OET-RV YEHO Chapter 15

15 This was the land that was assigned to Yehudah’s (Judah’s) descendants according to their clans:

It went from the Tsin (Zin) wilderness in the south to the border with Edom, 2 and their southern border was the south-facing bay at the end of the Dead Sea (also called the Salt Sea). 3 From there it went south of the Scorpion Pass, across to Tsin, climbed up to Kadesh-Barnea, crossed to Hetsron, went to Adar, and around to Karka. 4 Then it crosses to Atsmon and out to the Mitsri (Egyptian) riverbed and finishes at the Mediterranean sea. That will be their southern border.

5 The eastern border was the Dead Sea as far as the end of the Yarden (Jordan).

The northern border starts at the top of the Dead Sea where the Yarden river enters it 6 then to Beyt-Hoglah and further north to Beyt-Ha’aravah to the Stone of Bohan (Re’uven’s son). 7 Then the border went to Devir from the Akor Valley, and to the north, turning to the Gilgal, which is in front of the Adumim pass which is from the south of the riverbed, then the border passed over to the waters of Eyn-Shemesh and it ends at Eyn-Rogel. 8 From there the border went up the valley of Ben Hinom to the edge of the Yevusi region from the south (that is Yerushalem (Jerusalem)). Then the border went to the head of the hill opposite the Hinom valley to the west, which is at the end of the valley of the Refaim to the north. 9 From there the border turned from the head of the hill to the Neftoah spring and went out to the cities of Mt. Efron, then the border turned to Ba’alah (now called Kiryat-Yearim). 10 Then the border went around from Ba’alah to the west to Mt. Se’ir, and passed over to the shoulder of Mt. Yearim from the north (also called Kesalon), and went down to Beyt-Shemesh (Heliopolis), and passed over to Timnah. 11 From there the border went out to the shoulder of Ekron to the north, then turned toward Shikeron and passed over to Mt. Ba’alah, and went out to Yavne’el, then the border ended at the sea. 12 The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. Those were the borders of the land given to Yehudah’s (Judah’s) descendants to be allocated to their clans.

13 Yahweh had instructed Yehoshua (Joshua) to give this block of land to Kalev (Caleb) (Yefuneh’s son): Kiryat-Arba (now called Hevron—Arba was Anak’s father).[ref] 14 Kalev captured the land from Anak’s three sons—Sheshay, Ahiman, and Talmay, 15 then from there, he battled against Devir (formerly called Kiryat-Sefer) 16 ⇔and he said, “I’ll give my daughter Aksah to marry to the man who attacks Kiryat-Sefer and captures it.” 17 Then Otniel (Kenaz’s son and Kalev’s brother) captured the city, so Kalev gave his daughter Aksah to him for a wife. 18 Then when she married him, she encouraged him to ask her father for a field, so she got down off her donkey and Kalev asked, “What are you up to?” 19 “Give me a blessing,” she answered, “because you’ve given me land in the Negev desert region, so now give me some springs as well for water.” So he gave her both the upper and the lower springs.

20 This is Yehudah’s (Judah’s) inheritance according to their clans: 21 The cities at the edge of Yehudah’s block toward the border with Edom in Negev were Kavtse’el, Eder, Yagur, 22 Kinah, Dimonah, Ad’adah, 23 Kedesh, Hatsor, Yitnan, 24 Zif, Telem, Be’alot, 25 Hatsor-Hadatah, Keriyot-Hetsron (also called Hatsor), 26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, 27 Hatsar-Gadah, Heshmon, Beyt-Pelet, 28 Hatsar-Shual, Be’er-Sheva (Beersheba), and Bizyoteyah, 29 Ba’alah, Iyim, Etsem, 30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, 31 Tsiklag, Madmanah, Sansanah, 32 Leva’ot, Shilhim, Ayin, and Rimon—a total of twenty-nine cities as well as their villages.

33 Then down in the lowlands were Eshtaol, Tsor’ah, Ashnah, 34 Zanoah, Eyn-Ganim, Tapuah, Eynam, 35 Yarmut, Adulam, Sokoh, Azekah, 36 Sha’arayim, Aditayim, and Gederah (also called Gederotayim)—a total of fourteen cities as well as their surrounding villages.

37 Also Tsenan, Hadashah, Migdal-Gad, 38 Dil’an, Mitspah, Yakete’el, 39 Lakish, Batsekat, Eglon, 40 Kabon, Lahmam, Kitlish, 41 Gederot, Beyt-Dagon, Na’amah, and Makedah—sixteen cities as well as their villages.

42 Also Livnah, Eter, Ashan, 43 Yiftah (Jephthah), Ashnah, Netsiv, 44 Ke’ilah, Akziv, and Mareshah—nine cities as well as their villages.

45 Also Ekron with its towns and villages 46 from Ekron to the Mediterranean—those near Ashdod and their villages.

47 Also Ashdod and its towns and its villages, Azah (Gaza) and its towns and its villages, as far as the riverbed of Mitsrayim (Egypt) and the Mediterranean sea and the border.

48 Also in the hill country: Shamir, Yatir, Sokoh, 49 Danah, Kiryat-Sanah (also called Devir), 50 Anav, Eshtemoa, Anim, 51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities as well as their villages.

52 Also Aravi, Dumah, Esh’an, 53 Yanum, Beyt-Tapuah, Afekah, 54 Humtah, and Kiryat-Arba (also called Hevron) and Tsi’or—nine cities as well as their villages.

55 Also Maeon, Karmel, Zif, Yutah, 56 Yizre’el (Jezreel), Yakedeam, Zanoah, 57 Kayin (Cain), Giveah, and Timnah—ten cities as well as their villages.

58 Also Halhul, Beyt-Tsur, Gedor, 59 Ma’arat, Beyt-Anot, and Eltekon—six cities as well as their villages.

60 Also Kiryat-Ba’al (also called Kiryat-Yearim) and Rabah—two cities as well as their villages.

61 In the wilderness, Beyt-Ha’aravah, Midin, Sekakah, 62 Nivshan, the Ir-Hamelah, and Eyn-Gedi—six cities as well as their villages.

63 But Yehudah’s (Judah’s) descendants weren’t able to defeat the Yevusim who lived in Yerushalem (Jerusalem), so they have lived among the tribe of Yehudah to this day.[ref]