Judah’s Inheritance 1 UST The Israelite leaders assigned land by lot to the clans of the tribe of Judah. In the south, their land extended to the wilderness of Zin at the border of Edom. 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 UST Their southern border started at the bay of the Sea of Salt that turns toward the south. BSB BSB: Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
3 UST From there, the border of the territory of Judah went southward and up the hill of Akrabbim. It continued along to Zin, and then it went up once more south of Kadesh Barnea, beside Hezron. It went up to Addar and then bent 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 UST From there it continued past Azmon, and from there it ran beside the brook of Egypt. From there, it turned west to the Great Sea. That was the southern border of the territory of the tribe of Judah. BSB BSB: It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
5 UST Its eastern border was the Sea of Salt, up to where the Jordan River flows into it. Its northern border began at the bay of the Sea of Salt near where the Jordan River flows in. 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 UST The northern border continued from that point and went to Beth Hoglah. From there it went to the north of Beth Arabah until it reached the great stone that Bohan son of Reuben set up. BSB BSB: went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
7 UST From that point, the border went through the Valley of Achor to Debir. From there it turned north again to go to Gilgal. Gilgal is north of the road that goes over the hill of Adummim, on the south side of the river valley. From Gilgal, the border extended west to the springs at En Shemesh until it reached 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 UST From that point, the border went along the south slope of the hill of the city of Jerusalem, where the Jebusites live. The boundary went to the top of the hill on the west side of the Valley of Hinnom, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. 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 UST From there, the border extended northwest to the top of the hills leading to the spring of Nephtoah. From there, it went to the cities near Mount Ephron. From there, the border extended west toward Baalah.(People now call that city 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 UST Then the border continued west past Baalah to Mount Seir. Then it went southwest along the north side of Mount Jearim.(People also call that Mount Chesalon.) The border then went down to Beth Shemesh, and from there it passed by 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 UST The border continued northwest to the hill north of Ekron. From there, it extended west to Shikkeron and past Mount Baalah. It went on to Jabneel and then northwest to the Great Sea. 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 UST The western border of the territory of the tribe of Judah was the Great Sea. All the clans of Judah lived inside those borders. 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 UST Yahweh commanded Joshua to give part of the land of the tribe of Judah to Caleb. So Joshua gave Caleb a city that people called Kiriath Arba. They named it after Arba, the ancestor of the Anakites. But people now call that city 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 UST Caleb forced the three clans of the Anak people group to leave Hebron. Those were the Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai clans. 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 UST Then Caleb left there and went to fight against the people who were living in Debir.(People used to call that city Kiriath Sepher). BSB BSB: From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
16 UST Caleb said,“I need someone to lead the attack against Kiriath Sepher and conquer that city. I will allow the man who does that to marry my daughter Aksah.” 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 UST Caleb had a younger brother whose name was Kenaz. Kenaz had a son whose name was Othniel. Othniel commanded the soldiers who captured the city of Kiriath Sepher. So Caleb allowed Othniel to marry his daughter Achsah. BSB BSB: So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
18 UST Aksah came{ to Kiriath Sepher} to marry Othniel. When she got there, she convinced Othniel to let her ask her father for some land they could farm. She{ went to see her father and respectfully} got off the donkey she was riding. Caleb asked her,“What would you like me to do 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 UST She replied,“Please do a favor for me. You have given{ my husband and} me some land in an area where it is very dry. So please also give us some land that has springs on it.” So Caleb gave her some land on higher ground that had a spring and some land on lower ground that had a spring. 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 UST Here is a list of the towns in the land that belonged to the clans of the tribe of Judah. BSB BSB: This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah.
21 UST The following cities that belonged to the tribe of Judah were in the southern wilderness, near the border of the region of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, 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 UST Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, BSB BSB: Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 UST Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, BSB BSB: Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24 UST Ziph, Telem, and Bealoth, BSB BSB: Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25 UST Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron(people also call that city Hazor), BSB BSB: Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
26 UST Amam, Shema, Molodah, BSB BSB: Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27 UST Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, BSB BSB: Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,
28 UST Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, BSB BSB: Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29 UST Baalah, Iyim, Ezem, BSB BSB: Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
30 UST Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, BSB BSB: Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
31 UST Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, BSB BSB: Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 UST Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. There were these 29 cities in the southern part of the territory of Judah. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages, BSB BSB: Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages.
33 UST The following cities were in the northern part of the western foothills within the territory of Judah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, BSB BSB: These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 UST Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, BSB BSB: Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 UST Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah, BSB BSB: Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
36 UST Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah.(People also call that city Gederothaim). These were the 14 cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
37 UST The following cities were in the southern part of the western foothills within the territory of Judah: Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, BSB BSB: Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,
38 UST Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, BSB BSB: Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
39 UST Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, BSB BSB: Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40 UST Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, BSB BSB: Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,
41 UST Gederoth, Bethdagon, Naamah, and Makkedah. These were the 16 cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
42 UST The following cities were in the central part of the western foothills within the territory of Judah: Libnah, Ether, Ashan, BSB BSB: Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 UST Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, BSB BSB: Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 UST Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah. These were the nine cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.
45 UST Judah’ s territory also included the city of Ekron and its surrounding towns and villages. BSB BSB: Ekron, with its towns and villages;
46 UST From Ekron to the Great Sea, Judah’ s territory also included all the settlements near the city of Ashdod, including their villages. BSB BSB: from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;
47 UST Judah’ s territory also included the city of Ashdod itself. And its surrounding towns and villages. It also included the city of Gaza and its surrounding towns and villages. It included all of the land down to the brook of Egypt and to the Great Sea. The border followed the coastline. 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 UST The following cities were in the southwestern part of the hill country within the territory of Judah: Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh, BSB BSB: These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
49 UST Dannah, Kiriath Sannah(people also call that city Debir), BSB BSB: Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
50 UST Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, BSB BSB: Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 UST Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. These were the 11 cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their villages.
52 UST The following cities were in the south central part of the hill country within the territory of Judah: Arab, Dumah, Eshan, BSB BSB: Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53 UST Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, BSB BSB: Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
54 UST Humtah, Kiriath Arba(now called Hebron), and Zior. These were the nine cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.
55 UST The following cities were in the southeastern part of the hill country within the territory of Judah: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, BSB BSB: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 UST Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, BSB BSB: Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 UST Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. These were the ten cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.
58 UST The following cities were in the central part of the hill country within the territory of Judah: Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, BSB BSB: Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
59 UST Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon. These were the six cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, along with their villages.
60 UST The following two cities and their villages were in the northern part of the hill country within the territory of Judah: Rabbah and Kiriath Baal.(People also call that city Kiriath Jearim). BSB BSB: Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.
61 UST The following cities were in the desert near the Sea of Salt within the territory of Judah: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, BSB BSB: These were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 UST Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi. These were the six cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
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