Joshua 21:43

Translations

Modern

Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

Traditional

And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

Literal

And YHWH gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and dwelt in it.

Latin

Deditque Dominus Deus Israëli omnem terram, quam traditurum se patribus eorum juraverat: et possederunt illam, atque habitaverunt in ea.

Original

Hebrew

English

Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

Notes

Joshua 20:1–21:45

Before they fully divided the land, Joshua had to establish six cities of refuge and assign cities in which the Levites would live.

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

Joshua Inheriting the Land

Related verses

Genesis 13:15
…for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
Psalm 106:42–45
Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand.
Exodus 23:27–31
I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
Genesis 28:4
And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
Psalm 44:3
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
Genesis 15:13–21
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
Deuteronomy 11:31
For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you. When you take possession of it and settle in it,
Genesis 26:3–4
Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
Exodus 3:8
I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
Genesis 28:13–14
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Deuteronomy 17:14
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”

Parallels

Numbers 35:1–8 1 Chronicles 6:54–81

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Ark of the Covenant Inheritance Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Kohath, Kohathites Levitical Cities Priests and Levites Tribe of Dan

Topics

Israel: Conquest of the Land

Joshua 21:43

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