6. Then Judah's posterity came to Joshua iu Gilgal; and Caleb the son of Jephuneth, or Kenez, said to him, Thou knowest what the Eternal said to Moses the man of God, concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea, 7. When Moses the Eternal's servant sent me from thence to view the land, I was forty years old, and I brought him a faithful account; 8. For I was wholly upright before the Eternal my God, though my brethren who accompani ed me made the people faint-hearted. 9. Then Moses solemnly declared, saying, The land which thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy posterity's perpetually, because thou hast been upright before the Eternal thy God. 10. Now behold the Eternal hath preserved my life, as he said, these forty-five years, even since he spake thus to Moses, of which the Israelites sojourned in the wilderness forty-years, and now I am eighty-five years old. 11. I am as strong and vigorous this day, as when Moses sent me to view the land. 12. Now therefore give me this mountain-tract whereof the Eternal spake in that day, as thou heardest that the Anakims were there, and that the cities were strong and fenced; if the Eternal be with me, I shall be able to expel them as he said.

13. So Joshua gave to Caleb Jephuneh's son, Hebron for an inheritance, and prayed for his prosperity and happiness. 14. And it remained with his posterity, because he was upright with God. 15. Hebron was formerly called the city of Arba, who was the great man among the Anakims. Now the land rested from war for a time.

CHAP. XV.

THE BORDERS OF JUDAH'S LOT.

THE lot of Judah's tribe was southward, toward Edom's borde; in the border was the wilderness of Zi, from the utmost part of the south coast. 2. Their south border began from the extremity of the

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Dead Sea, 3. On the southward bay, going along the south side of the ascent of Acrabbim, and thence to the city Zin, going southwards of Kadesh-barnea, to Hezron, and Adar, and taking a compass from thence to Karkaa. 4. It extended to Azinon, and to the Egyptian torrent, the confines of whose borders were at the sea of Tiberias; this was their south border. 5. And the east border was the Dead Sea, to the mouth of Jordan; and their northern border was from thence at the bay of the sea. 6. And extended to Bethholga, and from thence by the north side of Betharabah, and from thence to the stone of Bo-" han the Reubenite. 7. And thence from the valley of Achor, to Debir; and then turned northward, to Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, on the south side of the torrent, and extended to the waters of the fountain of the sun; and thence on to Rogel. 8. And going thro' the valley of Hinom's son, to the south side of Jerusalem, where the Jebusites dwelt, and from thence to the top of mount Zion, opposite the valley Hinom, westward, and at the end of the giants north vale. 9. And the homdaries took a compass from the top of the mountain to the water fountain of Nephtoah, and extended to mount Ephron, and to Balah, which is Kirjathjearim. 10. And took a compass from Baalah, it bending westward, to mount Seir, and extended along the north side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, and to Bethshemesh, and to Timnah, ad to the north side of Ekron, and to Shikron, and ov er mount Baalah, to Jabneel; and it ended at the sea of Galilee.

12. And the westward border was the coast of the great sea, (i. e. the Mediterranean); this is te surrounding border of Judah's tribe, according to their families.

13. But to Caleb Jephunnel's son, ne gave a part among Judah's offspring, according to the Eternal's command given to Joshua, even the city of Alba,

(the father of Anak) which is Hebron. Caleb expelled from thence Anak's three sons, Sheshai, Ahiman,and Talmai (the giants). 15. And he went from thence to Debir, whose name before was Kirjath-sepher.

16. Then Caleb said, He that taketh Kirjathsepher, shall get Achsah my daughter for a wife.

17. Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it, and got her. 18. And being moved by her husband to ask a favour of her father, she descended from her ass; and her father said to her, What dost thou desire? 19. And she replied, As thou hast given me a south land, give me also water springs as a blessing to it. And he gave her springs for both the higher and lower places.

20. This is the inheritance of Judah's tribe, according to their families. 21. Their utmost cities southward, towards the borders of Idumea, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22. Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23. Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 24. Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 25. Hazar, Hadattah, Kerioth, with Hezron, which is Hazor. 26. Aman, Shemah, Moladah, 27. Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-palet, 28. Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, 29. Bith-jothjah, Baalah, Jim, Azim, 30. Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, Ziglag, 31. Madmannah, Sansannah, Labaoth, 32. Shillim, Ain, Rimnon: all the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.

33. And in the valley, Eshtaol, Zoreah, Ashnah, 34. Zanoah, Engannim, Tappuah, Enam, 35. Jarmuth, Adullum, Socob, Azekah, Sharaim, 36. Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim; fourteen cities, with their villages. 37. Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, 38. Dilean, Mizpeh, 39. Lahish, Bozkath, Eglon, 40. Cabbon, Lahmas, Kithlish, 41. Gederoth, Bethdagon, Naamah, Makedah; sixteen cities, with their villages. 42. Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43. Jiph-: tah, Ashmah, Nezib, 44. Keilah, Achzib, Mareshah; nine cities, with their villages. 45. Ekion, with her towns and villages. 46. From Ekron, even

unto the sea, all near 47. Ashdod, and Gaza, with her towns and her villages.

48. And in the mountains, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, 49. Dannah, Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir, 50. Anab, Eshtemoah, and Anim.

51.Goshen, Holon, Giloh; eleven cities with their villages. 52. Arab, Dumah, Eshean, Janum, 55. Beth-tappua, Aphekah 54. Humtah, Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, Zion: nine cities with their villages, 55. Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, Jezreel.

56. Jokdeam, Zanoah, Cain, 57. Gibeah, Timnah: ten cities with their villages. 58. Halhul, Bethzur, Gedor, 59. Maarah, Beh-anoth, Eltekon 60. Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, Rabbah: two cities with their villages.

16. In the wilderness of Jericho, Beth-arabalı, Aiddin, Secacah, 62. Nibshan, and the city of Salt, Engeddi; six cities with their villages.

63. As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem could not (wholly) expel them; but a part of them dwelt there at the same time with the others,

CHAP. XVI.

GENERAL BORDERS OF JOSEPHS SONS.

AND the south boundary of the lot of Joseph's posterity, fell from Jordan by Jericho, to the well of Jericho, on the east side of the wilderness, and from the well of Jericho, to mount Bethel, 2. From Beshel to Luz, and to the borders of Archi and Maroth. 3. And thence by the border of Japhleti, to that of Beth-horon inferior, and to Gozer, and terterminated at the great sea. 4.Joseph's offspring, Manasseh, and Ephraim, had their inheritance, (even the half of the tribe of Manasseh, the other half having received theirs on the east side of Jordan).

5.Ephraim's border went eastward from Atarothaddar, west, to upper Bethhoron. 6. And extended north-west, of Michmethah, on winding eastward,

to Taanath shiloh, passing on eastward to Janohah. 7. And from thence to Ataroth, and to Naaroth, and to Jericho, and was bounded by Jordan. 8. And extended westward from Tappuah, to the river Kanah, and terminates at the great sea. This was the inheritance of Ephraim's tribe, 9. And all the separate cities, with their villages, which they had in the inheritance of Manasseth. 10. They expelled not the Canaanites of Gezer, but they became tributaries to the Ephraimites their neighbours.

CHAP. XVII.

MANASSEH'S LOT.

MACHER Gilead's father, Manasseh's first born, Joseph's first born, had his lot with his brethren; the half of Manasseh's tribe, having received their inheritance on the east side of Jordan, with the Reubenites, and Gadites; because he was a valiant man, he had his inheritance in Gilead and Bashan. 2. "The other half received theirs in Canaan, with the other nine tribes, even Abiezer's posterity, and Heleck's, and Asriel's, -and Shechem's, and Hepher's, and Shemida's, these being Manasseh's male offspring, Joseph's son.

3. But Zelophehad, Hepher's son, Gilead's son, Machir's son, Manasseh's son, had no sons, but only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noe, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4. They approached Eleazer the priest, and Joshua, and the chiefs, saying, The Eternal commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren; which accordingly was given them. 5. So there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, on the other side of Jordan. 6. Because these daughters had a portion among these his sons; for his other sons had the land of Gilead.

7. The boundary of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethah, opposite Shechem, continuing on