Joshua 23:4

Joshua 23:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.
• New International Version (NIV)Remember how I have allotted as an inheritance for your tribes all the land of the nations that remain—the nations I conquered—between the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, I have allotted to you as an inheritance for your tribes those nations that remain, along with all the nations that I have already cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west.
• New King James Version (NKJV)See, I have divided to you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, as far as the Great Sea westward.

Context of Joshua 23:4

2So he called all the leaders, chiefs, judges, and officers of Israel together. He said to them, “I am old, near the end of my life. 3You have seen for yourselves everything the Lord your God did to all those nations. The Lord your God fought for you! I have given you the territory of the nations that still remain as an inheritance for your tribes. This includes the territory of all the nations I have already destroyed from the Jordan River westward to the Mediterranean Sea. 5The Lord your God will expel them right in front of your eyes and force them out of your way. You will take their land as the Lord your God told you. 6Now you must be very strong to keep and to do everything written in the Book of Moses’ Teachings. Don’t turn away from them.

Joshua 23:4 word by word

רְאוּ֩ הִפַּ֨לְתִּי לָכֶ֜ם אֶֽת־הַ֠גּוֹיִם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֛לֶּה בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן וְכָל־הַגּוֹיִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְרַ֔תִּי וְהַיָּ֥ם הַגָּד֖וֹל מְב֥וֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: behold!H7200
• I have dividedנָפַלnâphal · to fall: allotH5307
• unto you by lot these nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• that remainשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• to be an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• for your tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• from Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• that I have cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• even unto the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · Great (Sea)H1419
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• westwardשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• westwardמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996

Cross-references for Joshua 23:4

• Joshua 13:2The land that is left includes all the districts that belong to the Philistines and Geshur.
• Joshua 18:10So Joshua drew lots for them in the presence of the Lord in Shiloh. There Joshua divided the land among the tribes of Israel.

Commentaries on Joshua 23:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I have divided - these nations that remain - The whole of the promised land had been portioned out, as well those parts which had not yet been conquered, as those from which the ancient inhabitants had been expelled. The Canaanitish armies had long ago been broken in pieces, so that they could make no head against the Israelites, but in many districts the old inhabitants remained, more through the supineness of the Israelites, than through their own…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The Israelites had not yet conquered some of the land Joshua assigned to the tribes. Israel took possession of the land slowly for several reasons: There was an ecological reason. God said that the people should not drive out all the inhabitants at once, so that wild animals would not increase too quickly (see Exodus 23:29–30). There was also a military reason. Israel did not yet have enough strength or technology to defeat some groups, especially those…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 23:4

• Mediterranean Sea

In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Lot
• Jordan River, Jordan
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Certainty
• Cleave
• Mention
• Therefrom
• Joshua, Book of
• Mediterranean Sea

Commentaries on Joshua 23

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings