Joshua 15:21 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 15:21

These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom:

BSB

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ASV

And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

KJV

And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely,, those of the Negeb or south country Jos 15:21-32; of “the valley,” or “the plain” (“Shephelah”, Jos 15:33-47); of “the mountains” Jos 15:48-60; and of “the wilderness” Jos 15:61-62. Many of the identifications are still conjectural only. Jos 15:21-32. The Negeb was for the most part rocky and arid, and cannot have been at any time very thickly populated.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ	vai.yih.Yu	and they were	H1961 →
הֶעָרִ֗ים	he.'a.Rim	the cities	H5892 →
מִקְצֵה֙	mik.Tzeh	from [the] end	H7097 →
לְמַטֵּ֣ה	le.ma.Teh	of [the] tribe of	H4294 →
בְנֵֽי־	ve.nei-	[the] descendants of	H1121 →
יְהוּדָ֔ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
גְּב֥וּל	ge.Vul	[the] border of	H1366 →
אֱד֖וֹם	'e.Dom	Edom	H123 →
בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה	ba.Neg.bah	in the south <towards>	H5045 →
קַבְצְאֵ֥ל	kav.tze.'El	Kabzeel	H6909 →
וְעֵ֖דֶר	ve.'E.der	and Eder	H5740 →
וְיָגֽוּר׃	ve.ya.Gur	and Jagur	H3017 →

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Through
Nehemiah 11:25
As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;
leads to
- Joshua 14:15
  (Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.
- Joshua 15:21–22
  These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom:
Through
Genesis 35:21
Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.
leads to
- Micah 4:8
  And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion—the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”
- Luke 2:8
  And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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