The Land Divided West of the Jordan

14 These are the areas which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, (A)which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed as an inheritance to them. Their inheritance was (B)by lot, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe. (C)For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan; but to the Levites he had given no inheritance among them. For (D)the children of Joseph were two tribes: Manasseh and Ephraim. And they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except (E)cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for their livestock and their property. (F)As the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.

Caleb Inherits Hebron

Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the (G)Kenizzite said to him: “You know (H)the word which the Lord said to Moses the man of God concerning (I)you and me in Kadesh Barnea. I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord (J)sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart. Nevertheless (K)my brethren who went up with me made the [a]heart of the people melt, but I wholly (L)followed the Lord my God. So Moses swore on that day, saying, (M)‘Surely the land (N)where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’ 10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me (O)alive, (P)as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel [b]wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old. 11 (Q)As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both (R)for going out and for coming in. 12 Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how (S)the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. (T)It may be that the Lord will be with me, and (U)I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said.”

13 And Joshua (V)blessed him, (W)and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. 14 (X)Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he (Y)wholly followed the Lord God of Israel. 15 And (Z)the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim).

(AA)Then the land had rest from war.

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 14:8 courage of the people fail
  2. Joshua 14:10 Lit. walked

The Inheritance West of the Jordan

14 These are the inheritances that the people of Israel received in the land of Canaan, which (A)Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel gave them to inherit. Their inheritance was (B)by lot, just as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes. (C)For Moses had given an inheritance to the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan, (D)but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them. For (E)the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion was given to the Levites in the land, but only cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands for their livestock and their substance. The people of Israel did (F)as the Lord commanded Moses; they allotted the land.

Caleb's Request and Inheritance

Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the (G)Kenizzite said to him, “You know (H)what the Lord said to Moses the man of God in Kadesh-barnea concerning you and me. I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord (I)sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. But (J)my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the Lord my God. And Moses swore on that day, saying, (K)‘Surely the land (L)on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’ 10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, (M)just as he said, these (N)forty-five years since the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, behold, I am this day (O)eighty-five years old. 11 (P)I am still as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war and (Q)for going and coming. 12 So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day how the (R)Anakim were there, with great fortified cities. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out just as the Lord said.”

13 Then Joshua (S)blessed him, and he gave (T)Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, (U)because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 (V)Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba.[a] (Arba[b] was the greatest man among the Anakim.) (W)And the land had rest from war.

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 14:15 Kiriath-arba means the city of Arba
  2. Joshua 14:15 Hebrew He

Le partage du pays de Canaan à l’ouest du Jourdain

14 Voici les territoires que les Israélites reçurent en possession dans le pays de Canaan. Le prêtre Eléazar[a] et Josué, fils de Noun, assistés des chefs de groupe familial des tribus israélites, les leur attribuèrent. Cette répartition des terres entre les neuf tribus et la demi-tribu se fit par tirage au sort, comme l’Eternel l’avait ordonné par l’intermédiaire de Moïse. Car Moïse avait déjà attribué leur patrimoine aux deux tribus et à la demi-tribu à l’est du Jourdain, et il n’en avait pas destiné aux lévites, car les fils de Joseph, Manassé et Ephraïm, formaient deux tribus. C’est pourquoi il n’avait pas attribué de patrimoine aux lévites dans le pays, sinon quelques villes avec leurs terres attenantes pour y habiter, y faire vivre leurs troupeaux et y conserver leurs biens[b]. Ainsi les Israélites procédèrent comme l’Eternel l’avait ordonné à Moïse pour le partage du pays.

Caleb reçoit la ville d’Hébron

Des membres de la tribu de Juda vinrent trouver Josué à Guilgal. Caleb, fils de Yephounné, le Qenizien lui dit : Tu sais ce que l’Eternel a dit à Moïse, l’homme de Dieu, à mon sujet et à ton sujet lorsque nous étions à Qadesh-Barnéa[c]. J’avais quarante ans, lorsque Moïse, serviteur de l’Eternel, m’a envoyé de Qadesh-Barnéa pour explorer ce pays. A mon retour, je lui ai fait un rapport en toute bonne conscience. Alors que les hommes qui étaient venus avec moi ont découragé le peuple, j’ai été pleinement fidèle à l’Eternel mon Dieu[d]. Ce jour-là, Moïse fit ce serment : « Assurément, ce pays que tu as parcouru t’appartiendra, ainsi qu’à tes descendants, pour toujours, parce que tu as été pleinement fidèle à l’Eternel mon Dieu ! » 10 Effectivement, il y a quarante-cinq ans depuis que l’Eternel a adressé cette parole à Moïse pendant qu’Israël voyageait à travers le désert, et il m’a conservé en vie selon sa promesse. J’ai aujourd’hui quatre-vingt-cinq ans 11 et je suis aussi robuste qu’à l’époque où Moïse m’a envoyé en mission ; j’ai autant de force qu’alors, soit pour combattre, soit pour mener une expédition militaire. 12 Maintenant, donne-moi cette contrée montagneuse[e] que l’Eternel m’a promise à ce moment-là. A l’époque, tu as appris que des Anaqim[f] y habitaient dans de grandes villes fortifiées. Si l’Eternel m’assiste, je les en déposséderai comme il l’a affirmé[g].

13 Josué bénit Caleb, fils de Yephounné, et lui donna la ville d’Hébron pour patrimoine. 14 C’est pourquoi Hébron appartient encore aujourd’hui aux descendants de Caleb, fils de Yephounné le Qenizien, parce qu’il avait été pleinement fidèle à l’Eternel, le Dieu d’Israël. 15 Autrefois, Hébron s’appelait Qiryath-Arba, du nom du plus grand des Anaqim. Alors la guerre cessa dans le pays.

Footnotes

  1. 14.1 Fils d’Aaron et grand-prêtre (voir Nb 20.26-28).
  2. 14.4 Jacob avait adopté les deux fils de Joseph (Gn 48.5) ; ils devaient donc être considérés comme ses propres fils et recevoir leur héritage comme les autres.
  3. 14.6 Nb 32.12 ; Dt 1.34-36.
  4. 14.8 Voir Nb 13.
  5. 14.12 Hébron est situé dans la région montagneuse de Juda à une quarantaine de kilomètres au sud de Jérusalem.
  6. 14.12 Voir 11.21-22.
  7. 14.12 Voir Jg 1.10-20.

Division of the Land West of the Jordan

14 Now these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritance(A) in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar(B) the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel(C) allotted(D) to them.(E) Their inheritances were assigned by lot(F) to the nine and a half tribes,(G) as the Lord had commanded through Moses. Moses had granted the two and a half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan(H) but had not granted the Levites an inheritance among the rest,(I) for Joseph’s descendants had become two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim.(J) The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.(K) So the Israelites divided the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.(L)

Allotment for Caleb

Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal,(M) and Caleb son of Jephunneh(N) the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God(O) at Kadesh Barnea(P) about you and me.(Q) I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea(R) to explore the land.(S) And I brought him back a report according to my convictions,(T) but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear.(U) I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.(V) So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance(W) and that of your children(X) forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.’[a]

10 “Now then, just as the Lord promised,(Y) he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved(Z) about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old!(AA) 11 I am still as strong(AB) today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous(AC) to go out to battle now as I was then. 12 Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day.(AD) You yourself heard then that the Anakites(AE) were there and their cities were large and fortified,(AF) but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.”

13 Then Joshua blessed(AG) Caleb son of Jephunneh(AH) and gave him Hebron(AI) as his inheritance.(AJ) 14 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly.(AK) 15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba(AL) after Arba,(AM) who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)

Then the land had rest(AN) from war.

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 14:9 Deut. 1:36