“‘ Your southern border will include part of the Desert of Zin. It will be along the border of Edom. Your southern border will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea.

南角要从寻的旷野，贴着以东的边界；南界要从盐海东头起，

你们的南边是从寻的旷野起，沿着以东的边界；南边的地界从盐海东边开始，

你们的南边是从寻的旷野起，沿着以东的边界；南边的地界从盐海东边开始，

“南部疆界从荀旷野沿着以东边界延伸，东起死海的尽头，

你们南面的地区要从寻的旷野，贴着以东边界；你们的南界要从盐海东面的尽头起；

南角要從尋的曠野，貼着以東的邊界；南界要從鹽海東頭起，

你們的南邊是從尋的曠野起，沿着以東的邊界；南邊的地界從鹽海東邊開始，

你們的南邊是從尋的曠野起，沿着以東的邊界；南邊的地界從鹽海東邊開始，

「南部疆界從荀曠野沿著以東邊界延伸，東起死海的盡頭，

你們南面的地區要從尋的曠野，貼著以東邊界；你們的南界要從鹽海東面的盡頭起；

你們的南面要從尋的曠野、貼着以東的邊緣；你們的南界要從東方鹽海的儘南邊起；

爾之南境、起於尋野、近乎以東、南界自鹽海之極處而東、

爾之邊隅、南至汛野、近於以東自此而東、沿及鹽海、造其極處。

南界即汛野、沿以東、此爾南界、乃自鹽海極東隅起、

“‘ Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea,

your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin alongside Edom, and your southern border shall run from the end of the Salt Sea on the east.

The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.

Your southern side will be from the Wilderness of Zin along the boundary of Edom. Your southern border on the east will begin at the east end of the Dead Sea.

Your southern region shall extend from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern border shall extend from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.

Your southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of the Salt Sea;

then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward;

Your southern side will be from the Wilderness of Zin along the boundary of Edom. Your southern border on the east will begin at the east end of the Dead Sea.

Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

your southern border will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the Edomite border, and your southern border will run eastward to the extremity of the Salt Sea,

then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.

These five kings all gathered their armies together in the Valley of Siddim. It was also called the valley of the Dead Sea.

Here is what the Lord and King says.“ People of Israel, here are the borders of the land that you will divide up. You will divide up the land among the 12 tribes of Israel. Each tribe will receive a share. But the family of Joseph will have two shares.

On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus. It will continue along the Jordan River between Gilead and the land of Israel. It will reach to the Dead Sea and all the way to Tamar. This will be the eastern border.On the south side the border will start at Tamar. It will reach all the way to the waters of Meribah Kadesh. Then it will run along the Wadi of Egypt. It will end at the Mediterranean Sea. This will be the southern border.On the west side, the Mediterranean Sea will be the border. It will go to a point across from Lebo Hamath. This will be the western border.“ You must divide up this land among yourselves. Do this based on the number of men in your tribes.Each of the tribes must receive a share of the land. You must also give some land to the outsiders who live among you and who have children. Treat them as if they had been born in Israel. Let them have some land among your tribes.Outsiders can live in the land of any tribe. There you must give them their share,” announces the Lord and King.

“ I will make your borders secure from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. They will go from the desert to the Euphrates River. I will hand over to you the people who live in the land. You will drive them out to make room for yourselves.

Right away the water coming down the river stopped flowing. It piled up far away at a town called Adam near Zarethan. The water flowing down to the Dead Sea was completely cut off. So the people went across the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

The man said to me,“ This water flows toward the eastern territory. It goes down into the Arabah Valley. There it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into it, the salt water there becomes fresh.

Land was given to the tribe of Judah, according to its family groups. It reached down to the territory of Edom. It went as far south as the Desert of Zin.Judah’s border on the south started from the bay at the south end of the Dead Sea.It went across to the south of Scorpion Pass. It continued on to Zin. It went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar. It curved around to Karka.It then went along to Azmon. There it joined the Wadi of Egypt and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. That was the southern border of Judah.The border on the east was the Dead Sea. It went north all the way to where the Jordan River enters the sea. The border on the north started at the bay of the Dead Sea. That’s where the Jordan River enters the sea.From there it went up to Beth Hoglah. It continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben.Then it went from the Valley of Achor up to Debir. It turned north to Gilgal. Gilgal faces the Pass of Adummim south of the valley. The border continued along to the springs of En Shemesh. It came to an end at En Rogel.Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom. It went along the south slope of Jerusalem. From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley. The hill is also at the north end of the Valley of Rephaim.From the top of the hill the border headed toward the springs of Nephtoah. It went to the towns near Mount Ephron. It went down toward Kiriath Jearim.Then it curved west from Kiriath Jearim to Mount Seir. It ran along the north slope of Mount Kesalon. It continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed over to Timnah.It went to the north slope of Ekron. Then it turned toward Shikkeron. It passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The border came to an end at the Mediterranean Sea.The border on the west was the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. Those were the borders of the family groups of the tribe of Judah.