Joshua 19:39

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

Joshua 19:39 in Other Translations

39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Naphtali according to their clans--the cities with their villages.

39 The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali included these towns and their surrounding villages.

39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali, the cities and their villages, clan by clan.

39 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali's descendants by their clans, the cities with their villages.

Joshua 19:39 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 19:39

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Naphtali
Which Josephus ^F15 thus describes;

``the country to the east, as far as Damascus the city, and upper Galilee, the Naphtalites took, unto Mount Lebanon, and the fountains of Jordan, which flow out of the mount, reaching the northern border of the city Arce:''

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

the cities and their villages;
before enumerated.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 22.

Joshua 19:39 In-Context

37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath and Beth Shemesh. There were nineteen towns and their villages.

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

40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan according to its clans.

41 The territory of their inheritance included: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 33:23; Ezekiel 48:3