Paragraph: 15:45-47

This paragraph is a list of more towns that were given to the tribe of Judah.

15:45

Ekron, with its towns and villages: The Hebrew word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as towns is literally “daughters.” It refers to small settlements that were dependent on a larger town.

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

There was also the town of Ekron, together with the towns and villages that surrounded it
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The people of Judah also received Ekron, with its nearby towns and villages

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