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Nehemiah 11:25

DibonJekabzeelKiriath-arba

23 For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.

24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.

As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;

26 in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;

27 in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;

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BSB
As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;
KJV
And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,
WEB
As for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, in Dibon and its towns, in Jekabzeel and its villages,
ASV
And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba and the towns thereof, and in Dibon and the towns thereof, and in Jekabzeel and the villages thereof,
DARBY
And as to the hamlets in their fields, [some] of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath-Arba and its dependent villages, and in Dibon and its dependent villages, and in Jekabzeel and its dependent villages,
BLB
And for the villages with their fields, [some] from the sons of Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages.
ÅB
Også i landsbyene med tilhørende jorder bodde noen av Judas barn: i Kirjat-Arba med tilhørende småbyer, i Dibon med tilhørende småbyer, i Jekabse'el og dets landsbyer,
OTB
Når det gjelder landsbyene med deres marker, bodde noen av folket i Juda i Kirjat-Arba og dens omkringliggende bosetninger, i Dibon og dens landsbyer, og i Jekabseel og dens bosetninger,
B1930
Også i landsbyene med tilhørende jorder bodde nogen av Judas barn: i Kirjat-Arba med tilhørende småbyer, i Dibon med tilhørende småbyer, i Jekabse'el og dets landsbyer,

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Cross references

  • Joshua 14:15

    (Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.

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  • Joshua 15:21–22

    These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

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