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1 The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south.
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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;
2 Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,
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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;
3 crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka.
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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,
4 It then passed along to Azmon and joined the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their southern boundary.
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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.
5 The eastern boundary is the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
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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;
6 went up to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
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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:
7 The boundary then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came out at En Rogel.
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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;
8 Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
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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;
9 From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim).
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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);
10 Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah.
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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;
11 It went to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea.
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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.
12 The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.
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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.
13 In accordance with the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
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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.
14 From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, the sons of Anak.
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And Caleb is dispossessing thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, children of Anak,
15 From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).
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and he goeth up thence unto the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir formerly is Kirjath-Sepher.
16 And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath 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.'
17 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.
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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.
18 One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”
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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?'
19 She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
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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.
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, according to its clans:
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This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families.
21 The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
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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,
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, Hezron, (it [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 Hazar-Gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-Palet,
28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
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and Hazar-Shual, and Beer-Sheba, and Bizjothjah,
29 Baalah, Iyim, 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, and their villages.
33 In the western foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
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In the low country: Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
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and Zanoah, and En-Gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, 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 and their villages.
37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,
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Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-Gad,
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 Kabbon, 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, Beth-Dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities and 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, Akzib and Mareshah—nine towns and their villages.
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and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities and their villages.
45 Ekron, with its surrounding settlements and villages;
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Ekron and its towns and its villages,
46 west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages;
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from Ekron and westward, all that [are] by the side of Ashdod, and their villages.
47 Ashdod, its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
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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.
48 In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,
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And in the hill-country: Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
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and Dannah, and Kirjath-Sannah (it [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 and 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 Beth-Tappuah, and Aphekah,
54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.
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and Humtah, and Kirjath-Arba (it [is] Hebron), and Zior; nine cities and 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 and their villages.
58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
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Halhul, Beth-Zur, and Gedor,
59 Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.
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and Maarath, and Beth-Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities and their villages.
60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah—two towns and their villages.
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Kirjath-Baal (it [is] Kirjath-Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities and their villages.
61 In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Sekakah,
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In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, 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 En-Gedi; six cities and their villages.
63 Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.
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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.
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