Joshua 21:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But the fieldsשְׂדֵ֥ה
(se·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
of the cityהָעִ֖יר
(ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
and its villagesחֲצֵרֶ֑יהָ
(cha·tze·rei·ha;)
2691b: settled abode, settlement, villagefrom an unused word
they gaveנָֽתְנ֛וּ
(na·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
to Calebלְכָלֵ֥ב
(le·cha·lev)
3612: a son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the landfrom the same as keleb
the sonבֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֖ה
(ye·fun·neh)
3312: father of Caleb, also an Asheritefrom panah
as his possession.בַּאֲחֻזָּתֹֽו׃
(ba·'a·chuz·za·tov.)
272: a possessionfrom achaz


















KJV Lexicon
But the fields
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
of the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and the villages
chatser  (khaw-tsare')
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls) -- court, tower, village.
thereof gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
they to Caleb
Kaleb  (kaw-labe')
Caleb, the name of three Israelites -- Caleb.
the son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Jephunneh
Yphunneh  (yef-oon-neh')
he will be prepared; Jephunneh, the name of two Israelites -- Jephunneh.
for his possession
'achuzzah  (akh-ooz-zaw')
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land) -- possession.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.

King James Bible
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But they gave the fields and villages of the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

International Standard Version
But the fields adjoining the city and its surrounding villages were given to Jephunneh's son Caleb.

NET Bible
(Now the city's fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But they gave its fields and villages to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, as his possession.

King James 2000 Bible
But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
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