Then the border went up toward (A)Debir from (B)the Valley of Achor, and it turned northward toward Gilgal, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. The border continued toward the waters of En Shemesh and ended at (C)En Rogel. And the border went up (D)by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the (E)Jebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley (F)of [a]Rephaim northward. Then the border went around from the top of the hill to (G)the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and extended to the cities of Mount Ephron. And the border went around (H)to Baalah (which is (I)Kirjath Jearim).

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 15:8 Lit. Giants

The boundary then went up to Debir(A) from the Valley of Achor(B) and turned north to Gilgal,(C) which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh(D) and came out at En Rogel.(E) Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom(F) along the southern slope of the Jebusite(G) city (that is, Jerusalem(H)). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley(I) at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.(J) From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah,(K) came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah(L) (that is, Kiriath Jearim).(M)

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