1 Chronicles 6:56
54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
58 And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
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Compare
- BSB
- But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
- KJV
- But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
- WEB
- but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
- ASV
- but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
- DARBY
- but the fields of the city, and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
- BLB
- And the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
- ÅB
- men byens mark og dens landsbyer fikk Kaleb, Jefunnes sønn.
- OTB
- men de ga byens marker og dens landsbyer til Kaleb, sønn av Jefunne.
- B1930
- men byens mark og dens landsbyer fikk Kaleb, Jefunnes sønn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 15:13
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
Read in contextJoshua 14:13
And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
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