KJV King James Version
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Joshua 15:15
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
WEB World English Bible
He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.
ASV American Standard Version
And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he goeth up thence unto the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir formerly is Kirjath-Sepher.
Surrounding context — Joshua 15
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.
17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
18 And it came to pass, as she came [unto him], that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off [her] ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּ֣עַלH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseמִשָּׁ֔םH8033 · shamthereאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יֹשְׁבֵ֖יH3427 · ya.shavto dwellדְּבִ֑רH1688 · de.virDebirוְשֵׁם־H8034 · shemnameדְּבִ֥רH1688 · de.virDebirלְפָנִ֖יםH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeקִרְיַת־H7158 · qir.yat san.nahKiriath-sannahסֵֽפֶר׃H7158 · qir.yat san.nahKiriath-sannah
Cross-references
Joshua 10:38And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:Judges 1:11-13And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher:Joshua 10:3Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
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