Bible Strands
Joshua 21:14
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua addresses the tribal heads and the priestly clan of Aaron during the final phase of the Canaanite land distribution. The words — יַתִּר (yattir) names the city of Jattir, and מִגְרָשֶׁהָ (migraśehā) literally means "its pasture lands," marking the attached agricultural zone. The thread — Jattir and Eshtemoa are listed in Joshua 15:48 and 15:50 as hill country settlements, and Jattir appears again in 1 Samuel 30:27 among the towns receiving David’s recovered goods. Why it lands — The verse requires a precise accounting of the Levitical inheritance to confirm that every designated city and its surrounding farmland were allocated exactly as the command mandated.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
Cross-references
- Joshua 15:48 These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
- Joshua 15:50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
- 1 Samuel 30:27 He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;