Joshua 15:40

Study note

Setting — Joshua records the southern city allotments for the tribe of Judah during the initial distribution of conquered Canaanite territory. The narrative functions as an official land survey delivered to the Israelite leadership and tribal representatives.

The words — וְ/כַבּ֥וֹן (ve./kha.Bon) and וְ/לַחְמָ֖ס (ve./lach.Mas) combine the conjunction "and" with the proper names Cabbon and Lahmas, identifying them as consecutive settlements in the list.

The thread — This verse continues the systematic catalog of Judah’s southern inheritance, mirroring the same administrative listing pattern found in Joshua 15:39 and Joshua 15:41. The structure reinforces the theme of precise territorial allocation that runs through the broader tribal distribution narrative.

Why it lands — The text states specific geographic names to mark the exact boundaries of Judah’s inheritance. It asks the reader to recognize the concrete fulfillment of the land promise through documented settlement locations.

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