And these are the countries which the children of Israel
inherited
in the land
of Canaan
, which Eleazar
the priest
, and Joshua
the son
of Nun
, and the heads
of the fathers
of the tribes
of the children
of Israel
, distributed for inheritance
to them.
By lot was their inheritance
, as the LORD
commanded
by the hand
of Moses
, for the nine
tribes
, and for the half
tribe
.
For Moses had given
the inheritance
of two
tribes
and an half
tribe
on the other side
Jordan
: but unto the Levites
he gave
none inheritance
among
them.
For the children of Joseph
were two
tribes
, Manasseh
and Ephraim
: therefore they gave
no part
unto the Levites
in the land
, save cities
to dwell
in , with their suburbs
for their cattle
and for their substance
.
As the LORD commanded
Moses
, so the children
of Israel
did
, and they divided
the land
.
Then the children of Judah
came
unto Joshua
in Gilgal
: and Caleb
the son
of Jephunneh
the Kenezite
said
unto him, Thou knowest
the thing
that the LORD
said
unto Moses
the man
of God
concerning me
and thee
in Kadeshbarnea
.
Forty years
old
was I when Moses
the servant
of the LORD
sent
me from Kadeshbarnea
to espy out
the land
; and I brought
him word
again
as it was in mine heart
.
Nevertheless my brethren that went up
with me made the heart
of the people
melt
: but I wholly
followed
the LORD
my God
.
And Moses sware
on that day
, saying
, Surely the land
whereon thy feet
have trodden
shall be thine inheritance
, and thy children's
for
ever
, because thou hast wholly
followed
the LORD
my God
.
And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive
, as he said
, these forty
and five
years
, even since
the LORD
spake
this word
unto Moses
, while the children of Israel
wandered
in the wilderness
: and now, lo, I am this day
fourscore
and five
years
old
.
As yet I am as strong this day
as I was in the day
that Moses
sent
me: as my strength
was then, even so is my strength
now, for war
, both to go out
, and to come in
.
Now therefore give me this mountain
, whereof the LORD
spake
in that day
; for thou heardest
in that day
how the Anakims
were there, and that the cities
were great
and fenced
: if so be
the LORD
will be with
me, then I shall be able to drive them out
, as the LORD
said
.
And Joshua blessed
him, and gave
unto Caleb
the son
of Jephunneh
Hebron
for an inheritance
.
Hebron therefore became the inheritance
of Caleb
the son
of Jephunneh
the Kenezite
unto this day
, because that he wholly
followed
the LORD
God
of Israel
.
And the name of Hebron
before
was Kirjatharba
; which Arba was a great
man
among the Anakims
. And the land
had rest
from war
.