Joshua 15
Open in the reader1Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Praised extended to the border of Red, to the Wilderness of Crag at the extreme southern boundary:
2Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
3proceeded south of the Ascent of Ascent-of-Scorpions, continued on to Crag, went over to the south of Devoted-Place-of-Wandering, ran past Courtyard up to Noble, and curved toward Karka.
4It proceeded to Stronghold, joined the Brook of Two-Straits, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
5The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Descender. The northern border started from the bay of the Sea at the mouth of the Descender,
6went up to House-of-the-Partridge, proceeded north of House-of-the-Arabah, and went up to the Stone of Thumb son of See-a-Son.
7Then the border went up to Oracle-Place from the Valley of Trouble, turning north to The-Rolling, which faces the Ascent of Red-Things south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of Spring-of-Sun and came out at Spring-of-the-Fuller.
8From there the border went up the Valley of Son-of-Hinnom along the southern slope of the Trodden-Ones (that is, Foundation-of-Peace) 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.
9From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Opening, proceeded to the cities of Mount Fawn-like, and then bent around toward Mistress (that is, City-of-Forests).
10The border curled westward from Mistress to Mount Hairy, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Fertile), went down to House-of-Sun, and crossed to Allotted-Portion.
11Then it went out to the northern slope of Uprooting, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Mistress, went on to God-Builds, and ended at the Sea.
12And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Praised.
13According to He-Who-Is’s command to him, He-Who-Is-Saves gave Dog son of He-Will-Be-Prepared a portion among the sons of Praised—Kiriath-arba, that is, Association. (Arba was the forefather of Long-Necked.)
14And Dog drove out from there the three sons of Long-Necked—the descendants of Sheshai, My-Brother-Is-a-Gift, and Furrowed, the children of Long-Necked.
15From there he marched against the inhabitants of Oracle-Place (formerly known as City-of-the-Book).
16And Dog said, “To the man who strikes down City-of-the-Book and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
17So Lion-of-God son of Dog’s brother Hunter captured the city, and Dog gave his daughter Anklet to him in marriage.
18One day Acsah came to Lion-of-God and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Dog asked her, “What do you desire?”
19“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in South-Country, give me springs of water as well.” So Dog gave her both the upper and lower springs.
20This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Praised.
21These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Praised in South-Country toward the border of Red: God-Gathers, Flock, Jagur,
22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23Devoted-Place, Settlement, Ithnan,
24Pitch, Telem, Mistresses,
25New-Hazor, Cities-hezron (that is, Settlement),
26Gathering-Spot, Shema, Birthplace,
27Settlement-of-Fortune, Heshmon, House-of-Escape,
28Village-of-the-Fox, Well-of-Oath, Contempt-of-He-Who-Is,
29Mistress, Heaps, Bone,
30God-Begets, Flank, Devoted-to-Destruction,
31Ziklag, Dunghill, Sansannah,
32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Spring-of-Pomegranate, and Pomegranate—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages.
33These were in the foothills: Place-of-Asking, Hornet, Firm,
34Forsaken, Spring-of-Gardens, Apple, Two-Springs,
35Heights, Retreat, Thicket, Tilled-Ground,
36Two-Gates, Adithaim, and Sheep-Wall (or Twin-Sheepfolds)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
37Zenan, Hadashah, Tower-of-Gad,
38Dilean, Watchtower, Veneration-of-God,
39Lachish, Swelling, Calf-Man,
40Cabbon, Of-Bread, Chitlish,
41Sheep-Walls, House-of-Dagon, Pleasant, and Place-of-Shepherds—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
42Whiteness, Supplication, Smoke,
43He-Opens, Firm, Nezib,
44Citadel, Deception, and Summit—nine cities, along with their villages.
45Uprooting, with its towns and villages;
46from Uprooting to the Sea, all the cities near Ravager, along with their villages;
47Ravager, with its towns and villages; Stronghold, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Two-Straits and the coastline of the Great Sea.
48These were in the hill country: Diamond, Abundant, Thicket,
49Dannah, City-of-the-Book (that is, Oracle-Place),
50Grape, Place-of-Hearing, Anim,
51Goshen, Sandy-Place, and Uncovered—eleven cities, along with their villages.
52Arab, High-Place, Support,
53Janim, House-of-the-Apple-Tree, Fortress,
54Humtah, City-of-Four (that is, Association), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.
55Dwelling, Fruitful-Field, Pitch, Inclined,
56God-Sows, Jokdeam, Forsaken,
57Acquired, The-Hill, and Allotted-Portion—ten cities, along with their villages.
58Halhul, House-of-the-Rock, Walled-Place,
59Maarath, House-of-Answers, and God-Establishes—six cities, along with their villages.
60City-of-Baal (that is, City-of-Forests), and Great—two cities, along with their villages.
61These were in the wilderness: House-of-the-Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Spring-of-the-Kid—six cities, along with their villages.
63But the descendants of Praised could not drive out the Trodden-Ones living in Foundation-of-Peace. So to this day the Trodden-Ones live there among the descendants of Praised.