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Joshua 19:39
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua addresses the Israelite tribal leaders as he concludes the land distribution to the clans of Naphtali, immediately following the list of nineteen cities in verse 38 and preceding the seventh lot for Dan in verse 40.
The words — זֹאת (Zot) translates as “this,” and נַחֲלָה (nachalat) means “inheritance,” grounding the verse’s statement that the enumerated territory legally belongs to the tribe.
The thread — The mechanism of tribal inheritance by lot runs through Numbers 26:52-56 and structures the entire land-distribution narrative in Joshua 13-19.
Why it lands — The text operates as a formal closing formula for a tribal allotment, requiring the reader to verify the completion of one distribution before moving to the next geographic and administrative unit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.