13 Then Joshua blessed(A) Caleb son of Jephunneh(B) and gave him Hebron(C) as his inheritance.(D) 14 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly.(E) 15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba(F) after Arba,(G) who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)

Then the land had rest(H) from war.

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13 And Joshua (A)blessed him, (B)and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. 14 (C)Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he (D)wholly followed the Lord God of Israel. 15 And (E)the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim).

(F)Then the land had rest from war.

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13 So Joshua (A)blessed him and (B)gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. 14 Therefore, Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he followed the Lord God of Israel fully. 15 Now the name of Hebron was previously [a]Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. (C)Then the land was at rest from war.

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  1. Joshua 14:15 I.e., the city of Arba

13 Then Joshua (A)blessed him, and he gave (B)Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, (C)because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 (D)Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba.[a] (Arba[b] was the greatest man among the Anakim.) (E)And the land had rest from war.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 14:15 Kiriath-arba means the city of Arba
  2. Joshua 14:15 Hebrew He