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Joshua 15:13

AnakArbaCalebJephunnehJoshuaJudahHebron

11 Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.

12 And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.

According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

14 And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

15 From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).

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BSB
According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
KJV
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.
WEB
He gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron).
ASV
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
DARBY
And to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, the city of Arba, the father of Anak, that is, Hebron.
BLB
And to Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, according to the commandment of YHWH to Joshua—Kiriath-arba (the father of Anak), that [is], Hebron.
ÅB
Men Kaleb, Jefunnes sønn, fikk sin del midt iblant Judas barn etter Herrens ord til Josva; det var Anaks far Arbas by, som nå kalles Hebron.
OTB
I samsvar med Herrens befaling til Josva, ga han Kaleb, sønn av Jefunne, en del blant Judas etterkommere, nemlig Kirjat-Arba (Arba var far til Anak), det vil si Hebron.
B1930
Men Kaleb, Jefunnes sønn, fikk sin del midt iblandt Judas barn efter Herrens ord til Josva; det var Anaks far Arbas by, som nu kalles Hebron.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:34–36

    When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying,

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  • Numbers 13:30

    Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”

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  • Joshua 14:6–15

    Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.

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  • Numbers 14:23–24

    not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.

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