15:63 The men of Judah were unable to conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. 3 The Jebusites live with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this very day. 4
1 tn Heb “their sons he raised up in their place.”
2 tn Heb “Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh for an inheritance to this day.”
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 sn The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6-7).