Joshua 15

vayehi haggoral lematteh bene yehudah lemishpekhotam el-gevul edom midbar-tsin negbah miqtseh teman

The portion that fell by lot to the various clans of the tribe of Judah lay farthest south, down to the border of Edom, which is the Wilderness of Zin.

vayehi lahem gevul negev miqtseh yam hammelakh min-hallashon happoneh negbah

Their southern boundary began from the tip of the Dead Sea, from the tongue that projects southward.

veyatsa el-minnegev lema'aleh aqrabbim ve'avar tsinah ve'alah minnegev leqadesh barnea ve'avar khetsron ve'alah addarah venasav haqqarqa'ah

It proceeded to the south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, passed on to Zin, ascended to the south of Kadesh-barnea, passed on to Hezron, ascended to Addar, and made a turn to Karka.

ve'avar atsmonah veyatsa nakhal mitsrayim (vhyh) [vehayu] totse'ot haggevul yammah zeh-yihyeh lakhem gevul negev

From there it passed on to Azmon and proceeded to the Wadi of Egypt; and the boundary ran on to the Sea. That shall be your southern boundary.

ugevul qedemah yam hammelakh ad-qetseh hayyarden ugevul lifat tsafonah milleshon hayyam miqtseh hayyarden

The boundary on the east was the Dead Sea up to the mouth of the Jordan. On the northern side, the boundary began at the tongue of the Sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

ve'alah haggevul bet khoglah ve'avar mitsefon levet ha'aravah ve'alah haggevul even bohan ben-re'uven

The boundary ascended to Beth-hoglah and passed north of Beth-arabah; then the boundary ascended to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

ve'alah haggevul devirah me'emeq akhor vetsafonah poneh el-haggilgal asher-nokhakh lema'aleh adummim asher minnegev lannakhal ve'avar haggevul el-me-en shemesh vehayu totse'otayw el-en rogel

The boundary ascended from the Valley of Achor to Debir and turned north to Gilgal, facing the Ascent of Adummim that is south of the wadi; from there the boundary continued to the Waters of En-shemesh and ran on to En-rogel.

ve'alah haggevul ge ven-hinnom el-ketef hayevusi minnegev hi yerushalai͏m ve'alah haggevul el-rosh hahar asher al-pene ge-hinnom yammah asher biqtseh emeq-refa'im tsafonah

Then the boundary ascended into the Valley of Ben-hinnom, along the southern flank of the Jebusites—that is, Jerusalem. The boundary then ran up to the top of the hill that flanks the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

veta'ar haggevul merosh hahar el-mayan me neftoakh veyatsa el-are har-efron veta'ar haggevul ba'alah hi qiryat ye'arim

From that hilltop the boundary curved to the fountain of the Waters of Nephtoah and ran on to the towns of Mount Ephron; then the boundary curved to Baalah—that is, Kiriath-jearim.

venasav haggevul mibba'alah yammah el-har se'ir ve'avar el-ketef har-ye'arim mitsafonah hi khesalon veyarad bet-shemesh ve'avar timnah

From Baalah the boundary turned westward to Mount Seir, passed north of the slope of Mount Jearim—that is, Chesalon—descended to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah.

veyatsa haggevul el-ketef eqron tsafonah veta'ar haggevul shikkeronah ve'avar har-habba'alah veyatsa yavne'el vehayu totse'ot haggevul yammah

The boundary then proceeded to the northern flank of Ekron; the boundary curved to Shikkeron, passed on to Mount Baalah, and proceeded to Jabneel; and the boundary ran on to the Sea.

ugevul yam hayyammah haggadol ugevul zeh gevul bene-yehudah saviv lemishpekhotam

And the western boundary was the edge of the Mediterranean Sea. Those were the boundaries of the various clans of the Judahites on all sides.

ulekhalev ben-yefunneh natan kheleq betokh bene-yehudah el-pi Adonai lihoshua et-qiryat arba avi ha'anaq hi khevron

In accordance with GOD’s command to Joshua, Caleb son of Jephunneh was given a portion among the Judahites, namely, Kiriath-arba—that is, Hebron. ([Arba] was the father of Anak.)

vayyoresh misham kalev et-sheloshah bene ha'anaq et-sheshay ve'et-akhiman ve'et-talmay yelide ha'anaq

Caleb dislodged from there the three Anakites: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.

vayya'al misham el-yosheve devir veshem-devir lefanim qiryat-sefer

From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir—the name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher—

vayyomer kalev asher-yakkeh et-qiryat-sefer ulekhadah venatatti lo et-akhsah vitti le'isha

and Caleb announced, “I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.”

vayyilkedah otni'el ben-qenaz akhi khalev vayyitten-lo et-akhsah vitto le'isha

His kinsman Othniel the Kenizzite captured it; and Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah in marriage.

vayehi bevo'ah vattesitehu lishol me'et-aviha sadeh vattitsnakh me'al hakhamor vayyomer-lah kalev mah-llakh

When she came [to him], she induced him to ask her father for some property. She dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb asked her, “What is the matter?”

vattomer tenah-lli verakhah ki erets hannegev netattani venatattah li gullot mayim vayyitten-lah et gullot illiyyot ve'et gullot takhtiyyot

She replied, “Give me a present; for you have given me away as Negeb-land; so give me springs of water.” And he gave her Upper and Lower Gulloth.

zot nakhalat matteh vene-yehudah lemishpekhotam

This was the portion of the tribe of the Judahites by their clans:

vayyihyu he'arim miqtseh lematteh vene-yehudah el-gevul edom bannegbah qavtse'el ve'eder veyagur

The towns at the far end of the tribe of Judah, near the border of Edom, in the Negeb, were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

veqinah vedimonah ve'adadah

Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

veqedesh vekhatsor veyitnan

Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

zif vatelem uve'alot

Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

vekhatsor khadattah uqeriyyot khetsron hi khatsor

Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron—that is, Hazor—

amam ushema umoladah

Amam, Shema, Moladah,

vakhatsar gaddah vekheshmon uvet palet

Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,

vakhatsar shu'al uve'er sheva uvizyoteyah

Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, Biziothiah,

ba'alah ve'iyyim va'atsem

Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

ve'eltolad ukhesil vekhormah

Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

vetsiqlag umadmannah vesansannah

Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

uleva'ot veshilkhim ve'ayin verimmon kol-arim esrim vatesha vekhatsrehen

Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon. Total: 29 towns, with their villages.

bashefelah eshta'ol vetsorah ve'ashnah

In the Lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

vezanoakh ve'en gannim tappuakh veha'enam

Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

yarmut va'adullam sokhoh va'azeqah

Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

vesha'arayim va'aditayim vehaggederah ugederotayim arim arba-esreh vekhatsrehen

Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—14 towns, with their villages.

tsenan vakhadashah umigdal-gad

Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,

vedilan vehammitspeh veyoqte'el

Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,

lakhish uvotsqat ve'eglon

Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

vekhabbon velakhmas vekhitlish

Cabbon, Lahmas, Chithlish,

ugederot bet-dagon vena'amah umaqqedah arim shesh-esreh vekhatsrehen

Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: 16 towns, with their villages.

livnah va'eter ve'ashan

Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

veyiftakh ve'ashnah unetsiv

Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

uqe'ilah ve'akhziv umareshah arim tesha vekhatsrehen

Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: 9 towns, with their villages.

eqron uvenoteha vakhatsereha

Ekron, with its dependencies and villages.

me'eqron vayammah kol asher-al-yad ashdod vekhatsrehen

From Ekron westward, all the towns in the vicinity of Ashdod, with their villages—

ashdod benoteha vakhatsereha azzah benoteha vakhatsereha ad-nakhal mitsrayim vehayyam (hgvvl) [haggadol] ugevul

Ashdod, its dependencies and its villages—Gaza, its dependencies and its villages, all the way to the Wadi of Egypt and the edge of the Mediterranean Sea.

uvahar shamir veyattir vesokhoh

And in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

vedannah veqiryat-sannah hi devir

Dannah, Kiriath-sannah—that is, Debir—

va'anav ve'eshtemoh ve'anim

Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

vegoshen vekholon vegiloh arim akhat-esreh vekhatsrehen

Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: 11 towns, with their villages.

arav verumah ve'eshan

Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

(vynym) [veyanum] uvet-tappuakh va'afeqah

Janum, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

vekhumtah veqiryat arba hi khevron vetsi'or arim tesha vekhatsrehen

Humtah, Kiriath-arba—that is, Hebron—and Zior: 9 towns, with their villages.

ma'on karmel vazif veyuttah

Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

veyizre'el veyoqde'am vezanoakh

Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

haqqayin givah vetimnah arim eser vekhatsrehen

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: 10 towns, with their villages.

khalkhul bet-tsur ugedor

Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

uma'arat uvet-anot ve'elteqon arim shesh vekhatsrehen

Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: 6 towns, with their villages.

qiryat-ba'al hi qiryat ye'arim veharabbah arim shetayim vekhatsrehen

Kiriath-baal—that is, Kiriath-jearim—and Rabbah: 2 towns, with their villages.

bammidbar bet ha'aravah middin usekhakhah

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

vehannivshan ve'ir-hammelakh ve'en gedi arim shesh vekhatsrehen

Nibshan, Ir-melah, and En-gedi: 6 towns, with their villages.

ve'et-hayevusi yosheve yerushalai͏m lo-[yakhelu] (yvkhlv) vene-yehudah lehorisham vayyeshev hayevusi et-bene yehudah birushalai͏m ad hayyom hazzeh

But the Judahites could not dispossess the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so the Judahites dwell with the Jebusites in Jerusalem to this day.