Joshua 15 - English Standard Version (ESV)

The Allotment for Judah

15 The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward ^(A)to the boundary of Edom, to ^(B)the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south. ²And their south boundary ran from the end of the ^(C)Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. ³It goes out southward of ^(D)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, ⁴passes along to Azmon, goes out by ^(E)the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary. ⁵And the east boundary is the ^(F)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. ⁶And the boundary goes up to ^(G)Beth-hoglah and passes along north of ^(H)Beth-arabah. And the boundary goes up to ^(I)the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. ⁷And the boundary goes up to Debir from ^(J)the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite ^(K)the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of ^(L)En-shemesh and ends at ^(M)En-rogel. ⁸Then the boundary goes up by ^(N)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite (^(O)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 ^(P)of Rephaim. ⁹Then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain ^(Q)to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the boundary bends around to Baalah (^(R)that is, Kiriath-jearim). ¹⁰And 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 ^(S)Beth-shemesh and passes along by ^(T)Timnah. ¹¹The boundary goes out ^(U)to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends around to Shikkeron and passes along to Mount ^(V)Baalah and goes out to Jabneel. Then the boundary comes to an end at the sea. ¹²And the west boundary was ^(W)the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans.

¹³According to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, ^(X)Kiriath-arba, that is, ^(Y)Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). ¹⁴And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, ^(Z)Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak. ¹⁵And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. ^(AA)Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher. ¹⁶And Caleb said, “Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.” ¹⁷^(AB)And Othniel the son of Kenaz, ^(AC)the brother of Caleb, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. ¹⁸When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she got off her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?” ¹⁹She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

²⁰This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans. ²¹The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, ^(AD)Eder, Jagur, ²²Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, ²³Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, ²⁴^(AE)Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, ²⁵Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), ²⁶Amam, Shema, Moladah, ²⁷Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, ²⁸Hazar-shual, ^(AF)Beersheba, Biziothiah, ²⁹Baalah, Iim, Ezem, ³⁰Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, ³¹^(AG)Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, ³²Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine cities with their villages.

³³And in the lowland, ^(AH)Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, ³⁴Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, ³⁵^(AI)Jarmuth, ^(AJ)Adullam, ^(AK)Socoh, ^(AL)Azekah, ³⁶Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages.

³⁷Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, ³⁸Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, ³⁹^(AM)Lachish, Bozkath, ^(AN)Eglon, ⁴⁰Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish, ⁴¹Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and ^(AO)Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages.

⁴²^(AP)Libnah, Ether, Ashan, ⁴³Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, ⁴⁴^(AQ)Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.

⁴⁵^(AR)Ekron, with its towns and its villages; ⁴⁶from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

⁴⁷^(AS)Ashdod, its towns and its villages; ^(AT)Gaza, its towns and its villages; to ^(AU)the Brook of Egypt, and ^(AV)the Great Sea with its coastline.

⁴⁸And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, ⁴⁹Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (^(AW)that is, Debir), ⁵⁰Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, ⁵¹^(AX)Goshen, Holon, and ^(AY)Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.

⁵²Arab, Dumah, Eshan, ⁵³Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, ⁵⁴Humtah, ^(AZ)Kiriath-arba (that is, ^(BA)Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages.

⁵⁵^(BB)Maon, ^(BC)Carmel, ^(BD)Ziph, Juttah, ⁵⁶Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, ⁵⁷Kain, Gibeah, and ^(BE)Timnah: ten cities with their villages.

⁵⁸Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, ⁵⁹Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.

⁶⁰^(BF)Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.

⁶¹In the wilderness, ^(BG)Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, ⁶²Nibshan, the City of Salt, and ^(BH)Engedi: six cities with their villages.

⁶³But the ^(BI)Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, ^(BJ)the people of Judah could not drive out, ^(BK)so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

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Joshua 15 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

15 And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families, is unto the border of Edom; the wilderness of Zin southward, at the extremity of the south; 2 and to them the south border is at the extremity of the salt sea, from the bay which is looking southward; 3 and it hath gone out unto ...
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Joshua 15 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

15 Then this was the part of the sons of Judah, by their kindreds; from the term of Edom till to the desert of Zin against the south (from the border of Edom in the desert of Zin southward), and till to the last part of the south coast, 2 the beginning thereof from the height of the saltiest sea (it...
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Joshua 15 - World English Bible (WEB)

15 The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south. 2 Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward; 3 and it went o...
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Joshua 15 - The Voice (VOICE)

15 The territory allotted to the tribe of the Judahites, clan by clan, reached south to the border of Edom, and even further south into the wilderness of Zin. 2 Their southern border ran from the bay at the south end of the Dead Sea (the Salt Sea), 3 and continued to the south of the ascent of Akr...
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Joshua 15 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Inheritance of Judah15 Now the allotment for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was as far as the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme south. 2 Their southern border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay projecting southward. ...
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Joshua 15 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

The Territory of Judah15 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. 2 And their south boundary ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward; 3 it goes out...
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Joshua 15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Joshua 15 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

The Territory of Judah15 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. 2 And their south boundary ran from the end of the Dead Sea,[a] from the bay that faces southward; 3 it goes ...
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Joshua 15 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

The Territory of Judah15 The lot for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their families reached southwards to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south. 2 And their southern boundary ran from the end of the Dead Sea,[a] from the bay that faces southwards; 3 it ...
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Joshua 15 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Joshua 15 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Territory of Judah15 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.(A)2 And their south boundary ran from the end of the Dead Sea,[a] from the bay that faces southward; 3 it goes ...
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Joshua 15 - New Living Translation (NLT)

The Land Given to the Tribe of Judah15 The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin. 2 The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea,[a] 3 ran south of Scorpion Pass[b] into the wilderness of Zin, and ...
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Joshua 15 - New Life Version (NLV)

15 The share of land for the family group of the people of Judah by their families was south to the land of Edom. It went to the Desert of Zin at the far south. 2 The south side of their land was from the south end of the Salt Sea. 3 It went south of the hill of Akrabbim and on to Zin. Then it wen...
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Joshua 15 - New King James Version (NKJV)

The Land of Judah15 So this was the [a]lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families:(A)The border of Edom at the (B)Wilderness of Zin southward was the extreme southern boundary. 2 And their (C)southern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces sout...
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Joshua 15 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

Land allotted to Judah15 The land allotted to the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south. 2 Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea, 3 crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continue...
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Joshua 15 - New International Version (NIV)

Allotment for Judah(A)15 The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom,(B) to the Desert of Zin(C) in the extreme south.(D) 2 Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,(E) 3 crossed south of Scorpion Pass,(...
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Joshua 15 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

Land Is Given to Judah15 Land was given to the tribe of Judah, according to its family groups. It reached down to the territory of Edom. It went as far south as the Desert of Zin. 2 Judah’s border on the south started from the bay at the south end of the Dead Sea. 3 It went across to the south of S...
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Joshua 15 - New English Translation (NET)

15 The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south.[a] 2 Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea,[b] 3 extended[c] south of the Scorpion Ascent,[d] crossed to Zin, went up from the ...
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Joshua 15 - English Standard Version (ESV)

The Allotment for Judah

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