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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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Footnotes

  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.”

43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. 44 And the Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the Lord helped them conquer all their enemies. 45 Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.

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