Joshua 21:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.”

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BSBPD

“But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 21:12 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 14:13Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:55They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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