Judah’s Inheritance 1 ULT Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their clans was to the border of Edom, from the wilderness of Zin southward from the end of the south. BSB BSB: Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
2 ULT And the border of the south for them was from the end of the Sea of Salt, from the tongue turning southward. BSB BSB: Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
3 ULT And it went out to the south to the Ascent of Akrabbim, then it passed over to Zin, then it went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, then it passed over to Hezron, then it went up to Addar, then it curved around to Karka. BSB BSB: proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.
4 ULT And it passed over to Azmon, then it went out{ to} the wadi of Egypt, and the goings out of the border{ were} seaward. This will be for you the border of the south. BSB BSB: It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
5 ULT And the border eastward{ was} the Sea of Salt unto the end of the Jordan. And the border to the side of northward{ was} from the tongue of the sea at the end of the Jordan. BSB BSB: The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
6 ULT And the border went up to Beth Hoglah and passed over from the north to Beth Arabah. Then the border went up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben. BSB BSB: went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
7 ULT Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and, turning northward, to Gilgal, which{ is} in front of the ascent of Adummim, which{ is} from the south of the wadi. Then the border passed over to the waters of En Shemesh, and its goings out were at En Rogel. BSB BSB: Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.
8 ULT And the border went up the valley of Ben Hinnom to the shoulder of the Jebusite from the south(it is Jerusalem). And the border went up to the head of the hill that{ is} on the face of the valley of Hinnom, seaward, which{ is} at the end of the valley of the Raphaites northward. BSB BSB: From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
9 ULT And the border turned from the head of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and it went out to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the border turned to Baalah(it is Kiriath Jearim). BSB BSB: From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
10 ULT And the border curved around from Baalah seaward to Mount Seir and passed over to the shoulder of Mount Jearim from the north(it is Chesalon). Then it went down to Beth Shemesh and passed over to Timnah. BSB BSB: The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
11 ULT And the border went out to the shoulder of Ekron northward. Then the border extended to Shikkeron and passed over{ to} Mount Baalah and went out{ to} Jabneel. And the goings out of the border were seaward. BSB BSB: Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.
12 ULT And the border of the west{ was} the Great Sea and the border. This{ is} the border of the sons of Judah all around, according to their clans. BSB BSB: And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.
Caleb’s Portion and Conquest (Judges 1:8–26)
13 ULT And to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah according to the mouth of Yahweh to Joshua: Kiriath Arba(the father of the Anak, it{ is} Hebron). BSB BSB: According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
14 ULT And Caleb dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak. BSB BSB: And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15 ULT And he went up from there against the dwellers of Debir.(Now the name of Debir{ was} formerly Kiriath Sepher.) BSB BSB: From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
16 ULT And Caleb said,“Whoever strikes Kiriath Sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Aksah to him for a wife.” BSB BSB: And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
17 ULT And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it. So he gave his daughter Achsah to him for a wife. BSB BSB: So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
18 ULT Now it happened, in the coming of her, that she persuaded him to request the field from her father. And she descended from upon the donkey, and Caleb said to her,“What for you?” BSB BSB: One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
19 ULT And she said,“Give to me a blessing. Since you have given me land of the Negev, you shall also give to me springs of waters.” So he gave to her the upper springs and the lower springs. BSB BSB: “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
The Cities of Judah 20 ULT This{ is} the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their clans: BSB BSB: This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah.
21 ULT Now the cities at the end of the tribe of the sons of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the Negev, were: Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur BSB BSB: These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 ULT and Kinah and Dimonah and Adadah BSB BSB: Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 ULT and Kedesh and Hazor and Ithnan, BSB BSB: Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24 ULT Ziph and Telem and Bealoth BSB BSB: Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25 ULT and Hazor Hadattah and Kerioth Hezron(it is Hazor), BSB BSB: Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
26 ULT Amam and Shema and Moladah BSB BSB: Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27 ULT and Hazar Gaddah and Heshmon and Beth Pelet BSB BSB: Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,
28 ULT and Hazar Shual and Beersheba and Biziothiah, BSB BSB: Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29 ULT Baalah and Iyim and Ezem BSB BSB: Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
30 ULT and Eltolad and Kesil and Hormah BSB BSB: Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
31 ULT and Ziklag and Madmannah and Sansannah BSB BSB: Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 ULT and Lebaoth and Shilhim and Ain and Rimmon. All of the cities{ were} 29 and their villages. BSB BSB: Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages.
33 ULT In the lowlands: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah BSB BSB: These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 ULT and Zanoah and En Gannim, Tappuah and Enam, BSB BSB: Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 ULT Jarmuth and Adullam, Sokoh and Azekah BSB BSB: Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
36 ULT and Shaaraim and Adithaim and Gederah and Gederothaim: 14 cities and their villages; BSB BSB: Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
37 ULT Zenan and Hadashah and Migdal Gad BSB BSB: Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,
38 ULT and Dilean and Mizpah and Joktheel, BSB BSB: Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
39 ULT Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon BSB BSB: Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40 ULT and Kabbon and Lahmas and Kitlish BSB BSB: Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,
41 ULT and Gederoth, Beth Dagon and Naamah and Makkedah: 16 cities and their villages; BSB BSB: Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
42 ULT Libnah and Ether and Ashan BSB BSB: Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 ULT and Iphtah and Ashnah and Nezib BSB BSB: Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 ULT and Keilah and Akzib and Maresha: nine cities and their villages; BSB BSB: Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.
45 ULT Ekron and its daughters and its villages; BSB BSB: Ekron, with its towns and villages;
46 ULT from Ekron and to the sea, all that{ were} on the hand of Ashdod and their villages; BSB BSB: from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;
47 ULT Ashdod, its daughters, and its villages; Gaza, its daughters, and its villages, unto the wadi of Egypt and the Great Sea and the border. BSB BSB: Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.
48 ULT And in the hill country: Shamir and Jattir and Sokoh BSB BSB: These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
49 ULT and Dannah and Kiriath Sannah(it is Debir) BSB BSB: Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
50 ULT and Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim BSB BSB: Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 ULT and Goshen and Holon and Giloh: 11 cities and their villages; BSB BSB: Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their villages.
52 ULT Arab and Dumah and Eshan BSB BSB: Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53 ULT and Janim and Beth Tappuah and Aphekah BSB BSB: Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
54 ULT and Humtah and Kiriath Arba(it is Hebron) and Zior: nine cities and their villages; BSB BSB: Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.
55 ULT Maon, Carmel and Ziph and Juttah BSB BSB: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 ULT and Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah, BSB BSB: Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 ULT Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities and their villages; BSB BSB: Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.
58 ULT Halhul, Beth Zur and Gedor BSB BSB: Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
59 ULT and Maarath and Beth Anoth and Eltekon: six cities and their villages; BSB BSB: Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, along with their villages.
60 ULT Kiriath Baal(it is Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities and their villages. BSB BSB: Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.
61 ULT In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin and Secacah BSB BSB: These were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 ULT and Nibshan and the City of Salt and En Gedi; six cities and their villages. BSB BSB: Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
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