43 (A)So the Lord gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and (B)they took possession of it and lived in it. 44 And the Lord (C)gave them rest on every side, in accordance with everything that He had sworn to their fathers, and (D)no one of all their enemies stood before them; (E)the Lord handed all their enemies over to them. 45 (F)Not [a]one of the good promises which the Lord had [b]made to the house of Israel failed; everything came to pass.

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  1. Joshua 21:45 Lit a word from every good word
  2. Joshua 21:45 Lit spoken

43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors,[a] and they conquered[b] it and lived in it. 44 The Lord made them secure,[c] in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors.[d] None of their enemies could resist them.[e] The Lord handed all their enemies over to them.[f] 45 Not one of the Lord’s faithful promises to the family of Israel[g] was left unfulfilled; every one was realized.[h]

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  1. Joshua 21:43 tn Heb “which he had sworn to give to their fathers.”
  2. Joshua 21:43 tn Or “possessed.”
  3. Joshua 21:44 tn Heb “gave them rest all around.”
  4. Joshua 21:44 tn Heb “according to all he swore to their fathers.”
  5. Joshua 21:44 tn Heb “not a man stood from before them from all their enemies.”
  6. Joshua 21:44 tn Heb All their enemies the Lord gave into their hand.
  7. Joshua 21:45 tn Heb “the house of Israel.” Cf. NCV “the Israelites”; TEV “the people of Israel”; CEV, NLT “Israel.”
  8. Joshua 21:45 tn Heb “not a word from all the good word which the Lord spoke to the house of Israel fell; the whole came to pass.”