He said to him, “Go now and see whether things are well with your brothers, and with the flock. Then bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Joshua 14:14 - Y'all Version Bible Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he followed YHWH, the God of Israel wholeheartedly. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite unto this day; because that he wholly followed Jehovah, the God of Israel. Common English Bible So Hebron still belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as a legacy today. This was because he remained loyal to the LORD God of Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version And from then on, Hebron was for Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, even to the present day. For he followed the Lord, the God of Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And from that time Hebron belonged to Caleb the son of Jephone the Cenezite, until this present day: because he followed the Lord the God of Israel. |
He said to him, “Go now and see whether things are well with your brothers, and with the flock. Then bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
But as for y’all, be strong! Don’t let y’all’s hands drop in discouragement, for y’all’s work will be rewarded.”
Therefore, my beloved siblings, y’all must stand firm, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because y’all know that y’all’s labor in the Lord is not in vain.
So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that YHWH spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.
Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.