Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Joshua 15:10-17 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

10. From Baalah the northern border curved west to Mount Seir and then ran along the northern ridge of Mount Jearim, where Chesalon is. Then it went down to Beth-Shemesh and over to Timnah.

11. It continued along to the hillside north of Ekron, curved around to Shikkeron, and then went to Mount Baalah. After going to Jabneel, the border finally ended at the Mediterranean Sea,

12. which was Judah's western border.The clans of Judah lived within these borders.

13. Joshua gave Caleb some land among the people of Judah, as God had told him to do. Caleb's share was Hebron, which at that time was known as Arba's Town, because Arba was the famous ancestor of the Anakim.

14. Caleb attacked Hebron and forced the three Anakim clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai to leave.

15. Next, Caleb started a war with the town of Debir, which at that time was called Kiriath-Sepher.

16. He told his men, “The man who captures Kiriath-Sepher can marry my daughter Achsah.”

17. Caleb's nephew Othniel captured Kiriath-Sepher, and Caleb let him marry Achsah.