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Yehoshua 15:9-28 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

9. From the top of the har the boundary ran unto the source of Nephtoach Spring, and went out to the towns of Har Ephron; and the boundary went to Baalah (that is, Kiryat Yearim);

10. And the boundary curved from Baalah westward unto Mt Seir, and ran along unto the slope of Mt Yearim (that is, Kesalon), on the north side, and went down to Beit Shemesh, and passed on to Timnah;

11. And the boundary went out unto the side of Ekron northward; and the boundary ran over to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mt Baalah, and went out unto Yavne'el; and the boundary ended at the Yam [Mediterranean Sea].

12. And the western boundary is HaYamah HaGadol, and the coast thereof. This is the boundary around the Bnei Yehudah according to their mishpekhot.

13. And unto Kalev ben Yephunneh he gave chelek among the Bnei Yehudah, according to the commandment of Hashem to Yehoshua, even Kiryat-Arba (avi HaAnak), which is Chevron.

14. And Kalev drove from there the three Bnei Anak: Sheshai and Achiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.

15. And he went up from there to the inhabitants of Devir; and the shem of Devir formerly was Kiryat Sefer.

16. And Kalev said, He that strikes down Kiryat Sefer, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my bat as isha.

17. And Otniel ben Kenaz, the brother of Kalev, took it; and he gave him Achsah his bat as isha.

18. And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she urged him to ask of her av a sadeh; and she got off her chamor; and Kalev said unto her, What wouldest thou?

19. She answered, Give me a berakhah; for thou hast given me eretz HaNegev [land in the southern desert]; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the lower springs.

20. This is the nachalah of the tribe of the Bnei Yehudah according to their mishpekhot.

21. And the towns at the extremity of the tribe of the Bnei Yehudah toward the boundary of Edom southward were Kavtze'el, and Eder, and Yagur,

22. And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

23. And Kedesh, and Chatzor, and Yitnan,

24. Ziph, and Telem, and Bealot,

25. And Chatzor, Chadattah, and Keriot, and Chetzron, which is Chatzor,

26. Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

27. And Chatzar Gaddah, Cheshmon, and Beit-Pelet,

28. And Chatzar Shual, Beer- Sheva, and Bizyot-Yah,

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