and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
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and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
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And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
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and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, as far as Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to Joshua 19:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 4:33 and all their villages that were around the same cities, to Baal. These were their settlements, and they have their genealogy.
- 1 Samuel 30:27 He sent it to those who were in Bethel, to those who were in Ramoth of the South, to those who were in Jattir,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, Ramath Negeb.
Or, Ramath Negeb.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Out of the portion of the children of Judah…
Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon,.... Which is the reason why no description is given of the border of their inheritance, because that is before given in the account of the lot of Judah:
for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: they had more cities than they could fill with people, and more land than they could cultivate; they had an hundred fourteen cities with their villages:
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therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them; the one being a small tribe, and the other large, and for the reasons given; See Gill on Jos 19:1.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 8. Baalath-beer] The well of the mistresses. Probably…
Verse 8. Baalath-beer] The well of the mistresses. Probably so called from some superstitious or impure worship set up there.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 8. All the villages — All the surrounding villages…
8. All the villages — All the surrounding villages and country that were subject to the cities named.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. and all the villages that were round about]…
8. and all the villages that were round about] i.e. Simeon, not merely certain cities in the territory of Judah, but the whole country round the cities named, together with all the villages that were situated near them.
to Baalath-beer] See above, ch. Jos_15:24 or 29, = Baal in 1Ch_4:33.
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Ramath of the south] Ramath, like Ramah and Ramoth, = a “height.” This Ramath of the Negeb, or the South, is thought to be another name for Baalath-beer, and has been by some identified with the present ruins of Kurnub, situated on the slope of a low range of hills about 20 miles south-east of Beer-sheba.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon
This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon
The land and cities that the tribe of Simeon received are spoken of as if they were an inheritance that they received as a permanent possession. AT: "This was the land and the cities that the tribe of Simeon received as an inheritance" (See: Metaphor)
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clan by clan
This can be stated in active form. AT: "which Joshua gave to their clans" (See: Active or Passive)
the portion of land assigned to the tribe of Judah
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the portion of land which Joshua assigned to the tribe of Judah" (See: Active or Passive)
the middle of their portion
"the middle of Judah's portion of land"
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