Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.) Then the land had rest from war. New Living Translation (Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the descendants of Anak.) And the land had rest from war. English Standard Version Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba. (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim.) And the land had rest from war. Berean Standard Bible (Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war. King James Bible And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war. New King James Version And the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim). Then the land had rest from war. New American Standard Bible Now the name of Hebron was previously Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land was at rest from war. NASB 1995 Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war. NASB 1977 Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war. Legacy Standard Bible Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land was quiet from war. Amplified Bible The name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba [city of Arba]; for Arba was the greatest man among the [giant-like] Anakim. Then the land had rest from war. Christian Standard Bible Hebron’s name used to be Kiriath-arba; Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. After this, the land had rest from war. Holman Christian Standard Bible Hebron’s name used to be Kiriath-arba; Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. After this, the land had rest from war. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the name of Khebrun the fortress city before was Quryath Arba of the giant men; and the land rested from war Brenton Septuagint Translation And the name of Chebron before was the city Argob, it is the metropolis of the Enakim: and the land rested from war. Contemporary English Version Hebron used to be called Arba's Town, because Arba had been one of the greatest of the Anakim. There was peace in the land. Douay-Rheims Bible The name of Hebron before was called Cariath-Arbe: Adam the greatest among the Enacims was laid there: and the land rested from wars. English Revised Version Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war. GOD'S WORD® Translation In the past Hebron was called Kiriath Arba. Arba was the greatest man among the people of Anak. So the land had peace. Good News Translation Before this, Hebron was called the city of Arba. (Arba had been the greatest of the Anakim.) There was now peace in the land. International Standard Version Hebron used to be known as Kiriath-arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. After all of this, the land enjoyed rest from war. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version and the name of Hebron [was] formerly Kirjath-Arba (the man [was] the greatest among the Anakim); and the land has rest from war. Majority Standard Bible (Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war. New American Bible Hebron was formerly called Kiriath-arba, for Arba, the greatest among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war. NET Bible (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war. New Revised Standard Version Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba; this Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war. New Heart English Bible Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. The land had rest from war. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war. Young's Literal Translation and the name of Hebron formerly is Kirjath-Arba (he is the great man among the Anakim); and the land hath rest from war. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Caleb Requests Hebron…14Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel. 15(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war. Cross References Genesis 23:2 She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her. Genesis 35:27 Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. Genesis 37:14 Then Israel told him, "Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me." So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem, Joshua 11:23 So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war. Joshua 14:14 Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel. Joshua 21:11 They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.) Nehemiah 11:25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages; Treasury of Scripture And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war. And the name Joshua 15:13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. Genesis 23:2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. And the land Joshua 11:23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war. Judges 3:11,30 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died… Judges 5:31 So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. Jump to Previous Anakim Anakims Anakites Arba Beforetime Earlier Hebron Kiriath Kiriath-Arba Kir'iath-Ar'ba Kirjatharba Kirjath-Arba Rest Rested Times Used WarJump to Next Anakim Anakims Anakites Arba Beforetime Earlier Hebron Kiriath Kiriath-Arba Kir'iath-Ar'ba Kirjatharba Kirjath-Arba Rest Rested Times Used WarJoshua 14 1. The nine tribes and a half are to have their inheritance by lot6. Caleb by privilege obtains Hebron (15) Kirjath-arba.--"Arba the father of Anak" (Joshua 21:11). Arba means four in Hebrew, and therefore some have endeavoured to interpret it as the city of four. Rashi, for example, says it was "the city of Ahiman, and Sheshai, and Talmai, and their father." Others have tried to make it one of four confederate cities like Gibeon and its allies. But the text of Joshua seems to leave no doubt that Arba was a man's name, whatever may have been the occasion of his being so named. Unless the Anakim are of the same date as the Zuzim, and Rephaim, and Emim of Genesis 14 (who are known to be giant races by Deuteronomy 2, 3) Hebron must have been named Hebron before it was Kirjath-arba. But the text of Genesis 23:2 seems to make Kirjath-arba the name of the place where Sarah died, at the time of her death; and it is perfectly possible that it was so. (See Note on Numbers 13:22.) A great man.--Rather, the great man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.--This clause appears in Joshua 11:23, where its position is perfectly natural. It closes the record of the wars of Joshua. It is not so easily accounted for here. If we were quite certain at what period the Anakim were dispossessed and slain, we might connect it with that portion of the story; but see Note on Joshua 15:14, and also on the next verse. . . . Verse 15. - And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba. Hengstenberg, according to Keil, has conclusively shown that Hebron was the original name of the city. At the time of Joshua's invasion, however, it was known as Kirjath (or "the city of ") Arba, from a giant named Arba who had conquered the city. Hebron is known as Kirjath-arba in Genesis 23:2, but the way in which it is mentioned by Moses seems to bear out Hengstenberg's theory. The Rabbis translated "the city of four," and assert that the four patriarchs, Adam, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were buried there. The word translated "man" here is Adam. The Vulgate follows this tradition, trans. lating "Adam maximus ibi inter Enacim situs est." And our own Wiclif literally translates the Vulgate "Adam moost greet there in the loond of Enachym was set." Rosenmuller renders the words translated "a great man" by "the greatest man." And certainly the words have the article; and this is also the way in which the superlative is expressed in Hebrew. It also adds to the force of Caleb's request. He desired the most important city of a warlike race. And the land had rest from war (see Joshua 11:23).
Hebrew (Hebronחֶבְר֤וֹן (ḥeḇ·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 2275: Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah used to be לְפָנִים֙ (lə·p̄ā·nîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face called וְשֵׁ֨ם (wə·šêm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name Kiriath-arba, אַרְבַּ֔ע (’ar·ba‘) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7153: Kiriath-arba -- 'city of the four', an older name of Hebron after Arba, ה֑וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are the greatest הַגָּד֛וֹל (hag·gā·ḏō·wl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent man הָאָדָ֧ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being among the Anakim.) בָּעֲנָקִ֖ים (bā·‘ă·nā·qîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6062: Anakim -- 'neck', a giant people around Hebron and in Philistia Then the land וְהָאָ֥רֶץ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land had rest שָׁקְטָ֖ה (šā·qə·ṭāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8252: To be quiet or undisturbed from war. מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (mim·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war Links Joshua 14:15 NIVJoshua 14:15 NLT Joshua 14:15 ESV Joshua 14:15 NASB Joshua 14:15 KJV Joshua 14:15 BibleApps.com Joshua 14:15 Biblia Paralela Joshua 14:15 Chinese Bible Joshua 14:15 French Bible Joshua 14:15 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 14:15 Now the name of Hebron before was (Josh. Jos) |
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