| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1So this was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: The border of Edom at the Wilderness of Zin southward was the extreme southern boundary. | 1Now the allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans was in the southernmost region, south to the Wilderness of Zin and over to the border of Edom. |
| 2And their southern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. | 2Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay |
| 3Then it went out to the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, passed along to Zin, ascended on the south side of Kadesh Barnea, passed along to Hezron, went up to Adar, and went around to Karkaa. | 3and went south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, proceeded to Zin, ascended to the south of Kadesh-barnea, passed Hezron, ascended to Addar, and turned to Karka. |
| 4From there it passed toward Azmon and went out to the Brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border. | 4It proceeded to Azmon and to the Brook of Egypt and so the border ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This is your southern border. |
| 5The east border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border on the northern quarter began at the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. | 5Now the eastern border was along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. |
| 6The border went up to Beth Hoglah and passed north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. | 6It ascended to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and ascended to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. |
| 7Then the border went up toward Debir from the Valley of Achor, and it turned northward toward Gilgal, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. The border continued toward the waters of En Shemesh and ended at En Rogel. | 7Then the border ascended to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to the Gilgal that is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, which is south of the ravine. The border proceeded to the waters of En-shemesh and ended at En-rogel. |
| 8And the border went up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the Jebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley of Rephaim northward. | 8From there the border ascended the Valley of Hinnom to the southern Jebusite slope (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. |
| 9Then the border went around from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and extended to the cities of Mount Ephron. And the border went around to Baalah (which is Kirjath Jearim). | 9From the top of the hill the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, went to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then curved to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim). |
| 10Then the border turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (which is Chesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to Timnah. | 10The border turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, went to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), descended to Beth-shemesh, and proceeded to Timnah. |
| 11And the border went out to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border went around to Shicron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and extended to Jabneel; and the border ended at the sea. | 11Then the border reached to the slope north of Ekron, curved to Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went to Jabneel, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 12The west border was the coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families. | 12Now the western border was the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. This was the boundary of the descendants of Judah around their clans. |
| 13Now to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, namely, Kirjath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). | 13He gave Caleb son of Jephunneh the following portion among the descendants of Judah based on the LORD's instruction to Joshua: Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the father of Anak). |
| 14Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. | 14Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. |
| 15Then he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir (formerly the name of Debir was Kirjath Sepher). | 15From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir whose name used to be Kiriath-sepher, |
| 16And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.” | 16and Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to the one who strikes down and captures Kiriath-sepher." |
| 17So Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. | 17So Othniel son of Caleb's brother, Kenaz, captured it, and Caleb gave his daughter Achsah to him as a wife. |
| 18Now it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you wish?” | 18When she arrived, she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What do you want?" |
| 19She answered, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. | 19She replied, "Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me the springs of water also." So he gave her the upper and lower springs. |
| 20This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: | 20This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans. |
| 21The cities at the limits of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the South, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, | 21These were the outermost cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the border of Edom in the Negev: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, |
| 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, | 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, |
| 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, | 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, |
| 24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, | 24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, |
| 25Hazor, Hadattah, Kerioth, Hezron (which is Hazor), | 25Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), |
| 26Amam, Shema, Moladah, | 26Amam, Shema, Moladah, |
| 27Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, | 27Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, |
| 28Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Bizjothjah, | 28Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, Biziothiah, |
| 29Baalah, Ijim, Ezem, | 29Baalah, Iim, Ezem, |
| 30Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, | 30Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, |
| 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, | 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, |
| 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages. | 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon--29 cities in all, with their villages. |
| 33In the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, | 33In the Judean foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, |
| 34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, | 34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, |
| 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, | 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, |
| 36Sharaim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages; | 36Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim--14 cities, with their villages; |
| 37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, | 37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, |
| 38Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, | 38Dilan, Mizpeh, Jokthe-el, |
| 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, | 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, |
| 40Cabbon, Lahmas, Kithlish, | 40Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish, |
| 41Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages; | 41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah--16 cities, with their villages; |
| 42Libnah, Ether, Ashan, | 42Libnah, Ether, Ashan, |
| 43Jiphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, | 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, |
| 44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages; | 44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah--nine cities, with their villages; |
| 45Ekron, with its towns and villages; | 45Ekron, with its towns and villages; |
| 46from Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages; | 46from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, with their villages; |
| 47Ashdod with its towns and villages, Gaza with its towns and villages—as far as the Brook of Egypt and the Great Sea with its coastline. | 47Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, to the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 48And in the mountain country: Shamir, Jattir, Sochoh, | 48In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, |
| 49Dannah, Kirjath Sannah (which is Debir), | 49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), |
| 50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, | 50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, |
| 51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages; | 51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh--11 cities, with their villages; |
| 52Arab, Dumah, Eshean, | 52Arab, Dumah, Eshan, |
| 53Janum, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, | 53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, |
| 54Humtah, Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages; | 54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior--nine cities, with their villages; |
| 55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, | 55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, |
| 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, | 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, |
| 57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages; | 57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah--10 cities, with their villages; |
| 58Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, | 58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, |
| 59Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages; | 59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon--six cities, with their villages; |
| 60Kirjath Baal (which is Kirjath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities with their villages. | 60Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah--two cities, with their villages. |
| 61In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, | 61In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, |
| 62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi: six cities with their villages. | 62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi--six cities, with their villages. |
| 63As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day. | 63But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. So the Jebusites live in Jerusalem among the descendants of Judah to this day. |
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