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Brenton's Septuagint
Joshua 15:15
And Chaleb went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; and the name of Dabir before was the city of Letters.
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Christian Standard Bible®
From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir, which used to be called Kiriath-sepher,
From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir, which used to be called Kiriath-sepher,
Hebrew Names Version
He went up there against the inhabitants of Devir: now the name of Devir before was Kiryat-Sefer.
He went up there against the inhabitants of Devir: now the name of Devir before was Kiryat-Sefer.
King James Version
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.
Lexham English Bible
And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher).
And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher).
English Standard Version
And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
New Century Version
Then he left there and went to fight against the people living in Debir. (In the past Debir had been called Kiriath Sepher.)
Then he left there and went to fight against the people living in Debir. (In the past Debir had been called Kiriath Sepher.)
New English Translation
From there he attacked the people of Debir. (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
From there he attacked the people of Debir. (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
Amplified Bible
Then he went up from there against the people of Debir; Debir was formerly named Kiriath-sepher.
Then he went up from there against the people of Debir; Debir was formerly named Kiriath-sepher.
New American Standard Bible
Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir previously was Kiriath-sepher.
Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir previously was Kiriath-sepher.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he went vp thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before time was Kiriath-sepher.
And he went vp thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before time was Kiriath-sepher.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
Contemporary English Version
Next, Caleb started a war with the town of Debir, which at that time was called Kiriath-Sepher.
Next, Caleb started a war with the town of Debir, which at that time was called Kiriath-Sepher.
Complete Jewish Bible
From there he went up to fight the inhabitants of D'vir (D'vir was formerly called Kiryat-Sefer).
From there he went up to fight the inhabitants of D'vir (D'vir was formerly called Kiryat-Sefer).
Darby Translation
And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Caleb fought against the people living in Debir. (In the past, Debir was also called Kiriath Sepher.)
Then Caleb fought against the people living in Debir. (In the past, Debir was also called Kiriath Sepher.)
George Lamsa Translation
And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir before was Koriath-sepra.
And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir before was Koriath-sepra.
Good News Translation
From there he went to attack the people living in Debir. (This city used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
From there he went to attack the people living in Debir. (This city used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
Literal Translation
And he went up there to the ones living in Debir; and the name of Debir formerly was the City of Sepher.
And he went up there to the ones living in Debir; and the name of Debir formerly was the City of Sepher.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And from thece he wente vp to the inhabiters of Debir. (As for Debir, it was called Kiriath Sepher afore tyme.)
And from thece he wente vp to the inhabiters of Debir. (As for Debir, it was called Kiriath Sepher afore tyme.)
American Standard Version
And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
Bible in Basic English
From there he went up against the people of Debir: (now the name of Debir before that was Kiriath-sepher.)
From there he went up against the people of Debir: (now the name of Debir before that was Kiriath-sepher.)
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he went vp thence, to the inhabitours of Dabir: and the name of Dabir in the old time was Kiriath Sephar.
And he went vp thence, to the inhabitours of Dabir: and the name of Dabir in the old time was Kiriath Sephar.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir--now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir--now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
King James Version (1611)
And he went vp thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kiriath-Sepher.
And he went vp thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kiriath-Sepher.
English Revised Version
And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
Berean Standard Bible
From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Caleph stiede fro thennus, and cam to the dwelleris of Dabir, that was clepid bifore Cariathsepher, that is, the citee of lettris.
And Caleph stiede fro thennus, and cam to the dwelleris of Dabir, that was clepid bifore Cariathsepher, that is, the citee of lettris.
Young's Literal Translation
and he goeth up thence unto the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir formerly is Kirjath-Sepher.
and he goeth up thence unto the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir formerly is Kirjath-Sepher.
Update Bible Version
And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjath-sepher.
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjath-sepher.
World English Bible
He went up there against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath-sepher.
He went up there against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath-sepher.
New King James Version
Then he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir (formerly the name of Debir was Kirjath Sepher).
Then he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir (formerly the name of Debir was Kirjath Sepher).
New Living Translation
From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).
From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).
New Life Bible
From there he went to fight against the people of Debir. The name of Debir had been Kiriath-sepher before.
From there he went to fight against the people of Debir. The name of Debir had been Kiriath-sepher before.
New Revised Standard
From there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
From there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he went up from thence, against the inhabitants of Debir, - now, the name of Debir, formerly, was Kiriath-sepher.
And he went up from thence, against the inhabitants of Debir, - now, the name of Debir, formerly, was Kiriath-sepher.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And going up from thence he came to the inhabitants of Dabir, which before was called Cariath-Sepher, that is to say, the city of letters.
And going up from thence he came to the inhabitants of Dabir, which before was called Cariath-Sepher, that is to say, the city of letters.
Revised Standard Version
And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kir'iath-se'pher.
And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kir'iath-se'pher.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
Contextual Overview
13 And to Chaleb the son of Jephone he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Juda by the command of God; and Joshua gave him the city of Arboc the metropolis of Enac; this is Chebron. 14 And Chaleb the son of Jephone destroyed thence the three sons of Enac, Susi, and Tholami, and Achima. 15 And Chaleb went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; and the name of Dabir before was the city of Letters. 16 And Chaleb said, Whosoever shall take and destroy the city of Letters, and master it, to him will I give my daughter Ascha to wife. 17 And Gothoniel the son of Chenez the brother of Chaleb took it; and he gave him Ascha his daughter to wife. 18 And it came to pass as she went out that she counselled him, saying, I will ask of my father a field; and she cried from off her ass; and Chaleb said to her, What is it? 19 And she said to him, Give me a blessing, for thou hast set me in the land of Nageb; give me Botthanis: and he gave her Gonaethla the upper, and Gonaethla the lower.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:38, Judges 1:11-13
Reciprocal: Joshua 15:7 - Debir Joshua 15:49 - Kirjathsannah
Cross-References
Genesis 15:1
And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.
And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.
Genesis 15:2
And Abram said, Master and Lord, what wilt thou give me? whereas I am departing without a child, but the son of Masek my home-born female slave, this Eliezer of Damascus is mine heir.
And Abram said, Master and Lord, what wilt thou give me? whereas I am departing without a child, but the son of Masek my home-born female slave, this Eliezer of Damascus is mine heir.
Genesis 15:7
And he said to him, I am God that brought thee out of the land of the Chaldeans, so as to give thee this land to inherit.
And he said to him, I am God that brought thee out of the land of the Chaldeans, so as to give thee this land to inherit.
Genesis 15:9
And he said to him, Take for me an heifer in her third year, and a she-goat in her third year, and a ram in his third year, and a dove and a pigeon.
And he said to him, Take for me an heifer in her third year, and a she-goat in her third year, and a ram in his third year, and a dove and a pigeon.
Genesis 15:13
And it was said to Abram, Thou shalt surely know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in a land not their won, and they shall enslave them, and afflict them, and humble them four hundred years.
And it was said to Abram, Thou shalt surely know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in a land not their won, and they shall enslave them, and afflict them, and humble them four hundred years.
Genesis 15:16
And in the fourth generation they shall return hither, for the sins of the Amorites are not yet filled up, even until now.
And in the fourth generation they shall return hither, for the sins of the Amorites are not yet filled up, even until now.
Genesis 15:19
The Kenites, and the Kenezites, and the Kedmoneans,
The Kenites, and the Kenezites, and the Kedmoneans,
Genesis 23:4
I am a sojourner and a stranger among you, give me therefore possession of a burying-place among you, and I will bury my dead away from me.
I am a sojourner and a stranger among you, give me therefore possession of a burying-place among you, and I will bury my dead away from me.
Genesis 23:19
After this Abraam buried Sarrha his wife in the Double Cave of the field, which is opposite Mambre, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan.
After this Abraam buried Sarrha his wife in the Double Cave of the field, which is opposite Mambre, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan.
Genesis 35:29
And Isaac gave up the ghost and died, and was laid to his family, old and full of days; and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.
And Isaac gave up the ghost and died, and was laid to his family, old and full of days; and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he went up from thence to the inhabitants of Debir,.... Having conquered Hebron, and got possession of that, Caleb marched to Debir, a city not many miles from Hebron, and seems to have been in the country, and part of the land, which was given him; of which
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and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher; or "the city of books"; either a place of literature, a sort of an academy, or where was a public library; the Targum calls it Kirjatharche, or the city of the archives, in which were laid up the public records of the Canaanites; the same is called Kirjathsannah for the like reason,
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The name Debir belonged to two other places; namely,, that named in Joshua 15:7, between Jerusalem and Jericho, and the Gadite town mentioned in Joshua 13:26. The Debir here meant appears (and its site has been conjecturally placed at Dhaheriyeh (Conder)) to have been situated in the mountain district south of Hebron. It was one of the towns afterward assigned to the Levites. Its other name Joshua 15:49, “Kirjath-sannah”, i. e. perhaps, “city of palm branches,” or “city of law, or sacred learning,” no less than the two given in the text, would indicate that Debir was an ancient seat of Canaanite learning, for Debir probably is equivalent to “oracle,” and Kirjath-sepher means “city of books.” This plurality of names marks the importance of the town, as the inducement held out in Joshua 15:16, by Caleb, to secure its capture (compare 1 Samuel 17:25; 1 Samuel 18:17), points to its strength.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 15:15. Kirjath-sepher. — The city of the book. Why so named is uncertain. It was also called Debir, and Kirjath-sannah. See Joshua 15:49.
