Yehoshua (Joshua) 15:1–12 — The area assigned to Yehudah’s descendants

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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 Salt (Dead) 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 Salt sea as far as the end of the Yarden (Jordan).

The northern border starts at the top of the Salt 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 Ben -Hinom valley 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 Refaim valley 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.

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15 And_ the_lot _he/it _was of_the _tribe _of of _the _descendants _of of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to_their_clans to the _border _of ʼEdōm the _wilderness _of Tsin/(Zin) south_to_the from_the_end _of the_south.

2 And_he/it _was to/for_them border _of the_south from_the _end _of the _Sea _of (the)_Salt from the_tongue which_faces south_to_the.

3 And_it _goes _out to from_the_south of_the_ascent _of of _scorpions and_it _passes _on to_Tsin/(Zin) and_he/it _would _go _up from_the_south of_Qādēsh- barnēˊa and_it _passes _on Ḩeʦrōn and_he/it _would _go _up to_ʼAddār and_it _turns to_(the)_Qarqaˊ.

4 And_it _passes _on to_ˊAʦmōn and_it _goes _out the _wadi _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and[fn] the _extremities _of the _territory westward_at this it _will _be to/for_you(pl) border _of the_south.

5 And_the_border eastward_to is_the _Sea _of (the)_Salt to the _end _of the _Yardēn/(Jordan) and_the_border of_the_side _of northward_of is_from_the _tongue _of the_sea from_the _end _of the _Yardēn.

6 And_ the_border _he/it _would _go _up Bēyt Ḩoglāh and_it _passes _on from_the_north _of Bēyt- ˊₐrāⱱāh and_ the_border _he/it _would _go _up the _stone _of Bohan _of the _son _of _Rəʼūⱱēn.

7 And_ the_border _he/it _would _go _up to_Dəⱱīr from_the _valley _of ˊĀkōr and_northward_to it_is_turning to (the)_Gilgāl which is_opposite to_the _ascent _of Adummim which is_from_the_south of_wadi and_ the_border _it _passes _on to the _waters _of ˊĒyn and_ extremities _of_its _they _will _be to ˊĒyn Rogel.

8 And_ the_border _he/it _would _go _up the _valley _of _Ben Hinnom the _valley _of _Ben to the _slope _of the_Yəⱱūşī from_the_south that is_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_ the_border _he/it _would _go _up to the _top _of the _mountain which is_on the _face _of the _valley _of_Ben westward_on which is_at_the _end _of the _valley _of Rəfāʼīm northward_to.

9 And_ the_border _it _turns from_the _top _of the _mountain to the _spring _of the _waters _of Nephtoah and_it _goes _out to the _cities _of the _mountain _of ˊEfrōn and_ the_border _it _turns Baˊₐlāh that is_Qiryat Yəˊārīm/(Jearim).

10 And_ the_border _it _turns from_Baˊₐlāh westward_to to the _mountain _of Sēˊīr and_it _passes _on to the _slope _of the _mountain _of Yəˊārīm from_northward_northward that is_Kəşālōn and_it _goes _down Bēyt Shemesh and_it _passes _on Timnāh.

11 And_ the_border _it _goes _out to the _slope _of ˊEqrōn northward_to and_ the_border _it _turns to_Shikkərōn and_it _passes _on the _mountain _of (the)_Baˊₐlāh and_it _goes _out Jabneel and_ the _extremities _of the _territory _they _will _be westward_at.

12 And_the_border _of the_west is_to_the_sea (the)_great and_territory this is_the _border _of the _descendants _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) around to_their_clans.

15:4 OSHB variant note: ו/היה: (x-qere) ’וְ/הָי֛וּ’: lemma=c/1961 n=1.0.0 morph=HC/Vqp3cp id=06ASQ וְ/הָי֛וּ

OET-RV by cross-referenced section YEHO 15:1

The area assigned to Yehudah’s descendants

Jos 15:1–12