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New Living Translation

Joshua 21:14

Jattir, Eshtemoa,

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,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Jether, and Yschymon,
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 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 The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon 10 to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first: 11 Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.) 12 But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. 13 The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah, 14 Jattir, Eshtemoa, 15 Holon, Debir, 16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes. 17 From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba, 18 Anathoth, and Almon—four towns.

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
The angel of the Lord found Hagar beside a spring of water in the wilderness, along the road to Shur.
Genesis 19:27
Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the Lord 's presence.
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah declared, "God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.
Genesis 21:7
Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!"
Genesis 21:23
"Swear to me in God's name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner."
Genesis 21:25
Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech's servants had taken by force from Abraham's servants.
Genesis 21:31
Then he named the place Beersheba (which means "well of the oath"), because that was where they had sworn the oath.
Genesis 21:33
Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the Lord , the Eternal God.
Genesis 22:3
The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about.
Genesis 22:19
Then they returned to the servants and traveled back to Beersheba, where Abraham continued to live.

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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