Wherefore we have ratified unto them the borders of Judea, with the three governments of Apherema and Lydda and Ramathem, that are added unto Judea from the country of Samaria, and all things appertaining unto them, for all such as do sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them yearly aforetime out of the fruits of the earth and of trees.
So we have confirmed to them the territory of Judea, along with the three districts of Aphairema, Lydda, and Ramathaim, added to Judea from the region of Samaria, and everything belonging to them, for all who offer sacrifice in Jerusalem, in place of the annual payments the king used to receive from them from the produce of the land and the trees.
