Joshua 19:23

23 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, according to its clans.

Joshua 19:23 in Other Translations

KJV
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
ESV
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Issachar, according to their clans--the cities with their villages.
NLT
23 The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Issachar included these towns and their surrounding villages.
MSG
23 These towns with their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, clan by clan.
CSB
23 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar's descendants by their clans, the cities, with their villages.

Joshua 19:23 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 19:23

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Issachar
Which fell to them by lot, as before described:

according to their families;
was divided among them, according to the number of them:

the cities and their villages;
the cities before enumerated, and the villages adjacent to them.

Joshua 19:23 In-Context

21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah and Beth Pazzez.
22 The boundary touched Tabor, Shahazumah and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen towns and their villages.
23 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, according to its clans.
24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to its clans.
25 Their territory included: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,

Cross References 2

  • 1. Joshua 17:10
  • 2. Genesis 49:15; Ezekiel 48:25
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