Joshua 21:21
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,”
מִגְרָשׁ
a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea
עִיר
the city of
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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שְׁכֶם
Shechem
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שְׁכֶם
Shekem, a place in Palestine
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מִקְלָט
the refuge of
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מִקְלָט
an asylum (as a receptacle)
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גֶּזֶר
Gezer
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גֶּזֶר
Gezer, a place in Palestine
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