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1 The lot for the people of Judah, their clans, extended south to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin in the extreme south.
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This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.
2 The southern border ran from the tip of the Salt Sea south of The Tongue;
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And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
3 it ran southward from Scorpions Pass, went around Zin and just south of Kadesh Barnea; then it ran past Hezron, ascended to Addar, and curved around to Karka;
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And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
4 from there it passed along to Azmon, came out at the Brook of Egypt, ending at the Sea. This is the southern boundary.
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From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.
5 The eastern boundary: the Salt Sea up to the mouth of the Jordan.
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And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:
6 went up to Beth Hoglah and around to the north of Beth Arabah and to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
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And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:
7 The border then ascended to Debir from Trouble Valley and turned north toward Gilgal, which lies opposite Red Pass, just south of the gorge. The border then followed the Waters of En Shemesh and ended at En Rogel.
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And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:
8 The border followed the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite ridge (that is, Jerusalem). It ascended to the top of the mountain opposite Hinnom Valley on the west, at the northern end of Rephaim Valley;
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And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
9 the border then took a turn at the top of the mountain to the spring, the Waters of Nephtoah, and followed the valley out to Mount Ephron, turned toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim),
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And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:
10 took another turn west of Baalah to Mount Seir, curved around to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), descended to Beth Shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
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And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
11 The border then went north to the ridge of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and came out at Jabneel. The border ended at the Sea.
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And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
12 The western border: the coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary around the people of Judah for their clans.
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And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
13 Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a section among the people of Judah, according to God's command. He gave him Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. Arba was the ancestor of Anak.
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And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
14 Caleb drove out three Anakim from Hebron: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, all descendants of Anak.
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And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15 He marched up from there against the people of Debir. Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.
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And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.
16 Caleb said, "Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and takes it, I'll give my daughter Acsah to him as his wife."
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And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
17 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it; so Caleb gave him his daughter Acsah as his wife.
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And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
18 When she arrived she got him to ask for farm land from her father. As she dismounted from her donkey Caleb asked her, "What would you like?"
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And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
19 She said, "Give me a marriage gift. You've given me desert land; Now give me pools of water!" And he gave her the upper and the lower pools.
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Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah, clan by clan.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
21 The southern towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev were near the boundary of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
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And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
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And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,
23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
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And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
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Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),
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And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,
26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,
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Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
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And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,
28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
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And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,
29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
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Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
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And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
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And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon - a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages.
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And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
33 In the Shephelah (the western foothills) there were: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
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And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
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And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
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Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim) - fourteen towns and their villages.
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And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:
37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,
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Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,
38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
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And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,
39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
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Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
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And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,
41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah - sixteen towns and their villages.
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And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
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Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
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And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
44 Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah - nine towns and their villages.
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And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
45 Ekron with its towns and villages;
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Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
46 From Ekron, west to the sea, all that bordered Ashdod with its villages;
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From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:
47 Ashdod with its towns and villages; Gaza with its towns and villages all the way to the Brook of Egypt. The Great Sea is the western border.
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Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:
48 In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
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And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
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And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,
50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
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And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh - eleven towns and their villages.
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And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
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Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,
53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
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And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,
54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior - nine towns and their villages.
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And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
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Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
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And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah - ten towns and their villages.
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Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
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Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,
59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon - six towns and their villages.
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And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah - two towns and their villages.
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Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
61 In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
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In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,
62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi - six towns and their villages.
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And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
63 The people of Judah couldn't get rid of the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. The Jebusites stayed put, living alongside the people of Judah. They are still living there in Jerusalem.
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As 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 unto this day.
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