Bible Strands
Joshua 21:28
From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the allocation of Levitical cities to the Gershonite clans during the final territorial distribution of the Promised Land. The narrator lists the specific towns assigned to them from the inherited portions of Israel's tribes.
The words — The phrase וּמִמַּטֵּה יִשָּׂשכָר (umi mattē Yissāśĕḵār) translates literally as "and from the tribe of Issachar." The object marker אֵת (ʾēt) introduces Kishion and Daberath as the designated cities being transferred.
The thread — This assignment mirrors the border route in Joshua 19:12 and the parallel inheritance list in 1 Chronicles 6:72. The record continues in Joshua 21:29 with Jarmuth and En-gannim to complete the four-city grant.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track the exact fulfillment of the tribal inheritance divisions. It establishes the material provision for the priestly clans without commentary, leaving the theological weight to the preceding covenant promises.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
Cross-references
- Joshua 19:12 From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
- 1 Chronicles 6:72 From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath,