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Now ^(C1)the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families ^(F1)reached the ^(C2)border of Edom, southward to the ^(C3)wilderness of Zin at the extreme south.

Their southern border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south.

Then it proceeded southward to the ascent of Akrabbim and continued to Zin, then went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea and continued to Hezron, and went up to Addar and turned to Karka.

It ^(C1)continued to Azmon and proceeded to the ^(F1)(C2)brook of Egypt, and the ^(F2)border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border.

The ^(C1)eastern border was the Salt Sea, as far as the ^(F1)mouth of the Jordan. And the ^(C2)border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the ^(F1)mouth of the Jordan.

Then the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and continued on the north of Beth-arabah, and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

And the border went up to Debir from ^(C1)the Valley of Achor, and turned northward toward Gilgal which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south of the valley; and the border continued to the waters of En-shemesh and ^(F1)it ended at En-rogel.

Then the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom to the slope of the ^(C1)Jebusite on the south (that is, Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain which is opposite the Valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the Valley of Rephaim toward the north.

And from the top of the mountain the border turned to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah and proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, then the border turned to ^(C1)Baalah (that is, ^(C2)Kiriath-jearim).

The border turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and continued to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is, Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh and continued through ^(C1)Timnah.

Then the border proceeded to the side of Ekron northward. And the border turned to Shikkeron and continued to Mount Baalah and proceeded to Jabneel, and the ^(F1)border ended at the sea.

The western border was ^(C1)at the Great Sea, even its ^(F1)coastline. This is the border around the sons of Judah according to their families.