west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages;
NMVFrom ‘Ekron [Torn Up by the Roots] even unto the sea, all that [lay] near Ashdod [powerful], with their villages:
OJBFrom Ekron even unto the Yam, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages.
T4T[15:45–47]The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns close to the Mediterranean Sea with their surrounding villages: Ekron and the towns between Ekron and the coast, Ashdod, and Gaza. The area extended south to the dry riverbed on the border of Egypt.