God's Word Translation

Joshua 15:15-32 God's Word Translation (GW)

15. From there he marched against the people living in Debir. (In the past Debir was called Kiriath Sepher.)

16. Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to anyone who attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it.”

17. Then Othniel, son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, captured it. So Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as a wife.

18. When she came to Othniel, she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”

19. She answered, “Give me a blessing. Since you’ve given me some dry land, also give me some springs.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

20. This is the land inherited by the families of the tribe of Judah.

21. On the farthest edge of the Negev, on the border of Edom, they gave the tribe of Judah 29 cities with their villages: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

22. Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

23. Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

24. Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

25. Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (now called Hazor),

26. Amam, Shema, Moladah,

27. Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,

28. Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

29. Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

30. Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

31. Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

32. Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon.