New American Standard Bible 1995

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Joshua

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37

Kedemoth with its pasture lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands; four cities.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Kedemoth a city in Reuben Noun H6932 קְדֵמֹות֙ ke·de·mo·vt
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with its pasture a common, common land, open land Noun H4054 מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ mig·ra·she·ha,
lands a common, common land, open land Noun H4054 מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ mig·ra·she·ha;
and Mephaath a Levitical city in Reuben Noun H4158 מֵיפָ֖עַת mei·fa·'at
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with its pasture lands; a common, common land, open land Noun H4054    
four four Noun H702 אַרְבַּֽע׃ ar·ba.
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Four: The world, four is the global number

The number "four" has a global or relates to the world. There are some common and similar expressions in the Scripture, which are "the four winds of the heavens" or "the four corners of the earth" or "the four ends of the heavens."  Each of these expressions relate to the earth or the world in a collective manner. In the book of Daniel chapter 2, one reads about a dream which Nebuchadnezzar dreamed. In this dream, he saw an image set up and this image had four distinct parts. Each of these parts represented an empire which ruled over the world.

In the book of Deuteronomy chapter 22, Israel is told to make a four-corner garment and place a tzitzit upon each corner. The tzitzit represents the Biblical commandments of the Torah (see Numbers chapter 15). These commandments are understood as being a framework for life in this world, as when one dies, the tzitzit are removed from one's four corner garment for burial. 

In the books of Ezekiel and Revelation, one encounters the four beasts, which are in the heavens and never cease to praise HaShem. It is understood that the four beasts who continuously say, "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God of Hosts, Who was and is and is to come" (see Revelation 4:6-9) are related to the will of God for all the world (His creation). In a similar manner, one of the Seraphim called to another saying, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Hosts, all of the earth (shall be) with His Glory." 

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cities. city, town Noun H5892 עָרִ֖ים a·rim

Locations

Kedemoth

KEDEMOTHSee JAHAZ.JAHAZja'-haz (yahats, Isaiah 16:4 Jeremiah 48:34, yahatsah, or yahtsah, Numbers 21:23 Deuteronomy 2:32 Joshua 13:18; Joshua 21:36, the King James Version "Jahazah"; Judges 11:20 Jeremiah 48:21 1 Chronicles 6:78, "Jahzah"): This is the place where in a great battle Israel overwhelmed Sihon king of the Amorites, and then took possession of al... View Details

Mephaath

MEPHAATHmef'-a-ath, me-fa'-ath (mepha`ath and meypha`ath, mopha`ath; Codex Vaticanus, Maiphaath, Mephaath): A city of the Amorites in the territory allotted to Reuben, named with Kedemoth and Kiriathaim (Joshua 13:18), and given to the Merarite Levites (Joshua 21:37 1 Chronicles 6:79). It appears again as a Moabite town in Jeremiah 48:21. It was known to Eus... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Kedemoth with its pasture lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands; four cities.
King James Bible Kedemoth with its pasture lands her suburbs, and Mephaath with its pasture lands; her suburbs; four cities.
Hebrew Greek English Kedemoth with its pasture lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands; four cities.