7:28 Their property and settlements included Bethel 4 and its surrounding towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its surrounding towns to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding towns as far as Ayyah and its surrounding towns.
1 tn Or perhaps “the Sopherim.” The NAB transliterates this term and treats it as a proper name.
2 tn Heb “came.”
3 tn Or (if בֵּית [beth] is translated as “house” rather than considered to be part of the name) “the father of the house [i.e., family] of Rechab.”
4 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.