Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. New King James Version So the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. New American Standard Bible So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and lived in it. NASB 1995 So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it. NASB 1977 So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it. Legacy Standard Bible So Yahweh gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it. Amplified Bible So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers (ancestors), and they took possession of it and lived in it. Christian Standard Bible So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. Holman Christian Standard Bible So the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled there. American Standard Version So Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And LORD JEHOVAH gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers and they possessed it and they dwelt in it Brenton Septuagint Translation So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he sware to give to their fathers: and they inherited it, and dwelt in it. Contemporary English Version The LORD gave the Israelites the land he had promised their ancestors, and they captured it and settled in it. Douay-Rheims Bible And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn to give to their fathers: and they possessed it and dwelt in it. English Revised Version So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. GOD'S WORD® Translation So the LORD gave Israel the whole land he had sworn to give their ancestors. They took possession of it and settled there. Good News Translation So the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he had solemnly promised their ancestors he would give them. When they had taken possession of it, they settled down there. International Standard Version So the LORD gave all of the land to Israel that he had promised to give their ancestors, and they took possession and settled there in it. JPS Tanakh 1917 So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which He swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. Literal Standard Version And YHWH gives to Israel the whole of the land which He has sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it; Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible And so the LORD gave Israel the entire land he had sworn to their ancestors he would give them. Once they had taken possession of it, and dwelt in it, NET Bible So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it. New Revised Standard Version Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he swore to their ancestors that he would give them; and having taken possession of it, they settled there. New Heart English Bible So the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it. Webster's Bible Translation And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt in it. World English Bible So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it. Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah giveth to Israel the whole of the land which He hath sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites…42Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities. 43Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it. 44And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.… Cross References Genesis 15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land--from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates-- Numbers 33:53 You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. 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, 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," Deuteronomy 34:4 And the LORD said to him, "This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, 'I will give it to your descendants.' I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it." Joshua 21:42 Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities. Nehemiah 9:8 You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites--to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. Treasury of Scripture And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelled therein. Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. Genesis 13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. Genesis 15:13-21 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; … Jump to Previous Dwell Dwelt Heritage Israel Living-Place Oath Possess Possessed Possession Settled Sware Swore Sworn Therein WholeJump to Next Dwell Dwelt Heritage Israel Living-Place Oath Possess Possessed Possession Settled Sware Swore Sworn Therein WholeJoshua 21 1. Forty-eight cities given by lot, out of the other tribes unto the Levites.43. God gives the land, and rest unto the Israelites, according to his promise Verse 43. - And the Lord gave. The LXX. adds before this passage: "And Joshua completed the division of the land in its boundaries, and the children gave a portion to Joshua, by the commandment of the Lord. They gave to him the city for which he asked, Thamnath Sarach gave they him in Mount Ephraim, and Joshua built the city, and dwelt in it. And Joshua took the stone knives, with which he had circumcised the children of Israel, which were in the way in the wilderness, and he placed them in Tamnath Sarach." The repetition is very much in the manner of the sacred historian, and it is possible that we have here an authentic passage, which some copyist has omitted in the Hebrew text. All the land. As has been before remarked, the Hebrew כל must not be pressed to mean literally "all." Yet, in a sense, the word is true here. The land had been put in their power. They had only to exert themselves to complete its conquest. This they failed to do, and not only so, but violated the conditions under which the land was granted them. Thus they soon fell under the dominion of those who had been their own vassals. Ritter thinks (vol. 3. 187-189) that the Asherites and Danites submitted to the inhabitants of the land in consequence of being allowed equal citizen rights with them. He draws this inference from Judges 5:17, supposing that these tribes addicted themselves to the commercial and maritime life for which the Phoenicians were so famous. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thus the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel gave וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set Israel לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land He had sworn נִשְׁבַּ֖ע (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear to give לָתֵ֣ת (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5414: To give, put, set their fathers, לַאֲבוֹתָ֑ם (la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father and they took possession of וַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָ (way·yi·rā·šū·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin it and settled וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there. בָֽהּ׃ (ḇāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Joshua 21:43 NIVJoshua 21:43 NLT Joshua 21:43 ESV Joshua 21:43 NASB Joshua 21:43 KJV Joshua 21:43 BibleApps.com Joshua 21:43 Biblia Paralela Joshua 21:43 Chinese Bible Joshua 21:43 French Bible Joshua 21:43 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 21:43 So Yahweh gave to Israel all (Josh. 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