Joshua 15

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 The lot for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their families reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south.	1 The lot for the clans of the Judahite tribe fell in the extreme south toward the boundary of Edom, the desert of Zin in the Negeb.
2 And their south boundary ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward;	2 The boundary there ran from the bay that forms the southern end of the Salt Sea,
3 it goes out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, turns about to Karka,	3 southward below the pass of Akrabbim, across through Zin, up to a point south of Kadesh-barnea, across to Hezron, and up to Addar; from there, looping around Karka,
4 passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary.	4 it crossed to Azmon and then joined the Wadi of Egypt before coming out at the sea. (This is your southern boundary.)
5 And the east boundary is the Salt Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan;	5 The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.
6 and the boundary goes up to Beth-hoglah, and passes along north of Beth-arabah; and the boundary goes up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;	6 The northern boundary climbed from the bay where the Jordan meets the sea, up to Beth-hoglah, and ran north of Beth-arabah, up to Eben-Bohan-ben-Reuben.
7 and the boundary goes up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley; and the boundary passes along to the waters of En-shemesh, and ends at En-rogel;	7 Thence it climbed to Debir, north of the vale of Achor, in the direction of the Gilgal that faces the pass of Adummim, on the south side of the wadi; from there it crossed to the waters of En-shemesh and emerged at En-rogel.
8 then the boundary goes up by the valley of the son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite (that is, Jerusalem); and the boundary goes up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the valley of Hinnom, on the west, at the northern end of the valley of Rephaim;	8 Climbing again to the Valley of Ben-hinnom on the southern flank of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem), the boundary rose to the top of the mountain at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim, which bounds the Valley of Hinnom on the west.
9 then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron; then the boundary bends round to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim);	9 From the top of the mountain it ran to the fountain of waters of Nephtoah, extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and continued to Baalah, or Kiriath-jearim.
10 and the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to Beth-shemesh, and passes along by Timnah;	10 From Baalah the boundary curved westward to Mount Seir and passed north of the ridge of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon); thence it descended to Beth-shemesh, and ran across to Timnah.
11 the boundary goes out to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends round to Shikkeron, and passes along to Mount Baalah, and goes out to Jabneel; then the boundary comes to an end at the sea.	11 It then extended along the northern flank of Ekron, continued through Shikkeron, and across to Mount Baalah, thence to include Jabneel, before it came out at the sea.
12 And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coast-line. This is the boundary round about the people of Judah according to their families.	12 The western boundary was the Great Sea and its coast. This was the complete boundary of the clans of the Judahites.
13 According to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).	13 As the LORD had commanded, Joshua gave Caleb, son of Jephunneh, a portion among the Judahites, namely, Kiriath-arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron.
14 And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.	14 And Caleb drove out from there the three Anakim, the descendants of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.
15 And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.	15 From there he marched up against the inhabitants of Debir, which was formerly called Kiriath-sepher.
16 And Caleb said, "Whoever smites Kiriath-sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife."	16 Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage to the one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it."
17 And Othni-el the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.	17 Othniel, son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, captured it, and so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah in marriage.
18 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field; and she alighted from her ass, and Caleb said to her, "What do you wish?"	18 On the day of her marriage to Othniel, she induced him to ask her father for some land. Then, as she alighted from the ass, Caleb asked her, "What is troubling you?"
19 She said to him, "Give me a present; since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water." And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.	19 She answered, "Give me an additional gift! Since you have assigned to me land in the Negeb, give me also pools of water." So he gave her the upper and the lower pools.
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their families.	20 This is the heritage of the clans of the tribe of Judahites:
21 The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme South, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,	21 The cities of the tribe of the Judahites in the extreme southern district toward Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,	22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,	23 Kedesh, Hazor and Ithnan;
24 Ziph, Telem, Be-aloth,	24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25 Hazor-hadattah, Keri-oth-hezron (that is, Hazor),	25 Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor);
26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,	26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27 Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,	27 Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,
28 Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, Biziothiah,	28 Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba and Biziothiah;
29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,	29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,	30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,	31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine cities, with their villages.	32 Lebaoth, Shilhim and En-rimmon; a total of twenty-nine cities with their villages.
33 And in the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,	33 In the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,	34 Zanoah, Engannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,	35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages.	36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities and their villages.
37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,	37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,
38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,	38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,	39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40 Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,	40 Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,
41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages.	41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah and Makkedah; sixteen cities and their villages.
42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,	42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,	43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.	44 Keilah, Achzib and Mareshah; nine cities and their villages.
45 Ekron, with its towns and its villages;	45 Ekron and its towns and villages;
46 from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.	46 from Ekron to the sea, all the towns that lie alongside Ashdod, and their villages;
47 Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the Brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coast-line.	47 Ashdod and its towns and villages; Gaza and its towns and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coast of the Great Sea.
48 And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,	48 In the mountain regions: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),	49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,	50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.	51 Goshen, Holon and Giloh; eleven cities and their villages.
52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,	52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,	53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages.	54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities and their villages.
55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,	55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 Jezreel, Jokde-am, Zanoah,	56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 Kain, Gibe-ah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.	57 Kain, Gibbeah and Timnah; ten cities and their villages.
58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,	58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
59 Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.	59 Maarath, Beth-anoth and Eltekon; six cities and their villages. Tekoa, Ephrathah (that is, Bethlehem), Peor, Etam, Kulom, Tatam, Zores, Karim, Gallim, Bether and Manoko; eleven cities and their villages.
60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.	60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah; two cities and their villages.
61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,	61 In the desert: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi: six cities with their villages.	62 Nibshan, Ir-hamelah and En-gedi; six cities and their villages.
63 But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out; so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.	63 (But the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem the Judahites could not drive out; so the Jebusites dwell in Jerusalem beside the Judahites to the present day.)