English Standard Version
Joshua 24:4
4And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.
Joshua 24:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
- New International Version (NIV)and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I assigned the hill country of Seir to Esau, but Jacob and his family went down to Egypt.
- New King James Version (NKJV)To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.
- New Living Translation (NLT)To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir, while Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
Context of Joshua 24:4
2And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'Long ago, your fathers lived beyond the Euphrates, Terah, the father of Abraham and of Nahor; and they served other gods. 3Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. I gave him Isaac. And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. 5And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with what I did in the midst of it, and afterward I brought you out. 6"'Then I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea. And the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.
Read all of Joshua 24Joshua 24:4 word by word
וָאֶתֵּ֣ן לְיִצְחָ֔ק אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְאֶת־עֵשָׂ֑ו וָאֶתֵּ֨ן לְעֵשָׂ֜ו אֶת־הַ֤ר שֵׂעִיר֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אוֹת֔וֹ וְיַעֲקֹ֥ב וּבָנָ֖יו יָרְד֥וּ מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- unto Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
- Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- and Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
- mountהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
- Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · SeirH8165
- to possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
- and his childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- into Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
Cross-references for Joshua 24:4
- Genesis 25:24When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb.
- Genesis 32:3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom,
- Genesis 36:8So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. (Esau is Edom.)
- Deuteronomy 2:5Do not contend with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
- Genesis 46:1So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
- Psalms 105:23Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
- Acts 7:15And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers,
Commentaries on Joshua 24:4
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Jacob and Esau: See Genesis 25:19–26. Mount Seir was in the center of Edom, where those who descended from Esau lived (Genesis 36:8–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. I gave unto Esau mount Seir--(See on Ge 36:8). In order that he might be no obstacle to Jacob and his posterity being the exclusive heirs of Canaan.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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