Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.
Parallel translations
- WEB Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
- KJV And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
- ESV Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen cities with their villages.
- NKJV Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh: nineteen cities with their villages.
- NASB Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
- NLT Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their surrounding villages.
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Quick answer
Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh complete the list of nineteen cities with their villages. This closes the catalog of Naphtali's towns.
Overview
The summary tally of nineteen cities rounds out Naphtali's inheritance. As elsewhere, the careful count affirms the definite and generous scope of God's gift. Each town stood as a marker of the covenant promise fulfilled, the Lord granting His people a real and settled home in the land.
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