King James Version

Joshua 21:31

Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

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אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).חֶלְקָת֙chelqatHelkathחֶלְקַתnoun, proper name — “Helkath”H2520Chelkath, a place in PalestineHelkath.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmigrashehasuburbמִגְרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “suburb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4054a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the seacast out, suburb.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).רְחֹ֖בrechovRehobרְחֹבnoun, proper name — “Rehob”H7340Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an IsraeliteRehob.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmigrashehasuburbמִגְרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “suburb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4054a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the seacast out, suburb.עָרִ֖יםarimcityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.אַרְבַּֽעarbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Helkath with the open land about it, and Rehob with the open land about it; four cities.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

Young’s Literal Translation

Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs — four cities.

World English Bible

Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.

Darby Translation

Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;

Douay-Rheims

And Helcath, and Rohob, with their suburbs, four cities.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Helkath with the open land about it, and Rehob with the open land about it; four cities.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and Chelcat and its suburbs; and Raab and its suburbs; four cities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Χελκὰτ, καὶ τὰ ἀφωρισμένα αὐτῇ· καὶ τὴν Ῥαὰβ, καὶ τὰ ἀφωρισμένα αὐτῇ· πόλεις τέσσαρες.