| New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin. | 1Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme south. |
| 2The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea, | 2Their south border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south. |
| 3ran south of Scorpion Pass into the wilderness of Zin, and then went south of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. Then it went up to Addar, where it turned toward Karka. | 3Then it proceeded southward to the ascent of Akrabbim and continued to Zin, then went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea and continued to Hezron, and went up to Addar and turned about to Karka. |
| 4From there it passed to Azmon until it finally reached the Brook of Egypt, which it followed to the Mediterranean Sea. This was their southern boundary. | 4It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border. |
| 5The eastern boundary extended along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern boundary began at the bay where the Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea, | 5The east border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. |
| 6went up from there to Beth-hoglah, then proceeded north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben’s son.) | 6Then the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and continued on the north of Beth-arabah, and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. |
| 7From that point it went through the valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the boundary extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to En-rogel. | 7The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and turned northward toward Gilgal which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south of the valley; and the border continued to the waters of En-shemesh and it ended at En-rogel. |
| 8The boundary then passed through the valley of Ben-Hinnom, along the southern slopes of the Jebusites, where the city of Jerusalem is located. Then it went west to the top of the mountain above the valley of Hinnom, and on up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim. | 8Then the border went up the valley of Ben-hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite on the south (that is, Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain which is before the valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the valley of Rephaim toward the north. |
| 9From there the boundary extended from the top of the mountain to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the towns on Mount Ephron. Then it turned toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim). | 9From the top of the mountain the border curved to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah and proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, then the border curved to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim). |
| 10The boundary circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah. | 10The border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and continued to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is, Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh and continued through Timnah. |
| 11The boundary then proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. | 11The border proceeded to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border curved to Shikkeron and continued to Mount Baalah and proceeded to Jabneel, and the border ended at the sea. |
| 12The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries for the clans of the tribe of Judah. The Land Given to Caleb | 12The west border was at the Great Sea, even its coastline. This is the border around the sons of Judah according to their families. |
| 13The LORD commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah’s territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak’s ancestor. | 13Now he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the command of the LORD to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron). |
| 14Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak. | 14Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak. |
| 15From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher). | 15Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher. |
| 16Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.” | 16And Caleb said, "The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as a wife." |
| 17Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife. | 17Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; so he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife. |
| 18When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What’s the matter?” | 18It came about that when she came to him, she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she alighted from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you want?" |
| 19She said, “Give me another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. The Towns Allotted to Judah | 19Then she said, "Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water." So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. |
| 20This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Judah. | 20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families. |
| 21The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, | 21Now the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south were Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur, |
| 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, | 22and Kinah and Dimonah and Adadah, |
| 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, | 23and Kedesh and Hazor and Ithnan, |
| 24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, | 24Ziph and Telem and Bealoth, |
| 25Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), | 25and Hazor-hadattah and Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), |
| 26Amam, Shema, Moladah, | 26Amam and Shema and Moladah, |
| 27Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, | 27and Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon and Beth-pelet, |
| 28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, | 28and Hazar-shual and Beersheba and Biziothiah, |
| 29Baalah, Iim, Ezem, | 29Baalah and Iim and Ezem, |
| 30Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, | 30and Eltolad and Chesil and Hormah, |
| 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, | 31and Ziklag and Madmannah and Sansannah, |
| 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine towns with their surrounding villages. | 32and Lebaoth and Shilhim and Ain and Rimmon; in all, twenty-nine cities with their villages. |
| 33The following towns situated in the western foothills were also given to Judah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, | 33In the lowland: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah, |
| 34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, | 34and Zanoah and En-gannim, Tappuah and Enam, |
| 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, | 35Jarmuth and Adullam, Socoh and Azekah, |
| 36Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—fourteen towns with their surrounding villages. | 36and Shaaraim and Adithaim and Gederah and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages. |
| 37Also included were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, | 37Zenan and Hadashah and Migdal-gad, |
| 38Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, | 38and Dilean and Mizpeh and Joktheel, |
| 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, | 39Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon, |
| 40Cabbon, Lahmam, Kitlish, | 40and Cabbon and Lahmas and Chitlish, |
| 41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages. | 41and Gederoth, Beth-dagon and Naamah and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages. |
| 42Besides these, there were Libnah, Ether, Ashan, | 42Libnah and Ether and Ashan, |
| 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, | 43and Iphtah and Ashnah and Nezib, |
| 44Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah—nine towns with their surrounding villages. | 44and Keilah and Achzib and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages. |
| 45The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding settlements and villages. | 45Ekron, with its towns and its villages; |
| 46From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages. | 46from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages. |
| 47It also included Ashdod with its surrounding settlements and villages and Gaza with its settlements and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. | 47Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; as far as the brook of Egypt and the Great Sea, even its coastline. |
| 48Judah also received the following towns in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, | 48In the hill country: Shamir and Jattir and Socoh, |
| 49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), | 49and Dannah and Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), |
| 50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, | 50and Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim, |
| 51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven towns with their surrounding villages. | 51and Goshen and Holon and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages. |
| 52Also included were the towns of Arab, Dumah, Eshan, | 52Arab and Dumah and Eshan, |
| 53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, | 53and Janum and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah, |
| 54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine towns with their surrounding villages. | 54and Humtah and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages. |
| 55Besides these, there were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, | 55Maon, Carmel and Ziph and Juttah, |
| 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, | 56and Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah, |
| 57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten towns with their surrounding villages. | 57Kain, Gibeah and Timnah; ten cities with their villages. |
| 58In addition, there were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, | 58Halhul, Beth-zur and Gedor, |
| 59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six towns with their surrounding villages. | 59and Maarath and Beth-anoth and Eltekon; six cities with their villages. |
| 60There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two towns with their surrounding villages. | 60Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages. |
| 61In the wilderness there were the towns of Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, | 61In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin and Secacah, |
| 62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six towns with their surrounding villages. | 62and Nibshan and the City of Salt and Engedi; six cities with their villages. |
| 63But the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, who lived in the city of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live there among the people of Judah to this day. | 63Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah at Jerusalem until this day. |
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