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Joshua 19:38
38Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath and Beth Shemesh. They received 19 towns and their villages.
Joshua 19:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Iron, and Migdal–el, Horem, and Beth–anath, and Beth–shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
- New International Version (NIV)Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath and Beth Shemesh. There were nineteen towns and their villages.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen cities with their villages.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh: nineteen cities with their villages.
Context of Joshua 19:38
36Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, 37Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath and Beth Shemesh. They received 19 towns and their villages. 39That was the land that Joshua gave to the families of Naphtali's tribe, as well as the towns and their villages. 40The seventh part of the land was for Dan's tribe, clan by clan.
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וְיִרְאוֹן֙ וּמִגְדַּל־אֵ֔ל חֳרֵ֥ם וּבֵית־עֲנָ֖ת וּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ עָרִ֥ים תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Ironיִרְאוֹןyir'ôn · YironH3375
- and Migdal–elמִגְדַּל־אֵלmigdal-'êl · Migdal-elH4027
- Horemחֳרֵםchŏrêm · HoremH2765
- and Beth–anathבֵּית־עֲנָתbêyth ‛ănâth · Beth-anathH1043
- and Beth–shemeshבֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁbêyth shemesh · Beth-shemeshH1053
- nineteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- nineteenתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
- citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- with their villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691
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Commentaries on Joshua 19:38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Nineteen cities - But if these cities be separately enumerated they amount to twenty-three; this is probably occasioned by reckoning frontier cities belonging to other tribes, which are only mentioned here as the boundaries of the tribe. See on Joshua 19:30; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35-38Verses 35-38 The number of the fortified cities of Naphtali is remarkable, though it does not tally with the catalogue. It was no doubt good policy to protect the northern frontier by a belt of fortresses, as the south was protected by the fenced cities of Judah. Hammath, a Levitical city (compare Joshua 21:32; 1 Chronicles 6:76), is not to be confounded with the Hamath on the northeastern frontier of the land Numbers 13:21. The name (from a root…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-51Verses 17-51 Joshua waited till all the tribes were settled, before he asked any provision for himself. He was content to be unfixed, till he saw them all placed, and herein is an example to all in public places, to prefer the common welfare before private advantage. Those who labour most to do good to others, seek an inheritance in the Canaan above: but it will be soon enough to enter thereon, when they have done all the service to their brethren of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-39The tribe of Naphtali occupied eastern Galilee and overlooked the Sea of Galilee. Because a branch of an international trade route from Egypt to Mesopotamia ran through the territory of Naphtali, this tribe enjoyed periods of prosperity when Israel’s kings were strong. The city of Hazor was within Naphtali’s territory, guarding a section of that route. Naphtali is mentioned in Matthew 4:13–16 in connection with the ministry of Jesus in Galilee.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3932-39. the sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali--Although the cities mentioned have not been discovered, it is evident, from Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh, that is, on the northwest of Lake Merom (Jud 4:11), that the boundary described (Jos 19:34) ran from the southwest towards the northeast, up to the sources of the Jordan.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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