1   Thanne the lot of the sones of Juda, bi her kynredis, was this; fro the teerme of Edom vnto the deseert of Syn a&yogh;ens the south, and vnto the last paart of the south coost, 2   the bigynnynge of it frose the hei&yogh;t of the moost salt see, and fro the tonge of it, that biholdith to the south. 3   And `it gooth out a&yogh;ens the stiynge vp of Scorpion, and passith into Syna; and stiede vp into Cades Barne, and cometh into Efron, stiynge vp to Daran, and enuyrounynge Cariacaa, 4   and thens passynge into Asemona, and comynge to the streeme of Egipt; and the teermes of it shulen be the greet se; this shal be the eend of the south coost. 5   Fro the est the bigynnynge forsothe shal be the salt see, vnto the eendis of Jordan, and tho thingis, that biholden the north, fro the tonge of the see vnto the same flood of Jordan. 6   And the terme stiede into Bethaegla, and gooth fro the north into Betharaba, stiynge vp to the stoon of

Roen, 7   the sone of Ruben, and strecchynge vnto the termys of Debara, fro the valey of Achor a&yogh;ens the north, biholdynge Galgala, that is forn a&yogh;ens of the stiynge vp of Adomyn, fro the south part of the streem, and passith the watris, that ben clepid the welle of the sunne; and shulen ben the goyngis out of it to the welle of Rogel. 8   And it stieth vp bi the valey of the sone of Ennon, fro the side of Jebusei, to the south; this is Jerusalem; and fro thennus hym self arerynge to the cop of the hil, that is a&yogh;ens Jehennon at the west, in the hei&yogh;t of the valey of Raphaym, a&yogh;ens the north; 9   and passith fro the cop of the hil vnto the welle of the water of Nepthoa, and cometh vnto the touns of the hil of Ephron; and is bowid into Bala, that is Caryathiarym, that is of the cyte of wodis; 10   and gooth a bout fro Baala a&yogh;ens the west, vn to the hil of Seir, and passith bisidis the side of the hil of Jarym to the north into Selbon, and gooth down into Bethsamys, and passith into Thanna; 11   and cometh a&yogh;en the north partis of Accharon fro the side, and is bowid to Sechrona, and passith the hil of Baala, and cometh into Gebnel, and of the greet see a&yogh;ens the west in the eend it is closid to gidrys. 12   Thes ben the teermes of the sones of Juda, bi enuyroun in her kynredis. 13   To Caleph, the sone of Jephone, he hath &yogh;ouun part in the mydil of the sones of Juda, as the Lord comaundyde to hym, Caryatharbe, of the fader of Enach; it is Ebron. 14   And Caleph dide awey fro it thre sones of Enach, Sysay, Achyman, and Tolmay, of the stok of Enach. 15   And fro thens comynge doun he cam to the dwellers of Dabir, that before was clepid Caryathsepher, that is, citee of lettrys. 16   And Caleph seide, Whoso smytith Caryathsepher, and takith it, Y shal &yogh;yue to hym

Axam, 17   my dou&yogh;ter, wijf. And Othonyel, the sone of Zeneth, the brother of Caleph, the &yogh;onger, took it; and he &yogh;af to hym Axam, his dou&yogh;ter, wijf. 18   The which, whanne she wente togidres, hir man meuede to hir for to axe of hir fader a feeld; and she si&yogh;ide, as she sat in the asse; to whom Caleph, What hast thow, he seith? 19   And she answerd, &YOGH;if to me a blessynge; the south loond and drye thou hast &yogh;yue to me; ioyn and a water loond. And Caleph &yogh;af to hir `a watry loond, aboue and bynethe. 20   This is the possessioun of the lynage of the sones of Juda, bi her kynredis. 21   And her citees weren fro the last parties of the sones of Juda, biside the teermes of Edom, fro the south of Capsahel, and Edel, and Jagur; Eccyna, 22    23   and Dymona, Edada, and Cades, and Alor, 24   and Jethnan, and Ypheth, and Thelem, 25   and Balaoth, and Asor, Nobua, and Caryoth, Effron; 26   this is Assoromam; Same, 27   and Molida, and Aser, Gabda, and Assemoth, 28   Bethfeleth, and Acertual, and Bersabee, 29   and Baiuhia, and Baala, and Hymesen, 30   and Betholad, and Exil, and Herma, 31   and Sichelech, and Meacdemena, Sensena, Lebioth, and Selymetem Remmoth; 32    alle the citees nyyn and thretti, and the touns of hem. 33   Forsothe in the feeldis of Eschoal, and Saraa, and Asena, and Azanoe, 34   and Eugannem, and Thaphua, and Enaym, 35   and Jesemoth, Adulam, Socco, and Azecha, `and Sarym, Aditaim, and Gedam, and Giderothaim; 36   the cytees fourteen, and the touns of hem; 37   Sanam, and Eseba, 38   and `Magdalgad, Delen, and Melcha, 39   Betel, Lachis, and Baschath, and Eglon, 40   Esbon, and Leemas, and Cethlis, and Gideroth, 41   and Bethdagon, and Nenna, and Maceda; cytees sexteen, and the townes of hem; 42   Jambane, and Ether, and Asam, Jepta, and Jesua, and Nesib,

and Ceyla, 44   and Asib, and Maresa, cytees nyne, and the towns of hem; 45   Accharon with towns and his villagis; 46   from Accaron vnto the see, alle that drawen to Azaot, and the villagis of it; 47   Azaoth with touns and his villagis; Gaza with towns and his villagis, vnto the streeme of Egipt; and the greet see the teerme of it; 48   and in the hil of Samyr, and Jecther, and Socco, and Edenna, Charyath Senna; 49    this is Dabir; 50   Anab, and Yschemo, and Ammygosen, 51   and Olom, and Gilo, citees enleuen, and the towns of hem; 52   Arab, and Roma, 53   and Esaam, and Ammin, and Bethfasua, 54   and Aphecha, and Anymacha, Caryatharbe; that is Ebron; and Sior, citees nyne, and towns of hem; 55   Maon, and Hermen, 56   and Ziph, and Jothae, Zerahel, and Zachadamer, 57   and Anoe, and Chaym, Gabaa, Canna, citees ten, and the towns of hem; 58   Alul, and Bethsur, and Jodor, 59   Mareth, and Bethanoth, and Bethecen, citees sixe, and the touns of hem; Caryathbaal; 60   that is Caryathiarym, citee of wodis; and Rebda, citees two, and the touns of hem; 61   in the deseert of Betharaba, Medyn, 62   and Cyriacha, and Nebsan, and the citee of salt, and Engadi, citees six, and the touns of hem; thei weren togidre an hundryd and fifteen. 63   Forsothe Jebuse, the dweller of Jerusalem, my&yogh;te not the sones of Juda doon a wey; and Jebuse dwelt with the sones of `Juda in Jerusalem vnto the day that is now.

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