Joshua 24:4

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Joshua 24:4

2Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: Long ago your ancestors, Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor, lived on the other side of the Euphrates River and served other gods. 3But I took your ancestor Abraham from the other side of the Euphrates River. I led him through all of Canaan and gave him many descendants. I also gave him Isaac. To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau the mountains in Seir as his own. However, Jacob and his sons went to Egypt. 5“Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt with plagues. Later I led you out. 6When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, you came to the sea. The Egyptians with their chariots and horsemen chased your ancestors to the Red Sea.

Joshua 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 the time came for her to give birth, she had twins.
• Genesis 32:3Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in Seir, the country of Edom.
• Genesis 36:8So Esau, who was also known as Edom, lived in the mountains of Seir.
• Deuteronomy 2:5Don’t start a fight with them, because I’m not giving you any of their land—not even enough to stand on. I’ve given Esau’s descendants the region of Mount Seir as their property.
• Genesis 46:1Israel moved with all he had. When he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
• Psalms 105:23Then Israel came to Egypt. Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
• Acts 7:15So Jacob went to Egypt, and he and our ancestors died there.

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

Topics related to Joshua 24:4

• Isaac
• Jacob
• Shechem

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Esau
• Isaac
• Jacob
• Seir
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Jacob, Israel
• Seir, sons of Seir, Mount Seir, mountains of Seir, land of Seir
• Joshua
• Serve

Commentaries on Joshua 24

• 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