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Joshua 14

Joshua 14:11

Caleb Requests Hebron · Joshua 14:6–15
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Translations

Modern
…still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. As my strength was then, so it is now for war, for going out, and for coming in.
Traditional
As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
Literal
Yet I am this day as strong as on the day that Moses sent me. As my power was then, so is my power now, for war, and to go out and come in.
Latin
…sic valens ut eo valebam tempore quando ad explorandum missus sum: illius in me temporis fortitudo usque hodie perseverat, tam ad bellandum quam ad gradiendum.

Original

Hebrew
English
…still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. As my strength was then, so it is now for war, for going out, and for coming in.

Notes

Joshua 14:11

Caleb believed he was as strong at 85 years old as he was at 40. He still felt ready to travel and fight, continuing both ordinary and extraordinary activities.

Joshua 14:1–19:51

  • The allotment of land to the tribes on the west side of the Jordan describes what God intended for each tribe to possess.

  • The one narrating the story begins this section with Caleb receiving land and ends with Joshua receiving land (14:6–15; 19:49–51). Only Caleb and Joshua had shown faith in God that Israel could conquer the land (Numbers 13:30; 14:6–9).

Joshua 13:1–21:45

  • As he had promised, God brought Israel into the land. Joshua then focused on dividing the land among Israel's tribes.

  • The tribal allowances made the covenant of the Israelites with God real. It showed the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Since God owned the land, giving it to the tribes was a gift. God gave them the land to live in and guided its distribution.

  • In these lists of tribal allowances, the author describes some borders in great detail, allowing them to be mapped. With others, they are less plainly defined.

Theme notes and profiles

Caleb Joshua Inheriting the Land

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Hebron (Place) Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Kenezite Kenizzites Tribe of Dan

Topics

Caleb: Inheritance of Caleb: One of the Two Survivors of the Israelites Permitted to Enter the Land of Promise Hebron: A City of the Tribe of Judah, South of Jerusalem: Conquest of, by Caleb Infirmity: Physical: Caleb Obedience: Exemplified Obedience: General Scriptures Concerning The Anakim: Hebron a Possession of, Given to Caleb for his Faithfulness