God said,\par “I will give you the land of Canaan.\par That land will belong to you.”\par
Joshua 23:4 - Easy To Read Version Remember that I told you your people could have that land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea in the west. I promised to give you that land, but you don’t control it yet. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, I have allotted to you as an inheritance for your tribes those nations that remain, with all the nations I have cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea on the west. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, I have allotted unto you these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun. Common English Bible Look. I’ve allotted to you these remaining nations as a legacy for your tribes, along with all the nations I have destroyed. They stretch from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea. Catholic Public Domain Version And now, since he has divided to you by lot all the land, from the eastern part of the Jordan even to the great sea, and yet many nations still remain, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And now since he hath divided to you by lot all the land, from the east of the Jordan unto the great sea, and many nations yet remain: |
God said,\par “I will give you the land of Canaan.\par That land will belong to you.”\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
So I will force those people out of your land very slowly. You will continue to move across the land. And wherever you go I will force the other people to leave.
\{God says,\} “I have destroyed whole nations. I destroyed their defense towers. I destroyed their streets and now no one goes there any more. Their cities are empty—no one lives there any more.
“You are going to take your land from other people. The Lord your God will destroy those people for you. You will force those people out of that land, and you will live there.
You have not yet taken the land of Geshur or the land of the Philistines.
Joshua threw lots [66] for them in front of the Lord at Shiloh. In this way, Joshua divided the land and gave each family group its part of the land.