Joshua 21:17

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

Complete Jewish Bible:

Out of the tribe of Binyamin: Giv'on with its surrounding open land, Geva with its surrounding open land,

Berean Standard Bible:

And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

American Standard Version:

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And out of the tribe{H4294} of Benjamin{H1144}, Gibeon{H1391} with her suburbs{H4054}, Geba{H1387} with her suburbs{H4054},

Cross-References (KJV):

Joshua 18:24

  • And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:

Joshua 18:25

  • Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,

Joshua 9:3

  • ¶ And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

1 Chronicles 6:60

  • And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families [were] thirteen cities.

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Commentary for Joshua 21:17

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H4294
    There are 204 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מַטֶּה
    Transliteration: maṭṭeh
    Pronunciation: mat-teh'
    Description: or (feminine) מַטָּה; from נָטָה; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread); rod, staff, tribe.
  2. Strong's Number: H1144
    There are 156 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בִּנְיָמִין
    Transliteration: Binyâmîyn
    Pronunciation: bin-yaw-mene'
    Description: from בֵּן and יָמִין; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Benjamin.
  3. Strong's Number: H1391
    There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גִּבְעוֹן
    Transliteration: Gibʻôwn
    Pronunciation: ghib-ohn'
    Description: from the same as גֶּבַע; hilly; Gibon, a place in Palestine; Gibeon.
  4. Strong's Number: H4054
    There are 67 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִגְרָשׁ
    Transliteration: migrâsh
    Pronunciation: mig-rawsh'
    Description: also (in plural) feminine (Ezekiel 27:28) מִגְרָשָׁה; from גָּרַשׁ; a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea; cast out, suburb.
  5. Strong's Number: H1387
    There are 19 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גֶּבַע
    Transliteration: Gebaʻ
    Pronunciation: gheh'-bah
    Description: from the same as גְּבִיעַ, a hillock; Geba, a place in Palestine; Gaba, Geba, Gibeah.