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1 Chronicles 6:56
But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records the land distribution to Israel during the allocation of Levite cities, noting that while Aaron’s descendants received the city of Hebron, its surrounding agricultural land was assigned to Caleb.
The words — The verb נָתְנ֖וּ (natanu) translates literally as “they gave,” and the noun חֲצֵרֶ֑יהָ (chatserah) means “its villages,” specifying that settlement and farmland were allocated separately from the urban center.
The thread — This allocation runs parallel to Joshua 14:13 and Joshua 15:13, where Joshua formally grants Kiriath-arb (Hebron) to Caleb as his inheritance, maintaining a consistent record of tribal property distribution.
Why it lands — The text distinguishes between municipal and rural land rights, requiring the reader to observe that Caleb’s portion was documented precisely as the tribal allotment records describe.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Cross-references
- Joshua 15:13 According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
- Joshua 14:13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.