Joshua 19:39

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 19:39 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
Joshua 19:39 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 19

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
39This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, etc.] Which Josephus f486 thus describes; “the country to the east, as far as Damascus the city, and upper Galilee, the Naphtalites took, unto Mount Lebanon, and the fountains of Jordan, which flow out of the mount, reaching the northern border of the city Arce:” according to their families; which was divided among them, according to the number of their families: the cities and their villages; before enumerated.”
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