KJV King James Version
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Joshua 21:32
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
WEB World English Bible
Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
ASV American Standard Version
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the man-slayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs—three cities;
Surrounding context — Joshua 21
29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
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וּמִמַּטֵּ֨הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodנַפְתָּלִ֜יH5321 · naph.ta.liNaphtaliאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עִ֣יר׀H5892 · irexcitementמִקְלַ֣טH4733 · miq.latrefugeהָֽרֹצֵ֗חַH7523 · ra.tsachto murderאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קֶ֨דֶשׁH6943 · qe.deshKedeshבַּגָּלִ֤ילH1551 · ga.lilGalileeוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶׁ֙הָ֙H4054 · mig.rashpastureוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]חַמֹּ֥תH2576 · cham.mot dorHammoth-dorדֹּאר֙H2576 · cham.mot dorHammoth-dorוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָH4054 · mig.rashpastureוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קַרְתָּ֖ןH7178 · qir.ya.ta.yimKartanוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054 · mig.rashpastureעָרִ֖יםH5892 · irexcitementשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃H7969 · sha.loshthree
Cross-references
Joshua 20:7And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.1 Chronicles 6:76And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.Joshua 19:37And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,Joshua 19:35And the fenced cities [are] Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
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