Joshua 15:20
18 One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
19 “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah.
21 These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah.
- KJV
- This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
- WEB
- This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
- ASV
- This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
- DARBY
- This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
- BLB
- This [was] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah by their clans.
- ÅB
- Dette er Judas barns stammes arv etter deres slekter:
- OTB
- Dette er arven til Judas stamme, etter deres familier:
- B1930
- Dette er Judas barns stammes arv efter deres ætter:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 33:7
And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”
Read in contextGenesis 49:8–12
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
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