Joshua 15:49
in Joshua 15Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (the same is Debir),
KJV
And Dannah, and Kirjath–sannah, which is Debir,
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This verse in Joshua 15
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd Dannah,.... Dannah is not mentioned elsewhere: and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir; Kirjathsannah had three names, this and Debir, and Kirjathsepher; See Gill on Jos 15:15; all which are of much the same signification; for "Sanna" with the Arabs (f), and so with the Phoenicians, signifies law, doctrine, and manner of life; and with the Mahometans the secondary law to the Koran, and answers to the Jewish Misnah; and the Greek version interprets this name "the city of letters". Jerom (g) calls it Daenna, and seems to confound it with Dannah. (f) "mos vivendi, lex", Golius, col. 1221. Castell. col.
This site's exposition
And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir
on Joshua 15:48-62
The hill country and then the wilderness beside the salt sea. Bethlehem is absent from the King James list at verse 59, and the Septuagint carries eleven further towns there including it, which is the largest textual variant in the chapter and is worth naming rather than passing over. Engedi and the City of Salt close the run at verses 62 to 63, in the country where David later hides from Saul.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And when this was done there was a more equal dividend (either in quantity or quality) of the remainder among the seven tribes. And this, probably, was intended in that general rule which was given concerning this partition ( Num. xxxiii.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Kirjath-sannah - See the note on Jos 15:15.
The words behind it
5 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְדַנָּ֥ה | vedanah | and Dannah | H1837 → | |
| וְקִרְיַת־ | vekiryat- | and Kiriath | H7158 → | 10 times |
| סַנָּ֖ה | sanah | Sannah | H7158 → | 10 times |
| הִ֥יא | hi' | that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| דְבִֽר׃ | devir | [is] Debir | H1688 → | 14 times |
וְדַנָּ֥הand Dannah
vedanahH1837 →
וְקִרְיַת־and Kiriath
vekiryat-H7158 →10 times
סַנָּ֖הSannah
sanahH7158 →10 times
הִ֥יאthat
hi'H1931 →1879 times
דְבִֽר׃[is] Debir
devirH1688 →14 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Judges 1:11From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
it leads to
- Joshua 15:15
From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
- Joshua 10:38–39
Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
- Joshua 15:15
Through
Joshua 15:15From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
it leads to
- Joshua 10:38
Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
- Joshua 10:3
Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Judges 1:11–13
From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
- Joshua 10:38
Where this verse is studied
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About Joshua
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.