JOSHUA 19:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.”
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their families. The inheritance of Simeon was taken from the portion of Judah, for Judah's portion was too large for them, so Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of the inheritance of Judah — This explanatory verse clarifies the theological problem: Judah's allotment proved excessive, requiring redistribution to Simeon. The phrase 'too large' (rabbāh) implies divine generosity to Judah, with overflow blessing shared with Simeon. The arrangement reflects the principle that covenant distribution aims at justice and proportionality, even requiring reapportionment when initial allotment proves unbalanced.
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