| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south. | 1Now the allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans was in the southernmost region, south to the Wilderness of Zin and over to the border of Edom. |
| 2And their south boundary ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. | 2Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay |
| 3It goes out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, turns about to Karka, | 3and went south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, proceeded to Zin, ascended to the south of Kadesh-barnea, passed Hezron, ascended to Addar, and turned to Karka. |
| 4passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary. | 4It proceeded to Azmon and to the Brook of Egypt and so the border ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This is your southern border. |
| 5And the east boundary is the Salt Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. | 5Now the eastern border was along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. |
| 6And the boundary goes up to Beth-hoglah and passes along north of Beth-arabah. And the boundary goes up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. | 6It ascended to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and ascended to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. |
| 7And the boundary goes up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of En-shemesh and ends at En-rogel. | 7Then the border ascended to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to the Gilgal that is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, which is south of the ravine. The border proceeded to the waters of En-shemesh and ended at En-rogel. |
| 8Then the boundary goes up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite (that is, Jerusalem). And the boundary goes up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. | 8From there the border ascended the Valley of Hinnom to the southern Jebusite slope (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. |
| 9Then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the boundary bends around to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim). | 9From the top of the hill the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, went to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then curved to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim). |
| 10And the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to Beth-shemesh and passes along by Timnah. | 10The border turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, went to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), descended to Beth-shemesh, and proceeded to Timnah. |
| 11The boundary goes out to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends around to Shikkeron and passes along to Mount Baalah and goes out to Jabneel. Then the boundary comes to an end at the sea. | 11Then the border reached to the slope north of Ekron, curved to Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went to Jabneel, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 12And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans. | 12Now the western border was the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. This was the boundary of the descendants of Judah around their clans. |
| 13According to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). | 13He gave Caleb son of Jephunneh the following portion among the descendants of Judah based on the LORD's instruction to Joshua: Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the father of Anak). |
| 14And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak. | 14Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. |
| 15And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher. | 15From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir whose name used to be Kiriath-sepher, |
| 16And Caleb said, “Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.” | 16and Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to the one who strikes down and captures Kiriath-sepher." |
| 17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. | 17So Othniel son of Caleb's brother, Kenaz, captured it, and Caleb gave his daughter Achsah to him as a wife. |
| 18When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she got off her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?” | 18When she arrived, she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What do you want?" |
| 19She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. | 19She replied, "Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me the springs of water also." So he gave her the upper and lower springs. |
| 20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans. | 20This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans. |
| 21The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, | 21These were the outermost cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the border of Edom in the Negev: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, |
| 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, | 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, |
| 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, | 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, |
| 24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, | 24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, |
| 25Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), | 25Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), |
| 26Amam, Shema, Moladah, | 26Amam, Shema, Moladah, |
| 27Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, | 27Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, |
| 28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, | 28Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, Biziothiah, |
| 29Baalah, Iim, Ezem, | 29Baalah, Iim, Ezem, |
| 30Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, | 30Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, |
| 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, | 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, |
| 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine cities with their villages. | 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon--29 cities in all, with their villages. |
| 33And in the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, | 33In the Judean foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, |
| 34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, | 34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, |
| 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, | 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, |
| 36Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages. | 36Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim--14 cities, with their villages; |
| 37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, | 37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, |
| 38Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, | 38Dilan, Mizpeh, Jokthe-el, |
| 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, | 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, |
| 40Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish, | 40Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish, |
| 41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages. | 41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah--16 cities, with their villages; |
| 42Libnah, Ether, Ashan, | 42Libnah, Ether, Ashan, |
| 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, | 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, |
| 44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages. | 44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah--nine cities, with their villages; |
| 45Ekron, with its towns and its villages; | 45Ekron, with its towns and villages; |
| 46from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages. | 46from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, with their villages; |
| 47Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the Brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coastline. | 47Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, to the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 48And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, | 48In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, |
| 49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), | 49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), |
| 50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, | 50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, |
| 51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages. | 51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh--11 cities, with their villages; |
| 52Arab, Dumah, Eshan, | 52Arab, Dumah, Eshan, |
| 53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, | 53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, |
| 54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages. | 54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior--nine cities, with their villages; |
| 55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, | 55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, |
| 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, | 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, |
| 57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages. | 57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah--10 cities, with their villages; |
| 58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, | 58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, |
| 59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages. | 59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon--six cities, with their villages; |
| 60Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages. | 60Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah--two cities, with their villages. |
| 61In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, | 61In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, |
| 62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities with their villages. | 62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi--six cities, with their villages. |
| 63But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out, so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day. | 63But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. So the Jebusites live in Jerusalem among the descendants of Judah to this day. |
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