| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel. | 1The following is a record of the territory assigned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders. |
| 2Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. | 2The land assignments to the nine-and-a-half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the LORD had instructed Moses. |
| 3For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites. | 3Now Moses had assigned land to the two-and-a-half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land to the Levites. |
| 4The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds. | 4The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions. |
| 5So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they divided the land. | 5The Israelites followed the LORD's instructions to Moses and divided up the land. |
| 6Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me. | 6The men of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, "You know what the LORD said about you and me to Moses, the man of God, at Kadesh Barnea. |
| 7I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report. | 7I was forty years old when Moses, the LORD's servant, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land and I brought back to him an honest report. |
| 8Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God. | 8My countrymen who accompanied me frightened the people, but I remained loyal to the LORD my God. |
| 9On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’ | 9That day Moses made this solemn promise: 'Surely the land on which you walked will belong to you and your descendants permanently, for you remained loyal to the LORD your God.' |
| 10Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel wandered in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old, | 10So now, look, the LORD has preserved my life, just as he promised, these past forty-five years since the LORD spoke these words to Moses, during which Israel traveled through the wilderness. Now look, I am today eighty-five years old. |
| 11still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. As my strength was then, so it is now for war, for going out, and for coming in. | 11Today I am still as strong as when Moses sent me out. I can fight and go about my daily activities with the same energy I had then. |
| 12Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out, as the LORD has spoken.” | 12Now, assign me this hill country which the LORD promised me at that time! No doubt you heard at that time that the Anakites live there in large, fortified cities. But, assuming the LORD is with me, I will conquer them, as the LORD promised." |
| 13Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. | 13Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron. |
| 14Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel. | 14So Hebron remains the assigned land of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this very day because he remained loyal to the LORD God of Israel. |
| 15(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war. | 15(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war. |
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