But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
KJV
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
and the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.
But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
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