Joshua 21:32

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“And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.”

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BSBPD

“And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth–dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge <FI>for<Fi> the man-slayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs--three cities;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 21:32 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 19:35The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
  2. Joshua 19:37Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,
  3. Joshua 20:7So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
  4. Judges 4:6She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:76And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.

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