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12 The western border was the Mediterranean Sea.[a] These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.[b]

13 Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba (that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the Lord’s instructions to Joshua. (Arba was the father of Anak.)[c] 14 Caleb drove out[d] from there three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 15:12 tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. Joshua 15:12 tn Heb “this was the border of the sons of Judah round about, by their clans.”
  3. Joshua 15:13 tn Heb “To Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah according to the mouth [i.e., command] of the Lord to Joshua, Kiriath Arba (the father of Anak), it is Hebron.”
  4. Joshua 15:14 tn Or “dispossessed.”