Joshua 21:12 - Easy To Read Version But the fields and the small towns around the city of Kiriath Arba belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the city's fields and villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his own. American Standard Version (1901) But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. Common English Bible But they had already given the fields of the city and its surrounding areas to Caleb, Jephunneh’s son, as his property. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as a possession. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for his possession. |
They gave them Kiriath Arba (This is Hebron. It was named for a man named Arba. Arba was the father of Anak.) They also gave them some land near the town for their animals.
So they gave the city of Hebron to Aaron’s descendants. (Hebron was a city of safety.) They also gave Aaron’s descendants the towns of Libnah,
We had attacked the Negev area where the Kerethites [216] live. We attacked the land of Judah, and in the Negev area where Caleb’s people live. We also burned Ziklag.”