² Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,^{(E) 3} crossed south of Scorpion Pass,^(F) continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea.^(G) Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. ⁴ It then passed along to Azmon^(H) and joined the Wadi of Egypt,^(I) ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their^[a] southern boundary.

⁵ The eastern boundary^(J) is the Dead Sea^(K) as far as the mouth of the Jordan.

The northern boundary^(L) started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, ⁶ went up to Beth Hoglah^(M) and continued north of Beth Arabah^(N) to the Stone of Bohan^(O) son of Reuben. ⁷ The boundary then went up to Debir^(P) from the Valley of Achor^(Q) and turned north to Gilgal,^(R) which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh^(S) and came out at En Rogel.^{(T) 8} Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom^(U) along the southern slope of the Jebusite^(V) city (that is, Jerusalem^(W)). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley^(X) at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.^{(Y) 9} From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah,^(Z) came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah^(AA) (that is, Kiriath Jearim).^{(AB) 10} Then it curved westward from Baalah^(AC) to Mount Seir,^(AD) ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh^(AE) and crossed to Timnah.^{(AF) 11} It went to the northern slope of Ekron,^(AG) turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah^(AH) and reached Jabneel.^(AI) The boundary ended at the sea.

¹² The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.^(AJ)

Kabzeel,^(AW) Eder,^(AX) Jagur, ²² Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, ²³ Kedesh,^(AY) Hazor,^(AZ) Ithnan, ²⁴ Ziph,^(BA) Telem, Bealoth, ²⁵ Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),^{(BB) 26} Amam, Shema, Moladah,^{(BC) 27} Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, ²⁸ Hazar Shual,^(BD) Beersheba,^(BE) Biziothiah, ²⁹ Baalah,^(BF) Iyim, Ezem,^{(BG) 30} Eltolad,^(BH) Kesil, Hormah,^{(BI) 31} Ziklag,^(BJ) Madmannah,^(BK) Sansannah, ³² Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain^(BL) and Rimmon^(BM)—a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages.

Eshtaol,^(BN) Zorah,^(BO) Ashnah,^{(BP) 34} Zanoah,^(BQ) En Gannim,^(BR) Tappuah,^(BS) Enam, ³⁵ Jarmuth,^(BT) Adullam,^(BU) Sokoh,^(BV) Azekah,^{(BW) 36} Shaaraim,^(BX) Adithaim and Gederah^(BY) (or Gederothaim)^[c]—fourteen towns and their villages.

³⁷ Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, ³⁸ Dilean, Mizpah,^(BZ) Joktheel,^{(CA) 39} Lachish,^(CB) Bozkath,^(CC) Eglon,^{(CD) 40} Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, ⁴¹ Gederoth,^(CE) Beth Dagon,^(CF) Naamah and Makkedah^(CG)—sixteen towns and their villages.

⁴² Libnah,^(CH) Ether, Ashan,^{(CI) 43} Iphtah, Ashnah,^(CJ) Nezib, ⁴⁴ Keilah,^(CK) Akzib^(CL) and Mareshah^(CM)—nine towns and their villages.

⁴⁵ Ekron,^(CN) with its surrounding settlements and villages; ⁴⁶ west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod,^(CO) together with their villages; ⁴⁷ Ashdod,^(CP) its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt^(CQ) and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.^(CR)

Shamir,^(CS) Jattir,^(CT) Sokoh,^{(CU) 49} Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir^(CV)), ⁵⁰ Anab,^(CW) Eshtemoh,^(CX) Anim, ⁵¹ Goshen,^(CY) Holon^(CZ) and Giloh^(DA)—eleven towns and their villages.

⁵² Arab, Dumah,^(DB) Eshan, ⁵³ Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, ⁵⁴ Humtah, Kiriath Arba^(DC) (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.

⁵⁵ Maon,^(DD) Carmel,^(DE) Ziph,^(DF) Juttah,^{(DG) 56} Jezreel,^(DH) Jokdeam, Zanoah,^{(DI) 57} Kain, Gibeah^(DJ) and Timnah^(DK)—ten towns and their villages.

⁵⁸ Halhul, Beth Zur,^(DL) Gedor,^{(DM) 59} Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.^[d]

⁶⁰ Kiriath Baal^(DN) (that is, Kiriath Jearim^(DO)) and Rabbah^(DP)—two towns and their villages.

Beth Arabah,^(DR) Middin, Sekakah, ⁶² Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi^(DS)—six towns and their villages.

16 The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan, east of the springs of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert^(DX) into the hill country of Bethel.^{(DY) 2} It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz^(DZ)),^[e] crossed over to the territory of the Arkites^(EA) in Ataroth,^{(EB) 3} descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon^(EC) and on to Gezer,^(ED) ending at the Mediterranean Sea.

The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar^(EF) in the east to Upper Beth Horon^{(EG) 6} and continued to the Mediterranean Sea. From Mikmethath^(EH) on the north it curved eastward to Taanath Shiloh, passing by it to Janoah^(EI) on the east. ⁷ Then it went down from Janoah^(EJ) to Ataroth^(EK) and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan. ⁸ From Tappuah^(EL) the border went west to the Kanah Ravine^(EM) and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites, according to its clans. ⁹ It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.^(EN)