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Wycliffe Bible

Joshua 21:14

and Jether, and Yschymon,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Eshtemoa;   Jattir;   Levites;   Priest;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Aaronites;   Eshtemoa;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Eshtemoa;   Jattir;   Judah, Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Eshtemoa;   Jattir;   Judah;   Levi;   Mary, the Virgin;   Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Eshtemoa;   Joshua, the Book of;   Kohathites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Eshtemoa;   Ithrite, the;   Jattir;   Joshua;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Suburb;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eshtemoa , Eshtemoh ;   Jattir ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Levites ;   Refuge, Cities of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eshtem'o-A,;   Jat'tir;   Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eshtemoa;   Ira;   Jattir;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eshtemoa;   Levi ;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
Hebrew Names Version
and Yattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
King James Version
And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
Lexham English Bible
Jattir and its pasturelands, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,
English Standard Version
Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
New Century Version
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
New English Translation
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Amplified Bible
and Jattir with its pasture lands and Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
New American Standard Bible
Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iattir with her suburbes, and Eshtemoa, and her suburbes,
Legacy Standard Bible
Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
Complete Jewish Bible
Yatir with its surrounding open land; Esht'moa with its surrounding open land;
Darby Translation
and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
Easy-to-Read Version
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
George Lamsa Translation
And Jarath with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs.
Good News Translation
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Literal Translation
and Jattir and its open lands, and Eshtemoa and its open lands,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iathir and the suburbes therof, Esthuma and the suburbes therof,
American Standard Version
and Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
Bible in Basic English
And Jattir with its grass-lands, and Eshtemoa with its grass-lands;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iathir with her suburbes, and Estemoa with he suburbes:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Jattir with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;
King James Version (1611)
And Iattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Ælom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;
English Revised Version
and Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs;
Berean Standard Bible
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Young's Literal Translation
and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
Update Bible Version
and Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
World English Bible
and Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
New King James Version
Jattir with its common-land, Eshtemoa with its common-land,
New Living Translation
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
New Life Bible
And they gave them Jattir with its fields, Eshtemoa with its fields,
New Revised Standard
Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and Jattir with her pasture land, and Eshtemoa with her pasture land;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jether and Estemo,
Revised Standard Version
Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemo'a with its pasture lands,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Jattir with its pasture lands and Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

Contextual Overview

9 Of the lynagis of the sones of Juda, and of Symeon, Josue yaf citees; 10 to the sones of Aaron, bi the meynees of Caath, of the kyn of Leuy, of whiche citees these ben the names; for the firste lot yede out to hem; 11 Cariatharbe, of the fadir of Enach, which is clepid Ebron, in the hil of Juda, and the subarbis therof bi cumpas; 12 sotheli he hadde youe the feeldis and townes therof to Caleph, sone of Jephone, to haue in possessioun. 13 Therfor Josue yaf to the sones of Aaron, preest, Ebron, a citee of refuyt, and the subarbis `of it, and Lebnam with hise subarbis, 14 and Jether, and Yschymon, 15 and Elon, and Dabir, and Ayn, and Lethan, 16 and Bethsames, with her subarbis; nyne citees, of twei lynagis, as it is seid. 17 Sotheli of the lynage of the sones of Beniamyn, he yaf Gabaon, and Gabee, and Anatoth, and Almon, with her subarbis; 18 `foure citees.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jattir: Jattir or Jether, according to Eusebius, was situated in the district of Daroma, or the southern part of Judah, 20 miles - south from Eleutheropolis, towards the city of Malatha. Joshua 15:48, 1 Samuel 30:27, 1 Samuel 30:28

Eshtemoa: Eusebius says Eshtemoa, or Esthema, was a great city in the south of Judah, and in the district of Eleutheropolis, north of that city. Joshua 15:50, Eshtemoh

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:57 - Libnah

Cross-References

Genesis 16:7
And whanne the aungel of the Lord hadde founde hir bisidis a welle of watir in wildernesse, which welle is in the weie of Sur in deseert,
Genesis 19:27
Forsothe Abraham risynge eerly, where he stood bifore with the Lord, bihelde Sodom and Gomorre,
Genesis 21:6
And Sare seide, The Lord made leiyynge to me, and who euer schal here schal leiye with me.
Genesis 21:7
And eft sche seide, Who schulde here, and bileue to Abraham, that Sare schulde yyue soukyng to a sone, whom sche childide to him now an eld man?
Genesis 21:23
therfore swere thou bi God that thou noye not me, and myn eiris, and my kynrede; but bi the mersi whych Y dide to thee, do thou to me, and to the lond in which thou lyuedist a comelyng.
Genesis 21:25
And he blamyde Abymelech for the pit of watir, which hise seruauntis token awey bi violence.
Genesis 21:31
Therfor thilke place was clepid Bersabee, for euere eithir swore there;
Genesis 21:33
Forsothe Abymelech roos, and Ficol, prince of his chyualrie, and thei turneden ayen in to the lond of Palestyns. Sotheli Abraham plauntide a wode in Bersabee, and inwardli clepide there the name of euerlastinge God;
Genesis 22:3
Therfor Abraham roos bi niyt, and sadlide his asse, and ledde with hym twey yonge men, and Ysaac his sone; and whanne he hadde hewe trees in to brent sacrifice, he yede to the place which God hadde comaundid to him.
Genesis 22:19
Abraham turnede ayen to hise children, and thei yeden to Bersabee to gidere, and he dwellide there.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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

and Eshtemoa 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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