Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
and Chephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages:
WEB
Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
YLT
and Chephar-Haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities and their villages.
DBT
and Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Geba: twelve cities and their hamlets;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period