Joshua 24:13

Joshua 24:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
• New International Version (NIV)So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)I gave you a land on which you had not labored and cities that you had not built, and you dwell in them. You eat the fruit of vineyards and olive orchards that you did not plant.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have given you a land for which you did not labor, and cities which you did not build, and you dwell in them; you eat of the vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.’

Context of Joshua 24:13

11You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The leaders of Jericho, as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, fought with you, but I handed them over to you. 12I sent terror ahead of you to drive out before you the two Amorite kings. I gave you the victory; it was not by your swords or bows. I gave you a land in which you had not worked hard; you took up residence in cities you did not build and you are eating the produce of vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.’ 14Now obey the Lord and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the Lord. 15If you have no desire to worship the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord!”

Joshua 24:13 word by word

וָאֶתֵּ֨ן לָכֶ֜ם אֶ֣רֶץ׀ אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יָגַ֣עְתָּ בָּ֗הּ וְעָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־בְנִיתֶ֔ם וַתֵּשְׁב֖וּ בָּהֶ֑ם כְּרָמִ֤ים וְזֵיתִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם אַתֶּ֖ם אֹכְלִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I have givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for which ye did not labourיָגֵעַyâga‛ · be weary/toilH3021
• and citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• which ye builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• not, and ye dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in them; of the vineyardsכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• and oliveyardsזַ֫יִתzayith · oliveH2132
• which ye plantedנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• not do ye eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Joshua 24:13

• Joshua 21:45Not one of the Lord’s faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized.
• Joshua 11:13But Israel did not burn any of the cities located on mounds, except for Hazor; it was the only one Joshua burned.
• Deuteronomy 6:10Then when the Lord your God brings you to the land he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you – a land with large, fine cities you did not build,
• Deuteronomy 8:7For the Lord your God is bringing you to a good land, a land of brooks, springs, and fountains flowing forth in valleys and hills,
• Proverbs 13:22A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Commentaries on Joshua 24:13

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13land … cities … and vineyards and olive groves: The Israelites received wealth they had not earned or created.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-132. Joshua said unto all the people--His address briefly recapitulated the principal proofs of the divine goodness to Israel from the call of Abraham to their happy establishment in the land of promise; it showed them that they were indebted for their national existence as well as their peculiar privileges, not to any merits of their own, but to the free grace of God. Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood--The Euphrates, namely, at Ur. Terah…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 24:13

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In the dictionaries

• Joshua
• Serve
• Shechem
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Joshua, Book of
• Olive Tree
• Vine

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