Joshua 19:6

Joshua 19:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Beth–lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
• New International Version (NIV)Beth Lebaoth and Sharuhen—thirteen towns and their villages;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities with their villages;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their surrounding villages.

Context of Joshua 19:6

4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages; 7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities and their villages; 8and all the villages that were all around these cities as far as Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

Joshua 19:6 word by word

וּבֵ֥ית לְבָא֖וֹת וְשָֽׁרוּחֶ֑ן עָרִ֥ים שְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Beth–lebaothבֵּית לְבָאוֹתbêyth lebâ'ôth · Beth-lebaothH1034
• and Sharuhenשָׁרוּחֶ֑ןshârûchen · SharuhenH8287
• thirteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• thirteenשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and their villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691

Cross-references for Joshua 19:6

• Joshua 15:32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.

Commentaries on Joshua 19:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Beth-lebaoth - The house or city of lionesses. Probably so called from the numbers of those animals which bred there.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 The inheritance of Simeon was taken out of the portion of Judah, which proved on experience to be larger than the numbers of that tribe required. The Simeonite territory is described by its towns, of which fourteen were in the Negeb, and four others Joshua 19:7 partly in the Negeb and partly in “the valley.” On the narrow confines here assigned to Simeon, and its insignificant position altogether among the Twelve tribes, see Deuteronomy 33:6…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-9Some of the towns given to the tribe of Simeon were also part of Judah’s land. This happened because Judah’s territory was too large for them (compare 17:14–18). Most of Simeon's territory became part of Judah before the end of the Old Testament period.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. the second lot came forth to Simeon--The next lot that was drawn at Shiloh, gave the tribe of Simeon his inheritance within the territory, which had been assigned to that of Judah. The knowledge of Canaan possessed by the Israelites, when the division of the land commenced, was but very general, being derived from the rapid sweep they had made over it during the course of conquest; and it was on the ground of that rough survey alone that the…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 19:6

• Amam
• Beth-Lebaoth
• Sharuhen
• Simeon

In the dictionaries

• Beth-Lebaoth
• Lot
• Simeon, The tribe of
• Beth-Biri
• Divination
• Genealogy
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of
• Lebaoth
• Lion

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