Joshua 14

Land Division West of the Jordan

1Now theseH428 are the portions thatH834 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 inheritedH5157 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667, as distributedH5157 by EleazarH499 the priestH3548, JoshuaH3091 sonH1121 of NunH5126, and the headsH7218 of the familiesH1 of the tribesH4294 of IsraelH1121H3478. 2Their inheritanceH5159 was assigned by lotH1486 for the nineH8672 and a halfH2677H4294 tribesH4294, asH834 the LORDH3068 had commandedH6680 throughH3027 MosesH4872. 3ForH3588 MosesH4872 had givenH5414 the inheritanceH5159 east ofH5676 the JordanH3383 to the other twoH8147 and a halfH2677H4294 tribesH4294. But he grantedH5414 noH3808 inheritanceH5159 among themH8432 to the LevitesH3881.

4

The descendantsH1121 of JosephH3130 becameH1961 twoH8147 tribesH4294, ManassehH4519 and EphraimH669. And noH3808 portionH2506 of the landH776H3588 was givenH5414 to the LevitesH3881, except forH518 citiesH5892 in which to liveH3427, along with pasturelandsH4054 for their flocksH4735 and herdsH7075.

5SoH3651 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 didH6213 asH834 the LORDH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872, and they dividedH2505 the landH776.

Caleb Requests Hebron

6Then the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 approachedH5066 JoshuaH3091 at GilgalH1537, and CalebH3612 sonH1121 of JephunnehH3312 the KenizziteH7074 saidH559H413 to himH413, “YouH859 knowH3045 whatH834 the LORDH3068 saidH1696 toH413 MosesH4872 the manH376 of GodH430 at Kadesh-barneaH6947 aboutH5921 youH182 andH5921 meH182. 7IH595 was fortyH705 years oldH1121H8141 when MosesH4872 the servantH5650 of the LORDH3068 sentH7971 meH853 fromH6947 Kadesh-barneaH6947 to spy outH7270 the landH776, and I brought backH7725 to himH853 an honestH834H5973H3824 reportH1697.

8Although my brothersH251 whoH834 wentH5927 with meH5973 made the heartsH3820 of the peopleH5971 melt with fearH4529, IH595 remained loyalH4390 toH310 the LORDH3068 my GodH430. 9On thatH1931 dayH3117 MosesH4872 swore to meH7650, sayingH559, ‘SurelyH518H3808 the landH776 on whichH834 you have set footH1869H7272 will beH1961 an inheritanceH5159 to you and your childrenH1121 foreverH5704H5769, becauseH3588 you have whollyH4390 followedH310 the LORDH3068 my GodH430.’

10NowH6258 beholdH2009, asH834 the LORD promisedH1696, He has kept me aliveH2421 theseH2088 forty-fiveH705H2568 yearsH8141 sinceH227 He spokeH1696 thisH2088 wordH1697 toH413 MosesH4872, whileH834 IsraelH3478 wanderedH1980 in the wildernessH4057. SoH6258 hereH2009 I am todayH595H3117, eighty-fiveH2568H8084 years oldH1121H8141, 11stillH5750 as strongH2389 todayH3117 asH834 I was the dayH3117 MosesH4872 sent me outH7971. As my strengthH3581 was thenH227, soH3581 it is nowH6258 for warH4421, for going outH3318, and for coming inH935.

12Now thereforeH6258 giveH5414 me thisH2088 hill countryH2022 thatH834 the LORDH3068 promised meH1696 on thatH1931 dayH3117, forH3588 you yourselfH859 heardH8085 thenH3117H1931 thatH3588 the AnakimH6062 were thereH8033, with greatH1419 and fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892. PerhapsH194 with the LORD’sH3068 helpH854 I will drive them outH3423, asH834 the LORDH3068 has spokenH1696.”

13Then JoshuaH3091 blessedH1288 CalebH3612 sonH1121 of JephunnehH3312 and gaveH5414 himH853 HebronH2275 as his inheritanceH5159. 14ThereforeH5921H3651 HebronH2275 belongs toH1961 CalebH3612 sonH1121 of JephunnehH3312 the KenizziteH7074 as an inheritanceH5159 toH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117, becauseH3282 he whollyH4390 followedH310 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478. 15(HebronH2275 used to beH6440 calledH8034 Kiriath-arbaH7153, after ArbaH1931, the greatestH1419 manH120 among the AnakimH6062.)

Then the landH776 had restH8252 from warH4421.