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Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme south.

This 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.

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

And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

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.

And 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:

It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border.

From 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.

The eastern border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

And 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:

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 Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

And the border went up to Debir from 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 it ended at En-rogel.

And 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:

Then the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom to the slope of the 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 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:

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 Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).

And 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:

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 Timnah.

And 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:

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 border ended at the sea.

And 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.

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

And 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.

Now he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, in accordance with the command of the LORD to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron).

And 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.

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

And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir previously was Kiriath-sepher.

And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.

And Caleb said, "The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as a wife."

And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; so he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

And it happened that when she came to him, she incited him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"

And 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?

Then she said, "Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me springs of water also." So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Who 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.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

Now the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south were Kabzeel, Eder, and Jagur,

And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

Kinah, Dimonah, and Adadah,

And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

Kedesh, Hazor, and Ithnan,

And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

Ziph, Telem, and Bealoth,

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),

And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,

Amam, Shema, and Moladah,

Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, and Beth-pelet,

And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,

Hazar-shual, Beersheba, and Biziothiah,

And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,

Baalah, Iim, and Ezem,

Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

Eltolad, Chesil, and Hormah,

And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

Ziklag, Madmannah, and Sansannah,

And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

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

And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:

In the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, and Ashnah,

And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

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

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

Zenan, Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,

Dilean, Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

Lachish, Bozkath, and Eglon,

Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

Cabbon, Lahmas, and Chitlish,

And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

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

And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

Libnah, Ether, and Ashan,

Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

Iphtah, Ashnah, and Nezib,

And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

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

And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

Ekron, with its towns and its villages;

Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:

Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages, as far as the brook of Egypt and the Great Sea, even its coastline.

Ashdod 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:

In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, and Socoh,

And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,

Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

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

And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

Arab, Dumah, and Eshan,

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

Janum, Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,

And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,

Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

Maon, Carmel, Ziph, and Juttah,

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

Jezreel, Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

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

Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:

Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,

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

And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,

Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.

As 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.