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Joshua 19:39

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

This was the land given to the tribe of Naphtali's descendants, divided among their family groups—all the cities and the smaller towns around them.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse concludes the description of the territory that God gave to the tribe of Naphtali as their permanent homeland.

📚 Historical Context

This verse appears at the end of the detailed description of Naphtali's tribal territory in northern Israel, near the Sea of Galilee and extending toward Lebanon. The division of the Promised Land among the twelve tribes was a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and represented the completion of the conquest under Joshua's leadership. Each tribe received their inheritance by lot, which was seen as God's divine will for where each family group should settle.

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