Joshua 18 · Verse 21

Joshua 18:21

Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth–hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
Joshua 18:21, King James Version

Joshua 18:21 in other translations

BSBThese were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin:
WEBNow the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
ASVNow the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz,
YLTAnd the cities for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, for their families, have been Jericho, and Beth-Hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
DARBYAnd the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were: Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-Keziz,
BBEAnd the towns of the children of Benjamin, given to them in the order of their families, are Jericho and Beth-hoglah and Emek-kezziz
WebsterNow the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,

What does Joshua 18:21 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Now the cities - Some of these cities have been mentioned before, and described; of others we know nothing but the name.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 18:11-28

The boundaries of each portion were distinctly drawn, and the inheritance of each tribe settled. All contests and selfish claims were prevented by the wise appointment of God, who allotted the hill and the valley, the corn and pasture, the brooks and rivers, the towns and cities. Is the lot of any servant of Christ cast in affliction and sorrow? It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good. Are we in prosperity…

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Joshua 18:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָי֣וּve.ha.Yuand they belongedH1961
הֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.Rimthe citiesH5892
לְמַטֵּ֛הle.ma.Tehto [the] tribe ofH4294
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
בִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144
לְמִשְׁפְּחֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.tei.Hemto clans theirH4940
יְרִיח֥וֹye.ri.ChoJerichoH3405
וּבֵית\־u.veit-and BethH1031
חָגְלָ֖הcha.ge.LahHoglahH1031
וְעֵ֥מֶקve.'E.mekand EmekH6010
קְצִֽיץ\׃ke.TzitzKezizH7104

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 18:21

  • Joshua 18:12

    And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth–aven.

  • Joshua 15:6

    And the border went up to Beth–hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth–arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

  • Joshua 6:1

    Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

  • Luke 19:1

    And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

  • Joshua 2:1

    And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

  • Luke 10:30

    And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

  • Joshua 18:19

    And the border passed along to the side of Beth–hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jericho.
12; 2:1; 6:1; Lu 10:30; 19:1
Beth-hoglah.
19; 15:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Joshua 18:20

    And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.

  • Joshua 18:21

    Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth–hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,

  • Joshua 18:22

    And Beth–arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth–el,

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Joshua 18:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Las ciudades de la tribu de los hijos de Benjamín, por sus familias, fueron Jericó, Beth-hogla, y el valle de Casis,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les villes de la tribu des fils de Benjamin, selon leurs familles, étaient: Jéricho, et Beth-Hogla, et Émek-Ketsits,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Städte des Stammes der Kinder Benjamin, nach ihren Geschlechtern, waren: Jericho und Beth-Hogla und Emek-Keziz,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fueruntque civitates ejus, Jericho et Beth Hagla et vallis Casis,