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Joshua 14

Joshua 14:7

Caleb Requests Hebron · Joshua 14:6–15
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Translations

Modern
I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report.
Traditional
Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh–barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
Literal
I was a son of forty years when Moses the servant of YHWH sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him word as with my heart.
Latin
Quadraginta annorum eram quando misit me Moyses famulus Domini de Cadesbarne, ut considerarem terram, nuntiavique ei quod mihi verum videbatur.

Original

Hebrew
English
I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report.

Notes

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

Events

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Places

Kadesh: An important oasis in the Wilderness of Zin

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Caleb History of Israel Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Kenezite Kenizzites Tribe of Dan

Topics

Caleb: Age of 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 Israel: Send Twelve Spies to View the Land Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To Kadeshbarnea in Wilderness of Rithmah or Paran: Spies Sent Obedience: Exemplified Obedience: General Scriptures Concerning The Anakim: Hebron a Possession of, Given to Caleb for his Faithfulness