Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. New Living Translation Take possession of the land and settle in it, because I have given it to you to occupy. English Standard Version And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. Berean Standard Bible You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. King James Bible And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it. New King James Version you shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it, for I have given you the land to possess. New American Standard Bible and you shall take possession of the land and live in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. NASB 1995 and you shall take possession of the land and live in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. NASB 1977 and you shall take possession of the land and live in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. Legacy Standard Bible and you shall take possession of the land and inhabit it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. Amplified Bible and you shall take possession of the land and live in it, for I have given the land to you to possess. Christian Standard Bible You are to take possession of the land and settle in it because I have given you the land to possess. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are to take possession of the land and settle in it because I have given you the land to possess. American Standard Version and ye shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for unto you have I given the land to possess it. Contemporary English Version Then settle in the land--I have given it to you as your own. English Revised Version and ye shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein: for unto you have I given the land to possess it. GOD'S WORD® Translation Take possession of the land and live there, because I will give it to you for your own. Good News Translation Occupy the land and settle in it, because I am giving it to you. International Standard Version take possession of the land, and live in it, because I've given you the land to inherit. Majority Standard Bible You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. NET Bible You must dispossess the inhabitants of the land and live in it, for I have given you the land to possess it. New Heart English Bible You shall take possession of the land, and dwell in it; for I have given the land to you to possess it. Webster's Bible Translation And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell in it; for I have given you the land to possess it. World English Bible You shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for I have given the land to you to possess it. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you have possessed the land and dwelt in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. Young's Literal Translation and ye have possessed the land, and dwelt in it, for to you I have given the land -- to possess it. Smith's Literal Translation And dispossess ye the land and dwell in it, for to you, I gave the land to possess it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCleansing the land, and dwelling in it. For I have given it you for a possession. Catholic Public Domain Version cleansing the land and living in it. For I have given it you as a possession, New American Bible You will take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. New Revised Standard Version You shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall possess the land and dwell therein; for I have given you the land to possess it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you shall inherit the land and you shall dwell in it because I have given the land to you to inherit it. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And ye shall drive out the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein; for unto you have I given the land to possess it. Brenton Septuagint Translation And ye shall destroy all the inhabitants of the land, and ye shall dwell in it, for I have given their land to you for an inheritance. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Instructions for Occupying Canaan…52you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places. 53You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. 54And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.… Cross References Joshua 1:3-6 I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses. / Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea. / No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. ... Deuteronomy 1:8 See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.” Genesis 12:7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. Exodus 6:8 And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” 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, Joshua 21:43-45 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. / And 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. / Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled. Leviticus 20:24 But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples. Deuteronomy 7:1-2 When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. Deuteronomy 9:1-3 Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens. / The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?” / But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you. Deuteronomy 31:7-8 Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. / The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.” Acts 7:5 He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child. Hebrews 11:8-10 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Genesis 15:18-21 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— / the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, / Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, ... 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. Psalm 105:44 He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, Treasury of Scripture And you shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it. Deuteronomy 32:8 When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. Psalm 24:1,2 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein… Psalm 115:16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men. Jump to Previous Dispossess Drive Dwell Dwelt Heritage Inhabitants Live Possess Possessed Possession Resting-Place Settle Therein YourselvesJump to Next Dispossess Drive Dwell Dwelt Heritage Inhabitants Live Possess Possessed Possession Resting-Place Settle Therein YourselvesNumbers 33 1. The forty-two journeys of the Israelites50. The Canaanites are to be destroyed Take possession The phrase "take possession" in Numbers 33:53 is derived from the Hebrew word "yarash," which means to inherit, occupy, or seize. This command from God to the Israelites is not merely about occupying land but signifies a divine inheritance. The land of Canaan was promised to Abraham and his descendants as part of God's covenant (Genesis 15:18-21). This act of taking possession is both a fulfillment of God's promise and a call to obedience. It underscores the idea that the land is a gift from God, and the Israelites are stewards of His promise. of the land and settle in it for I have given you the land to possess Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You are to take possession ofוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥ם (wə·hō·w·raš·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the land הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and settle וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־ (wî·šaḇ·tem-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in it, בָּ֑הּ (bāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I have given נָתַ֥תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you the land הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land to possess. לָרֶ֥שֶׁת (lā·re·šeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin Links Numbers 33:53 NIVNumbers 33:53 NLT Numbers 33:53 ESV Numbers 33:53 NASB Numbers 33:53 KJV Numbers 33:53 BibleApps.com Numbers 33:53 Biblia Paralela Numbers 33:53 Chinese Bible Numbers 33:53 French Bible Numbers 33:53 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 33:53 And you shall take possession (Nu Num.) |