KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
WEB World English Bible
To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
ASV American Standard Version
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And to Caleb son of Jephunneh hath he given a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, according to the command of Jehovah to Joshua, even the city of Arba, father of Anak—it is Hebron.
Surrounding context — Joshua 15
10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which [is] Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
12 And the west border [was] to the great sea, and the coast [thereof]. This [is] the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
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.
14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher.
16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּלְכָלֵ֣בH3612 · ka.levCalebבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיְפֻנֶּ֗הH3312 · ye.phun.nehJephunnehנָ֤תַןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveחֵ֙לֶק֙H2506 · che.leqportionבְּת֣וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)פִּ֥יH6310 · pehlipיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֑עַH3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קִרְיַ֥תH7153 · qir.yat ar.baKiriath-arbaאַרְבַּ֛עH7153 · qir.yat ar.baKiriath-arbaאֲבִ֥יH1 · avfatherהָעֲנָ֖קH6061 · a.naqAnakהִ֥יאH1931 · huhe/she/itחֶבְרֽוֹן׃H2275 · chev.ronHebron
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 1:34-36And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,Numbers 14:23-24Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:Joshua 14:6-15Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.Numbers 13:30And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
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