Joshua 21:12
“But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.”
Joshua 21:12 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- But the fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for his possession.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
- DARBYDarby
- But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- However, the fields and villages of that city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
Context: Joshua 21
10Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
11And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
12But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
14And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
About Joshua 21: Levitical Cities
Joshua allocates the land of Canaan by lot to the Levites and sets aside cities for them to live in.
Commentary
Joshua 21 is the conclusion of the book of Joshua, and it is a fitting end to the story of the Israelites’ conquest of the Promised Land. In this chapter, the Lord fulfills his promise to give the Israelites the land he had promised them. The Lord commands Joshua to divide the land among the tribes of Israel, and he does so according to the Lord’s instructions. The chapter ends with a list of the cities that were given to each tribe.