Joshua 14
New King James Version
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. 2 Their inheritance was (B)by lot, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe. 3 (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. 4 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. 5 (F)As the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.
Caleb Inherits Hebron
6 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. 7 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. 8 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. 9 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
- Joshua 14:8 courage of the people fail
- Joshua 14:10 Lit. walked
Jozua 14
Het Boek
Kanaän verdeeld onder de stammen
14 1,2 De veroverde gebieden van Kanaän werden door loting onder de andere negen en een halve stam van Israël verdeeld. Welk gebied aan welke stam werd gegeven, werd bepaald door het lot te werpen voor de Here. En de Here zorgde ervoor dat het lot viel zoals Hij wilde. De priester Eleazar, Jozua en de stamleiders hadden de leiding bij deze loting. 3,4 Mozes had al land toegewezen aan de twee en een halve stam op de oostelijke oever van de Jordaan. De stam van Jozef was gesplitst in twee afzonderlijke stammen, Manasse en Efraïm en de Levieten kregen helemaal geen land behalve enkele steden om in te wonen en wat weidegrond rond die steden om hun vee te laten grazen. 5 De verdeling van het land werd dus geregeld volgens de aanwijzingen die de Here Mozes had gegeven.
6 Een aantal leden van de stam Juda kwam onder leiding van Kaleb (de zoon van Jefunne) naar Jozua, die in Gilgal was. ‘Herinnert u zich nog wat de Here in Kades-Barnea tegen Mozes zei over ons beiden?’ vroeg Kaleb aan Jozua. 7 ‘Ik was veertig jaar toen Mozes ons er vanuit Kades-Barnea op uitstuurde om het land Kanaän te verkennen. Ik bracht een nauwkeurig verslag uit. 8 Onze broeders die ons hadden vergezeld, maakten het volk echter bang en ontmoedigden iedereen om het beloofde land binnen te trekken. Maar omdat ik de Here, mijn God, trouw was gebleven, 9 zei Mozes tegen mij: “Het deel van Kanaän waaruit u zojuist bent teruggekeerd, zal voor altijd voor u en uw nageslacht zijn.” 10 Zoals u zelf wel kunt zien, heeft de Here mij al die vijfenveertig jaar van onze omzwervingen door de woestijn in leven gehouden en op dit moment ben ik vijfentachtig jaar oud. 11 Ik heb nog net zoveel kracht als toen Mozes ons op verkenning uitzond en ik kan nog steeds reizen en vechten als toen! 12 Daarom vraag ik u mij het heuvelgebied te geven dat de Here mij heeft beloofd. U zult zich herinneren dat wij toen als verkenners zagen hoe daar de Enakieten, een volk van reuzen, in grote, ommuurde steden woonden. Maar als de Here mij helpt, zal ik hen uit het land verdrijven.’
13,14 Jozua zegende hem toen en gaf hem Hebron als een eeuwig erfdeel, omdat hij de Here, de God van Israël, volkomen trouw was gebleven. 15 Vóór die tijd werd Hebron Kirjat-Arba genoemd, naar een beroemde held van de Enakieten. Toen was de strijd voorbij en kwam er rust in het land.
Joshua 14
English Standard Version
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. 2 Their inheritance was (B)by lot, just as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes. 3 (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. 4 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. 5 The people of Israel did (F)as the Lord commanded Moses; they allotted the land.
Caleb's Request and Inheritance
6 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. 7 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. 8 But (J)my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the Lord my God. 9 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
- Joshua 14:15 Kiriath-arba means the city of Arba
- Joshua 14:15 Hebrew He
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