

and Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet.

and Hazarshual and Beer-sheba, with the hamlets thereof,

Baalah and Iyyim, and Ezem,

and Eltolad and Chesil, and Hormah,

and Ziklag and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

and Lebaoth and Shilhim, and En-rimmon, - all the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.

In the lowland, - Eshtaol and Zorah, and Ashnah,

and Zanoah and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam;

Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah;

and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim, - fourteen cities, with their villages.

Zenan and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

and Dilan and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

Lachish and Bozkath, and Eglon,

and Cabbon and Lahmas, and Chithlish,

and Gederoth, Beth-dagon and Naamah, and Makkedah, - sixteen cities, with their villages.

Libnah and Ether, and Ashan,

and Iphtah and Ashnah, and Nezib,

and Keilah and Achzib, and Mareshah, - nine cities, with their villages.

Ekron with her towns, and her villages.

From Ekron, even unto the sea, - all that were by the side of Ashdod with their villages.

Ashdod, her towns and her villages. Gaza, her towns and her villages, as far as the ravine of Egypt, - and the great sea and coast.

And in the hill-country, - Shamir and Jattir, and Socoh,

and Dannah and Kiriath-sannah, the same, is Debir,

and Anab and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

and Goshen and Holon, and Giloh, - eleven cities, with their villages.

Arab and Rumah and Eshan,

and Janim and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah,

and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba, the same, is Hebron, and Zior, - nine cities, with their villages.

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph and Jutah,

and Jezreel and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

Kain, Gibeah and Timnah, - ten cities, with their villages.

Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

and Maarath and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon, - six cities, with their villages.

Kiriath-baal, the same, is Kiriath-jearim, and Rabbah, - two cities, with their villages.

In the desert, - Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

and Nibshan and the City of Salt, and En-gedi, - six cities, with their villages.

But, as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not dispossess them, - so the Jebusites have dwelt with the sons of Judah, in Jerusalem, until this day.