JOS 15:33 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἐν τῇ πεδινῇ Ἀσταὼλ, καὶ Ῥάα, καὶ Ἄσσα.
(En taʸ pedinaʸ Astaōl, kai Ɽaa, kai Assa.)

ULT In the lowlands: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah

UST The following cities were in the northern part of the western foothills within the territory of Judah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

BSB & MSB [These were] in the foothills:[fn]
• Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

15:33 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea

OEB In the lowlands, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

WEBBE & WMBB In the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

NET These cities were in the lowlands: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

LSV In the low country: Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

FBV The towns in the western foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

T4T The tribe of Judah was allotted these towns in the northern part of the western foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

LEB In the Shephelah:[fn] Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

15:33 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea

BBE In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah;

Moff In the lowlands, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

JPS In the Lowland: Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah;

ASV In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah,

DRA But in the plains: Estaol and Sarea and Asena,

YLT In the low country: Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

Drby — In the lowland: Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

RV In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah;

SLT In the plain Eshtaol and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

Wbstr And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

KJB-1769 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

KJB-1611 And in the valley, Esthaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

Bshps And in the lowe countrey they had Esthaol, Zareah, and Asenah,
(And in the low country they had Esthaol, Zareah, and Asenah,)

Gnva In the lowe countrey were Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
(In the low country were Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,)

Cvdl But in the lowe countrees was Esthaol, Zaren, Asna,
(But in the low countries was Esthaol, Zaren, Asna,)

Wycl Sotheli in the feeldi places, Escoal, and Sama,
(Truly in the plain places, Escoal, and Sama,)

Luth In den Gründen aber war Esthaol, Zarea, Asna,
(In the found_(thing) but what/which Eshtaol, Zorah, Asnah,)

ClVg In campestribus vero: Estaol et Sarea et Asena,
(In plains indeed/however: Eshtaol and Sarea and Asena,)

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:1–63 The tribe of Judah received their land

This section describes the boundaries of the tribe of Judah and lists the towns that are within those boundaries.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The boundaries of Judah

The land of the tribe of Judah

Paragraph 15:33–36

This paragraph is a list of the towns in the western foothills that were given to the tribe of Judah.

15:33

These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

¶ The towns belonging to the clan of Judah that were in the foothills were: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
¶ These are the towns that the people of Judah received in the low hills to the west: Eshtaol Town and Zorah Town and Ashnah Town,

These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah: The word foothills refers to the western foothills that were between the mountains and the coastal plain. This word was used in Joshua 9:1 and you should translate it the same way in both places.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

The towns belonging to the tribe of Judah that were in the foothills were: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

These are the towns that the people of Judah received in the hilly land to the west: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

BMM BibleMapper.com Maps:

Poster Map of the Tribe of Benjamin, circa 1200 B.C.

The descendants of Jacob’s son Benjamin occupied one of the smallest of the Israelite tribal allotments–measuring a mere 27 miles (43 km) wide by 14 miles (23 km) high–yet the significance of all the biblical events that took place within it is immense. Benjamin was the location of the Israelites’ very first battles to conquer to the Promised Land, beginning with Jericho and moving on to Ai (see “The Israelites Conquer Ai” map). After this, four Gibeonite towns–all located in western Benjaminite territory–deceived the Israelites into forming an alliance with them (see “The Conquest of Canaan: The Southern Campaign” map) in order to avoid being wiped out by them. Two judges (Ehud and Deborah; see “Ehud Rescues Israel” and “Deborah and Barak Defeat Sisera” maps) hailed from Benjamin as did the prophet Samuel (see “The Tribe of Benjamin” map). After the Ark of the Covenant was captured near Aphek and Shiloh was overrun by the Philistines, it appears that the altar was moved to the High Place of Gibeah by the time of Solomon (see “The Ark of the Covenant in the Promised Land” map). In the closing years of the judges, a tragic incident at Gibeah led to a war between Benjamin and the rest of the Israelites tribes (see “Israel Battles Benjamin” map). Saul, the first king of Israel, also hailed from Benjamin (see “Saul Searches for His Father’s Donkeys” map). While King David’s capital was at Hebron, a detachment of his forces attacked those of Saul’s son Ish-bosheth at Gibeon, leading them to flee to the Hill of Ammah (likely the same as Emmaus; see “The Battle at the Pool of Gibeon” map). David later established Jerusalem, technically located within Benjamin’s territory, as his new capital over all Israel (2 Samuel 5:6-9). The borders of Benjamin’s tribal allotment and the adjacent borders of its neighboring tribes are meticulously defined in Joshua 15:1-16:3 and Joshua 18:11-28, demonstrating the biblical writers’ acute awareness of Benjamin’s territory. Several stretches of these borders appear to follow established roads that existed during the settlement era.

Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land

After the Israelites had conquered portions of the Promised Land and Joshua had grown old, the Lord directed him to divide the rest of the land among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance (Joshua 13-20). The eastern tribes had already been allotted their land under Moses’ leadership (Numbers 32), but they continued to help the other tribes drive out the Canaanites from land west of the Jordan River. The Lord also instructed the Israelites to designate several cities of refuge, where someone could flee for protection from an avenger if they accidentally killed someone (Numbers 35; Joshua 20).

Parallel JOS 15:33

Section 15:1–63 The tribe of Judah received their land

Paragraph 15:33–36

15:33

Poster Map of the Tribe of Benjamin, circa 1200 B.C.

Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land