Verse 12

Joshua 21:12

World English Bible

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

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/אֶת שְׂדֵ֥ה הָ/עִ֖יר וְ/אֶת חֲצֵרֶ֑י/הָ נָֽתְנ֛וּ לְ/כָלֵ֥ב בֶּן יְפֻנֶּ֖ה בַּ/אֲחֻזָּתֽ/וֹ

English Translation

And the field of the city and its villages were given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.

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Chapter 21 Context

1 Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the... Focus ↗

2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through Moses to give... Focus ↗

3 The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of... Focus ↗

4 The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of t... Focus ↗

5 The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim... Focus ↗

6 The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out... Focus ↗

7 The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out... Focus ↗

8 The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh command... Focus ↗

9 They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon,... Focus ↗

10 and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children... Focus ↗

11 They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill countr... Focus ↗

12 But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possessi...

13 To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the ma... Focus ↗

14 Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs, Focus ↗

15 Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs, Focus ↗

16 Ain with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs: nine cities out of... Focus ↗

17 Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs, Focus ↗

18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs: four cities. Focus ↗

19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. Focus ↗

20 The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had th... Focus ↗

21 They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the m... Focus ↗

22 Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs: four cities. Focus ↗

23 Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs, Focus ↗

24 Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs: four cities. Focus ↗

25 Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs: two c... Focus ↗

26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs. Focus ↗

27 They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manas... Focus ↗

28 Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs, Focus ↗

29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs: four cities. Focus ↗

30 Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs, Focus ↗

31 Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs: four cities. Focus ↗

32 Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man sla... Focus ↗

33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburb... Focus ↗

34 To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jok... Focus ↗

35 Dimnah with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs: four cities. Focus ↗

36 Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs, Focus ↗

37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs: four cities. Focus ↗

38 Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, a... Focus ↗

39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs: four cities in all. Focus ↗

40 All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of th... Focus ↗

41 All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight citie... Focus ↗

42 Each of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities. Focus ↗

43 So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, an... Focus ↗

44 Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all... Focus ↗

45 Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass. Focus ↗

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Book: Joshua
Chapter: Chapter 21 (45 verses)
Version: World English Bible

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