Joshua 21:12

But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

In Context

11And + 21:11 Gr. he.they gave to them Cariatharboc the + 21:11 Or, parent city. See note chap. 10. 2.metropolis of the sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain country of Juda, and the suburbs round it.

13And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the + 21:13 The Greek word is different from that translated ‘suburbs.’ above.— q. d. glebe.suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;

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Cross References

Joshua 14:15And the name of Chebron before was the city Argob, it is the + 14:15 Gr. mother-cities.metropolis of the Enakim: and the land rested from war.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 21:10-43

9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, 10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to… Read the whole commentary →

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