Joshua 15

Joshua · Chapter 15

Joshua 15:5

1This 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.2And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:3And 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:4From 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.5And 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:6And 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:7And 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:8And 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:9And 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:10And 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:11And 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.12And 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.13And 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.14And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.16And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.18And 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?19Who 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.20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.21And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,22And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,23And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,24Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,25And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,26Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,27And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,28And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,29Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,30And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,31And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,32And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:33And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,34And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,36And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:37Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,38And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,39Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,40And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,41And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:42Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,43And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,44And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:45Ekron, with her towns and her villages:46From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:47Ashdod 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:48And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,49And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,50And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,51And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:52Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,53And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,54And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:55Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,56And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,57Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:58Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,59And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:60Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:61In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,62And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.63As 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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5And 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:The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan;

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and [the] borderוּגְב֥וּלu-ge-VULH1366G
border: boundary

גְּבוּל (ge.vul) : boundary 1) border, territory 1a) border 1b) territory (enclosed within boundary) 1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.) Also means: ge.vul (גְּבוּל ": area" H1366H)

east -wardקֵ֙דְמָה֙ke-de-mahH6924B
east

קֵ֫דֶם (qe.dem) adv eastward, to or toward the East Another spelling of qe.dem (קֶ֫דֶם ": east" H6924)

[is] [the] Sea ofיָ֣םyamH3220G
sea

יָם (yam) : sea 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward

the Saltהַמֶּ֔לַחha-ME-lachH4417G
Salt (Sea)

מֶ֫לַח (me.lach) salt Also named: a.ra.vah (עֲרָבָה "(Sea of the )Arabah" H6160K)

toעַד־'ad-H5704
till

עַד (ad) prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even Aramaic equivalent: ad (עַד "till" H5705)

[the] end ofקְצֵ֖הke-TZEHH7097A
end

קָצֶה (qa.tseh) 1) end, extremity 1a) end, mouth, extremity 1b) border, outskirts 1c) the whole (condensed term for what is included within extremities) 1d) at the end of (a certain time) Also means: qe.tseh (קֵ֫צֶה "end" H7097B)

the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai-yar-DENH3383
Jordan

יַרְדֵּן (yar.den) Jordan = "descender" the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km) Also named: Iordanēs (Ἰορδάνης "Jordan" G2446)

and [the] borderוּגְב֞וּלu-ge-VULH1366G
border: boundary

גְּבוּל (ge.vul) : boundary 1) border, territory 1a) border 1b) territory (enclosed within boundary) 1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.) Also means: ge.vul (גְּבוּל ": area" H1366H)

of [the] side ofלִפְאַ֤תlif-'ATH6285
side

פֵּאָה (pe.ah) 1) corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity 1a) corner 1b) side

north -wardצָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza-FO-nahH6828G
north

צָפוֹן (tsa.phon) 1) north (of direction), northward 1a) north 1b) northward

[is] from [the] bay ofמִלְּשׁ֣וֹןmi-le-SHONH3956I
tongue

לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) : tongue/words 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)

the seaהַיָּ֔םhai-YAMH3220G
sea

יָם (yam) : sea 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward

from [the] end ofמִקְצֵ֖הmik-TZEHH7097A
end

קָצֶה (qa.tseh) 1) end, extremity 1a) end, mouth, extremity 1b) border, outskirts 1c) the whole (condensed term for what is included within extremities) 1d) at the end of (a certain time) Also means: qe.tseh (קֵ֫צֶה "end" H7097B)

the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai-yar-DENH3383
Jordan

יַרְדֵּן (yar.den) Jordan = "descender" the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km) Also named: Iordanēs (Ἰορδάνης "Jordan" G2446)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.