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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Joshua 21:15

and Holon, with her pasture land, and Debir, with her pasture land;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Debir;   Hilen;   Levites;   Priest;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Aaronites;   Debir;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Judah, Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Debir (1);   Hilen;   Holon;   Judah;   Levi;   Mary, the Virgin;   Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Debir;   Hilen;   Holon;   Joshua, the Book of;   Kohathites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-Shemesh;   Debir;   Holon;   Joshua;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Suburb;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Debir ;   Hilen ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Levites ;   Refuge, Cities of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Dehir;   Smith Bible Dictionary - De'bir;   Ho'lon;   Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Debir (2);   Hilen;   Holon;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Debir;   Holon;   Kirjath-Sepher;   Levi ;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,
Hebrew Names Version
and Holon with its suburbs, and Devir with its suburbs,
King James Version
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
Lexham English Bible
Holon and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,
English Standard Version
Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,
New Century Version
Holon, Debir,
New English Translation
Holon, Debir,
Amplified Bible
and Holon with its pasture lands and Debir with its pasture lands,
New American Standard Bible
Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Holon with her suburbes, and Debir with her suburbes,
Legacy Standard Bible
Holon with its pasture lands, and Debir with its pasture lands,
Complete Jewish Bible
Holon with its surrounding open land; D'vir with its surrounding open land;
Darby Translation
and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
Easy-to-Read Version
Holon, Debir,
George Lamsa Translation
Halol with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,
Good News Translation
Holon, Debir,
Literal Translation
and Holon and its open lands, and Debir and its open lands,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Holon and the suburbes therof, Debir and the suburbes therof,
American Standard Version
and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
Bible in Basic English
And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Holon with her suburbes, Dabir with her suburbes:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;
King James Version (1611)
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;
English Revised Version
and Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs;
Berean Standard Bible
Holon, Debir,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Elon, and Dabir, and Ayn, and Lethan,
Young's Literal Translation
and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
Update Bible Version
and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
Webster's Bible Translation
And Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
World English Bible
and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
New King James Version
Holon with its common-land, Debir with its common-land,
New Living Translation
Holon, Debir,
New Life Bible
Holon with its fields, Debir with its fields,
New Revised Standard
Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Holon, and Dabir,
Revised Standard Version
Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Holon with its pasture lands and Debir with its pasture lands,

Contextual Overview

9 Thus then they gave - out of the tribe of the sons of Judah and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon - these cities which are mentioned by name. 10 And the sons of Aaron, from among the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, had them, - because, theirs, was the first lot; 11 yea there was given unto them, the city of Arba, the father of Anak, the same, is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, - with the pasture land thereof, round about it; 12 whereas, the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they unto Caleb son of Jephunneh, as his possession. 13 But, unto the sons of Aaron the priest, gave they the city of refuge for the manslayer, even Hebron, with the pasture lands thereof, - Libnah also, with her pasture lands; 14 and Jattir with her pasture land, and Eshtemoa with her pasture land; 15 and Holon, with her pasture land, and Debir, with her pasture land; 16 and Ain, with her pasture land, and Juttah, with her pasture land, Beth-shemesh, with her pasture land, - nine cities, out of these two tribes. 17 And, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon, with her pasture land, - Geba, with her pasture land; 18 Anathoth, with her pasture land, and Almon, with her pasture land, - four cities.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Holon: Joshua 15:51, 1 Chronicles 6:58, Hilen

Debir: Joshua 12:13, Joshua 15:49

Reciprocal: Joshua 10:38 - Debir

Cross-References

Genesis 21:1
Now, Yahweh, visited Sarah, as he had said, - And Yahweh did for Sarah as he had spoken.
Genesis 21:3
And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom, Sarah, bare to him, Isaac.
Genesis 21:14
So Abraham rose up early in the morning - and took bread and a skin of water and gave unto hagar, - putting them on her shoulder and the child, and sent her forth, - so she went her way and wandered, in the desert of Beer-sheba.
Genesis 21:22
And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech, with Phicol chieftain of his host, spake unto Abraham, saying, - God, is with thee in all that, thou art doing.
Genesis 21:25
But Abraham reproved Abimelech, - on account of the well of water, which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
2 Kings 3:9
Then departed the king of Israel, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and went round, a journey of seven days, - and there was no water for the host, nor for the cattle that went with them.
Psalms 63:1
O God, my GOD, thou art, Earnestly do I desire thee, - My soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh fainteth for thee, In a land - dry, and weary for want of water, -
Isaiah 44:12
As for the smith, with his cutting-tool, - When he hath wrought in the live coals, And, with hammers, hath fashioned it, - And hath wrought it with his strong arm, Anon he is hungry, and hath no strength, He hath drunk no water and so hath become faint!
Jeremiah 14:3
And, their nobles have sent their menials to the waters, - They have been to the pits, They have found no water They have returned, their vessels empty, They are pale and ashamed and have covered their heads.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Holon with her suburbs,.... :-;

and Debir with her suburbs; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks, God so overruled it that the priestly families were placed upon the spot which He had determined before hand to choose as the site of His temple.


 
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