But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Parallel translations
- KJV But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
- BSB But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
- ESV But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.
- NKJV But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.
- NASB But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.
- NLT But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Josh 14:13–15Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
- 1 Chr 6:55–57to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs around it;
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