Paragraph 15:20-32

This paragraph is a list of the towns that the tribe of Judah received in the southern part of their land. After the paragraph there are several other paragraphs that list towns throughout the territory of Judah.

15:20a

This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah: The word inheritance refers to the land which God gave to the people of the tribe of Judah.

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

This is the land that God promised to the people who belonged to the tribe of Judah
-or-
The following list shows the towns that the Judah tribe received

the clans: The phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as clans means that each clan or group of families received their own share of the land.

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

Each clan received their own share of the land
-or-
Every family got their own land

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