Joshua 21:11 BSB — MannaFest

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14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ	vai.yi.te.Nu	and they gave	H5414 →
לָהֶ֜ם	la.Hem	to <the> them
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
קִרְיַת֩	kir.Yat	Kiriath	H7153 →
אַרְבַּ֨ע	'ar.Ba'	Arba	H7153 →
אֲבִ֧י	'a.Vi	[the] father of	H1 →
הָֽעֲנ֛וֹק	ha.'a.Nok	<the> Anak	H6061 →
הִ֥יא	hi'	that	H1931 →
חֶבְר֖וֹן	chev.Ron	[is] Hebron	H2275 →
בְּהַ֣ר	be.Har	in [the] hill country of	H2022 →
יְהוּדָ֑ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H854 →
מִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָ	mig.ra.She.ha	pasture lands its	H4054 →
סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃	se.vi.vo.Tei.ha	around it	H5439 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
leads to
- Joshua 15:13
  According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 23:2
  She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Joshua 11:23
  So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then…
- Judges 3:11
  So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
- Judges 5:31
  So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
Through
1 Chronicles 6:55
They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.
leads to
- Joshua 14:13
  Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
Through
Luke 1:39
In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
leads to
- Luke 1:65
  All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
- Joshua 15:48–59
  These were in the hill country:

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Joshua 20:7So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.1 Chronicles 6:55They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.Luke 1:39In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,Joshua 15:13–14According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)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 15:54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.Judges 1:10Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.Genesis 35:27Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.Genesis 23:2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.Joshua 20:7–9So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.2 Samuel 15:7After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD.2 Samuel 5:1–5Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.2 Samuel 2:1–3Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.Joshua 10:6Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”Numbers 35:3The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock.

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