Joshua 15:54
And Humtah, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
Joshua 15:54 in other translations
| BSB | Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages. |
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| WEB | Humtah, Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages. |
| ASV | and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages. |
| YLT | and Humtah, and Kirjath-Arba (it is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities and their villages. |
| DARBY | and Humtah, and Kirjath-Arba, that is, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities and their hamlets. |
| BBE | And Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (which is Hebron), and Zior; nine towns with their unwalled places. |
| Webster | And Humtah, and Kirjath-arba (which is Hebron) and Zior; nine cities with their villages: |
What does Joshua 15:54 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 15:21-63
Jos 15:21-63. Cities of Judah. 21-63. the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah--There is given a list of cities within the tribal territory of Judah, arranged in four divisions, corresponding to the districts of which it consisted--the cities in the southern part (Jos 15:21-32), those in the lowlands (Jos 15:33-47), those in the highlands (Jos 15:48-60), and those in the desert (Jos 15:61, 62). One…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 15:20-63
Here is a list of the cities of Judah. But we do not here find Bethlehem, afterwards the city of David, and ennobled by the birth of our Lord Jesus in it. That city, which, at the best, was but little among the thousands of Judah, Mi 5:2, except that it was thus honoured, was now so little as not to be accounted one of the cities.
Joshua 15:54 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 15:54
- Joshua 15:13
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
- Genesis 23:2
And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
- Joshua 14:15
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath–arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
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Context
- Joshua 15:53
And Janum, and Beth–tappuah, and Aphekah,
- Joshua 15:54
And Humtah, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
- Joshua 15:55
Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
Joshua 15:54 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Humta, y Chîriath-arba, que es Hebrón, y Sior; nueve ciudades con sus aldeas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et Humta, et Kiriath-Arba, qui est Hébron, et Tsihor: neuf villes et leurs hameaux; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und Humta und Kirjath-Arba, das ist Hebron, und Zior: neun Städte und ihre Dörfer. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Athmatha, et Cariath Arbe, hæc est Hebron, et Sior: civitates novem, et villæ earum. |