Joshua 24:13
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And I gave you a land, in which you had not laboured, and cities to dwell in which you built not, vineyards and oliveyards, which you planted not.

And I

Joshua 21:45 Not so much as one word, which he had promised to perform unto them, was made void, but all came to pass.

cities

Joshua 11:13 Except the cities that were on hills and high places, the rest Israel burned: only Asor that was very strong he consumed with fire.

Deuteronomy 6:10-12 And when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land, for which he swore to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: and shall have given thee great and goodly cities, which thou didst not build, . . .

Deuteronomy 8:7 For the Lord thy God will bring thee into a good land, of brooks and of waters, and of fountains: in the plains of which and the hills deep rivers break out:

Proverbs 13:22 The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just.

Context
Joshua Reviews Israel's History
12And I sent before you and I drove them out from their places, the two kings of the Amorrhites, not with thy sword nor with thy bow, 13And I gave you a land, in which you had not laboured, and cities to dwell in which you built not, vineyards and oliveyards, which you planted not.
Cross References
Exodus 6:8
And brought you into the land, concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: and I will give it you to possess: I am the Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:10
And when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land, for which he swore to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: and shall have given thee great and goodly cities, which thou didst not build,

Deuteronomy 6:11
Houses full of riches, which thou didst not set up, cisterns which thou didst not dig, vineyards and oliveyards, which thou didst not plant,

Lexicon
So I gave
וָאֶתֵּ֨ן (wā·’et·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

you a land
אֶ֣רֶץ ׀ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

on which
אֲשֶׁ֧ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you did not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

toil
יָגַ֣עְתָּ (yā·ḡa‘·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3021: To gasp, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil

and cities
וְעָרִים֙ (wə·‘ā·rîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

that
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you did not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

build,
בְנִיתֶ֔ם (ḇə·nî·ṯem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build

and now you live
וַתֵּשְׁב֖וּ (wat·tê·šə·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in them
בָּהֶ֑ם (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

and eat
אֹכְלִֽים׃ (’ō·ḵə·lîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

from vineyards
כְּרָמִ֤ים (kə·rā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3754: A garden, vineyard

and olive groves
וְזֵיתִים֙ (wə·zê·ṯîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2132: An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry

that
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you did not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

plant.’
נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם (nə·ṭa‘·tem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant


Additional Translations
So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’And I have given you a land for which you did not labor, and cities which you built not, and you dwell in them; of the vineyards and olive groves which you planted not do you eat.

And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

And he gave you a land on which ye did not labour, and cities which ye did not build, and ye were settled in them; and ye eat of vineyards and oliveyards which ye did not plant.

And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not laboured, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

And I have given you a land for which ye did not labor, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and olive-yards which ye planted not do ye eat.

I gave you a land whereon you had not labored, and cities which you didn't build, and you live in them. You eat of vineyards and olive groves which you didn't plant.'

'And I give to you a land for which thou hast not laboured, and cities which ye have not built, and ye dwell in them; of vineyards and olive-yards which ye have not planted ye are eating.
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