Joshua 14:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Previously, Hebron had been called Kiriath Arba, named after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now the name{H8034} of Hebron{H2275} beforetime{H6440} was Kiriath-arba;{H7153} [which Arba was] the greatest{H1419} man{H120} among the Anakim.{H6062} And the land{H776} had rest{H8252} from war.{H4421}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the name{H8034} of Hebron{H2275} before{H6440} was Kirjatharba{H7153}; which Arba was a great{H1419} man{H120} among the Anakims{H6062}. And the land{H776} had rest{H8252}{(H8804)} from war{H4421}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But afore tyme was Hebron called Kiriatharba, & greate people were there amonge the Enakims. And the lode ceassed from warre.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And ye name of Hebron was before time, Kiriath-arba: which Arba was a great man amog the Anakims: thus the land ceassed from warre.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the name of Hebron was called in old time, Kiriath Arba, which Irba was a great man among the Enekims: And the lande ceassed from warre.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba; [which Arba was] a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba; [which Arba was] the greatest man among the Anakim. The land had rest from war.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the name of Hebron formerly `is' Kirjath-Arba (he `is' the great man among the Anakim); and the land hath rest from war.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba; `which Arba was' the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba; [which Arba was] the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In earlier times the name of Hebron had been Kiriath-arba, named after Arba, the greatest of the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. The land had rest from war.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 11:23 : 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
  • Gen 23:2 : 2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba, which is Hebron in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
  • Josh 15:13 : 13 Caleb the son of Jephunneh received a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, namely the city of Arba the father of Anak, which is Hebron.
  • Judg 3:11 : 11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
  • Judg 3:30 : 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.
  • Judg 5:31 : 31 So let all your enemies perish, O LORD; but let those who love Him be as the sun when it comes out in its strength. And the land had rest for forty years.
  • Judg 8:28 : 28 Thus Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in peace forty years in the days of Gideon.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Josh 15:13-16
    4 verses
    79%

    13 Caleb the son of Jephunneh received a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, namely the city of Arba the father of Anak, which is Hebron.

    14 And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

    15 And he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir: the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.

    16 And Caleb said, He who strikes Kirjathsepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as a wife.

  • Josh 21:11-13
    3 verses
    79%

    11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs around it.

    12 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

    13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its suburbs,

  • Josh 14:12-14
    3 verses
    78%

    12 Now therefore give me this mountain, of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fortified; if so the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.

    13 And Joshua blessed him and gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron as an inheritance.

    14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.

  • Judg 1:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10 And Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron, (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba) and they killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

    11 And from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.

  • Judg 1:20
    73%

    20 And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses said, and he expelled from there the three sons of Anak.

  • Josh 15:54
    71%

    54 Humtah, Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, Zior; nine cities with their villages:

  • 2 Chr 14:6
    70%

    6 And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land was at rest, and he had no war in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.

  • Josh 20:7
    70%

    7 And they designated Kedesh in Galilee in the mountain of Naphtali, and Shechem in the mountain of Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

  • Gen 35:27
    69%

    27 And Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre, to the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac lived.

  • 1 Chr 6:55-56
    2 verses
    68%

    55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its surrounding pasturelands.

    56 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

  • Josh 11:23
    68%

    23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.

  • Josh 12:10
    68%

    10 The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;

  • Num 13:22
    68%

    22 And they ascended by the south and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

  • Gen 15:20-21
    2 verses
    68%

    20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim,

    21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

  • Gen 14:5
    68%

    5 And in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings with him came and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

  • Neh 11:25
    67%

    25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,

  • Num 13:28
    67%

    28 Nevertheless, the people are strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover, we saw the descendants of Anak there.

  • Gen 14:13
    67%

    13 And one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, for he lived by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram.

  • 2 Sam 15:9
    67%

    9 And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he arose and went to Hebron.

  • Josh 12:14
    67%

    14 The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

  • Josh 15:25
    67%

    25 Hazor, Hadattah, Kerioth, Hezron, which is Hazor,

  • 1 Chr 1:14
    67%

    14 The Jebusite also, the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

  • Josh 15:60
    67%

    60 Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

  • Gen 13:18
    66%

    18 Then Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelled in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar to the LORD.

  • Josh 11:21
    66%

    21 And at that time Joshua came, and cut off the Anakim from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.

  • Gen 23:17
    66%

    17 So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all its borders, were deeded

  • Judg 3:11
    66%

    11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

  • Num 21:14
    66%

    14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, What He did in the Red Sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

  • 2 Chr 11:10
    66%

    10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

  • Gen 14:2
    66%

    2 That they made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.