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**the lot.** See note on [Joshua 14:1](../../../kjv/joshua/14/1) .
**children** = sons.

**fetched a compass.** English idiom. Hebrew turned about. Compare [Acts 28:13](../../../kjv/acts/28/13) .

**coast** = border or boundary.

**bay** = tongue.

**Hinnom.** Some codices, with three early printed editions, and Syriac, read the sons of Hinnom".
**giants** = the *Rephaim.* See note on [Joshua 12:4](../../../kjv/joshua/12/4)

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**side,** or slope, or shoulder.

**the LORD** . Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .
**Arba** Compare note on [Joshua 14:15](../../../kjv/joshua/14/15) .

**Caleb drove thence.** Compare [Judges 1:10](../../../kjv/judges/1/10) , It seems that some evidently returned and repossessed it.

**Debir** = Place of the Greekcle.
**Kirjath-sepher** = Book Town.

**she lighted off.** Compare [Genesis 24:64](../../../kjv/genesis/24/64) . [1 Samuel 25:23](../../../kjv/1-samuel/25/23) .
**What wouldest thou?** Literally "What to thee? " = "What aileth thee? "

**a blessing** = a present. Compare [Judges 1:15](../../../kjv/judges/1/15) . [1 Samuel 25:27](../../../kjv/1-samuel/25/27) .
**springs of water.** Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct), i.e. land containing them ( App-6 ).
**he.** Some codices, with four early printed editions, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "Caleb".

**Hazor.** Figure of speech *Epanadiplosis (* *App-6* *).*

**and Ain, and Rimmon** : should be "and En-Rimmon".

**From.** Some codices, with four early printed editions, read "and from".

**the mountains** = the hill country.

**Kirjath-arba.** Compare [Joshua 14:15](../../../kjv/joshua/14/15) with [Joshua 15:13](../../../kjv/joshua/15/13) .

**Judah could not,** Ac. Compare [Judges 1:8](../../../kjv/judges/1/8) . Caleb succeeded at Hebron. Not until David's day was this thoroughly accomplished ([2 Samuel 5:3](../../../kjv/2-samuel/5/3) , [2 Samuel 5:6](../../../kjv/2-samuel/5/6) , [2 Samuel 5:7](../../../kjv/2-samuel/5/7) ).

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