Paragraph: 15:48-51

This paragraph is a list of the towns in the hill country that were given to the tribe of Judah.

15:48

These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh: The phrase hill country refers to the mountainous region in the land that Judah received. This phrase occurred in Joshua 9:1 and you should translate it the same way in both places.

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

The towns that the people of Judah received in the hill country were Shamir, Jattir, Socoh…
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The tribe of Judah received the following towns in the mountainous region: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh…

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