# Joshua 15

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/joshua/15

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. The lot for the tribe of Judah's sons according to their families was toward Edom's border, the wilderness of Zin to the south, from the end of the south.
2. Their southern border ran from the edge of the Salt Sea, from the bay facing south.
3. It went southward to the ascent of Akrabbim, passed on to Zin, ascended southward to Kadesh-barnea, passed to Hezron, ascended to Addar, and turned to Karkaa.
4. It passed to Azmon, went out at the brook of Egypt, and the border's outlets reached the sea. This shall be your south border.
5. The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea to the end of the Jordan. The boundary on the north side ran from the sea bay at the end of the Jordan.
6. The border went up to Beth-hoglah, passed by the north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
7. The border rose from the Valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal—which faces the ascent of Adummim, south of the brook—then crossed to the waters of En-shemesh, its outlets ending at En-rogel.
8. The border ascended the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern shoulder of the Jebusite—which is Jerusalem—and ascended to the top of the mountain facing the Valley of Hinnom westward, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
9. The boundary ran from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, went out to the cities of Mount Ephron, and ran to Baalah, which is Kiriath-jearim.
10. The border turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, passed to the shoulder of Mount Jearim on the north—which is Chesalon—went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed to Timnah.
11. And the border went out to the northern flank of Ekron, was drawn to Shikkeron, passed Mount Baalah, went out to Jabneel, and its extremities reached the sea.
12. The sea border extended to the Great Sea. This border is the border of the sons of Judah all around, according to their families.
13. To Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the sons of Judah, as Yahweh instructed Joshua: Kiriath-arba, Arba the father of Anak—that is Hebron.
14. Caleb dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15. He went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir, and Debir's former name was Kiriath-sepher.
16. Caleb said, "Whoever strikes Kiriath Sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife."
17. Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, captured it, and he gave his daughter Achsah to him as a wife.
18. When she came, she urged him to ask her father for a field. She dismounted from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"
19. She said, "Give me a blessing, for you have given me land in the south; give me springs of water." He gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
20. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah's sons according to their families.
21. These were the cities at the edge of Judah's tribe toward Edom's border in the south: Kabzeel, Eder, and Jagur.
22. Kinah, Dimonah, and Adadah,
23. Kedesh, Hazor, and Ithnan.
24. Ziph, Telem, and Bealoth,
25. Hazor Hadattah, Kirioth, Hezron, which is Hazor.
26. Amam, Shema, and Moladah.
27. Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, and Beth-palet
28. Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, Bizjothjah
29. Baalah, Iim, and Ezem,
30. Eltolad, Chesil, and Hormah
31. Ziklag, Madmannah, and Sansannah
32. Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—all twenty-nine cities with their villages.
33. In the Shephelah, Eshtaol, Zorah, and Ashnah.
34. Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enaim.
35. Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah
36. Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities and their villages.
37. Zenan, Hadashah, and Migdal-gad.
38. Dilean, Mizpeh, and Joktheel.
39. Lachish, Bozkath, and Eglon.
40. Cabbon, Lahmam, Kithlish,
41. Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities and their villages.
42. Libnah, Ether, and Ashan.
43. Jiphtah, Ashnah, and Nezib
44. Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities and their villages.
45. Ekron, with its towns and villages.
46. From Ekron to the sea, all that lay alongside Ashdod, with their villages.
47. Ashdod, its towns and villages; Gaza, its towns and villages; to the brook of Egypt and the Great Sea with its border.
48. In the mountains, Shamir, Jattir, and Socoh.
49. Dannah, Kirjath-sannah, that is Debir.
50. Anab, Eshtemoh, and Anim
51. Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities with their villages.
52. Arab, Dumah, and Eshean,
53. Janim, Janum, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah
54. Humtah, Kiriath Arba (Hebron), and Zior; nine cities and their villages.
55. Maon, Carmel, Ziph, and Juttah.
56. Jezreel, Jokdeam, and Zanoah
57. Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities and their villages.
58. Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor.
59. Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities and their villages.
60. Kiriath-baal, which is Kiriath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
61. In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
62. Nibshan, Salt City, and En-gedi; six cities and their villages.
63. The sons of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwelt among the sons of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.

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