Then in the fourth generation they will return here—for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Genesis 48:22 - Tree of Life Version Now I myself give you one portion more than your brothers, that which I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and my bow.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moreover, I have given to you [Joseph] one portion [Shechem, one mountain slope] more than any of your brethren, which I took [reclaiming it] out of the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow. [Gen. 33:18, 19; Josh. 24:32, 33; John 4:5.] American Standard Version (1901) Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. Common English Bible I’m giving you one portion more than to your brothers, a portion that I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.” Catholic Public Domain Version I give you one part beyond that of your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I give thee a portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorrhite with my sword and bow. |
Then in the fourth generation they will return here—for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
He purchased the portion of the field there where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for 100 pieces of money.
They took their flocks, their cattle and their donkeys, those that were in the city as well as those that were in the field.
Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers, and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
Thus says Adonai Elohim, “This will be the border, by which you will divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel, Joseph receiving two portions.
“I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like cedars and as strong as oaks— yes, I destroyed his fruit from above and his roots from beneath.
So He comes to a Samaritan town called Shechem, near the plot of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Rather, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated one, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For he is the first of his vigor—the right of the firstborn is his.
Joseph’s bones, which Bnei-Yisrael had brought up from Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in the parcel of ground that Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for 100 pieces of silver. It became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
So now Adonai God of Israel dispossessed the Amorites from before His people Israel. So should you possess their land?