Joshua Chapter 15 Young's Literal Translation

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And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families, is unto the border of Edom; the wilderness of Zin southward, at the extremity of the south;

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and to them the south border is at the extremity of the salt sea, from the bay which is looking southward;

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and it hath gone out unto the south to Maaleh-Akrabbim, and passed over to Zin, and gone up on the south to Kadesh-Barnea, and passed over `to' Hezron, and gone up to Adar, and turned round to Karkaa,

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and passed over `to' Azmon, and gone out `at' the brook of Egypt, and the outgoings of the border have been at the sea; this is to you the south border.

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And the east border `is' the salt sea, unto the extremity of the Jordan, and the border at the north quarter `is' from the bay of the sea, at the extremity of the Jordan;

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and the border hath gone up `to' Beth-Hoglah, and passed over on the north of Beth-Arabah, and the border hath gone up `to' the stone of Bohan son of Reuben:

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and the border hath gone up towards Debir from the valley of Achor, and northward looking unto Gilgal, which `is' over-against the ascent of Adummim, which `is' on the south of the brook, and the border hath passed over unto the waters of En-Shemesh, and its outgoings have been unto En-Rogel;

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and the border hath gone up the valley of the son of Hinnom, unto the side of the Jebusite on the south (it `is' Jerusalem), and the border hath gone up unto the top of the hill-country which `is' on the front of the valley of Hinnom westward, which `is' in the extremity of the valley of the Rephaim northward;

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and the border hath been marked out, from the top of the hill-country unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and hath gone out unto the cities of mount Ephron, and the border hath been marked out `to' Baalah, (it `is' Kirjath-Jearim);

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and the border hath gone round from Baalah westward, unto mount Seir, and passed over unto the side of mount Jearim (it `is' Chesalon), on the north, and gone down `to' Beth-Shemesh, and passed over to Timnah;

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and the border hath gone out unto the side of Ekron northward, and the border hath been marked out `to' Shicron, and hath passed over to mount Baalah, and gone out `to' Jabneel; and the outgoings of the border have been at the sea.

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And the west border `is' to the great sea, and `its' border; this `is' the border of the sons of Judah round about for their families.

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And to Caleb son of Jephunneh hath he given a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, according to the command of Jehovah to Joshua, `even' the city of Arba, father of Anak -- it `is' Hebron.

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And Caleb is dispossessing thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, children of Anak,

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and he goeth up thence unto the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir formerly is Kirjath-Sepher.

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And Caleb saith, `He who smiteth Kirjath-Sephar, and hath captured it -- I have given to him Achsah my daughter for a wife.'

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And Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, doth capture it, and he giveth to him Achsah his daughter for a wife.

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And it cometh to pass, in her coming in, that she persuadeth him to ask from her father a field, and she lighteth from off the ass, and Caleb saith to her, `What -- to thee?'

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And she saith, `Give to me a blessing; when the land of the south thou hast given me, then thou hast given to me springs of waters;' and he giveth to her the upper springs and the lower springs.

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This `is' the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families.

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And the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah are unto the border of Edom in the south, Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

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and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

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and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

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Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

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and Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, Hezron, (it `is' Hazor,)

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Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

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and Hazar-Gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-Palet,

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and Hazar-Shual, and Beer-Sheba, and Bizjothjah,

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Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

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And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

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and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

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and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon; all the cities `are' twenty and nine, and their villages.

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In the low country: Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

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and Zanoah, and En-Gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

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Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

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and Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities and their villages.

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Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-Gad,

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and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

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Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

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and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

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and Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities and their villages.

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Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

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and Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

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and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities and their villages.

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Ekron and its towns and its villages,

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from Ekron and westward, all that `are' by the side of Ashdod, and their villages.

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Ashdod, its towns and its villages, Gaza, its towns and its villages, unto the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and `its' border.

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And in the hill-country: Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

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and Dannah, and Kirjath-Sannah (it `is' Debir)

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and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

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and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities and their villages.

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Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

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and Janum, and Beth-Tappuah, and Aphekah,

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and Humtah, and Kirjath-Arba (it `is' Hebron), and Zior; nine cities and their villages.

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Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

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and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

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Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities and their villages.

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Halhul, Beth-Zur, and Gedor,

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and Maarath, and Beth-Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities and their villages.

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Kirjath-Baal (it `is' Kirjath-Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities and their villages.

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In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

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and Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-Gedi; six cities and their villages.

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As to the Jebusites, inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah have not been able to dispossess them, and the Jebusite dwelleth with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem unto this day.