Hebrews 4:8 - Easy To Read Version We know that Joshua {\cf2\super [31]} did not lead the people into the rest {\cf2\super [32]} \{God promised\}. We know this because God spoke later about another day \{for rest\} (“today”). Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [This mention of a rest was not a reference to their entering into Canaan.] For if Joshua had given them rest, He [God] would not speak afterward about another day. American Standard Version (1901) For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day. Common English Bible If Joshua gave the Israelites rest, God wouldn’t have spoken about another day later on. Catholic Public Domain Version For if Jesus had offered them rest, he would never have spoken, afterward, about another day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For if Jesus had given them rest, he would never have afterwards spoken of another day. |
Then God gave his people the country\par where other people were living.\par God’s people got the things\par other people had worked for.\par
God forced the other nations\par to leave that land.\par God gave each family its share of the land.\par God gave each family group of Israel\par its home to live in.\par
Later, Joshua led our ancestors to capture the lands of the other nations. Our people went in and God made the other people go out. When our people went into this new land, they took with them this same tent. Our people received this tent from their fathers, and our people kept it until the time of David.
Why? Because we have not yet entered the peaceful land that the Lord your God is giving you.
“You might be gathering your harvest in the field, and you might forget and leave some grain there. You must not go back to get it. It will be for the foreigners, the orphans, [154] and the widows. [155] If you leave some grain for them, then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
In the past God spoke to our people through the prophets. {\cf2\super [1]} God spoke to them many times and in many different ways.
This shows that the seventh-day rest {\cf2\super [33]} for God’s people is still coming.
The Lord gave you a place to rest, and he will do the same for your brothers. But you must help them until they get the land that the Lord their God is giving them. Then you can come back to your own land, the land east of the Jordan River. The Lord’s servant Moses gave you that land.”
Joshua took control of the whole land of Israel, just as the Lord had told Moses long ago. The Lord gave that land to Israel just like he promised. And Joshua divided the land among the family groups of Israel. Finally, the fighting ended and there was peace in the land.
The Lord your God promised to give the people of Israel peace. And now, the Lord has kept his promise. So now you can go home. The Lord’s servant Moses gave you the land on the east side of the Jordan River. Now you can go home to that land.
The Lord gave Israel peace from their enemies around them. The Lord made Israel safe. Many years passed, and Joshua became very old.