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And they took possession of it, and they settled there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and lived in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Yahweh gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers (ancestors), and they took possession of it and lived in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD gave the Israelites the land he had promised their ancestors, and they captured it and settled in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel the whole land he had sworn to give their ancestors. They took possession of it and settled there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he had solemnly promised their ancestors he would give them. When they had taken possession of it, they settled down there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the LORD gave all of the land to Israel that he had promised to give their ancestors, and they took possession and settled there in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH gives to Israel the whole of the land which He has sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah giveth to Israel the whole of the land which He hath sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Josh 21:41</a></i></font><Rf>And Jehovah will give to Israel all the land which he sware to give to their fathers: and they will inherit it and dwell in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn to give to their fathers: and they possessed it and dwelt in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 21:41> And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn he would deliver to their fathers. And they possessed it, and they lived in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And so the LORD gave Israel the entire land he had sworn to their ancestors he would give them. Once they had taken possession of it, and dwelt in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he swore to their ancestors that he would give them; and having taken possession of it, they settled there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he had sworn to give to their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers and they possessed it and they dwelt in it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which He swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he sware to give to their fathers: and they inherited it, and dwelt in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/21-43.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=5577" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/21.htm">Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">42</span>Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities. <span class="reftext">43</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Thus the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: lə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">He had sworn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to give</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">their fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: way·yi·rā·šū·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3fs) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">and they took possession of it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and settled</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">44</span>And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— / the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, / Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a></span><br />And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a></span><br />See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a></span><br />Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-31.htm">Deuteronomy 11:31</a></span><br />For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you. When you take possession of it and settle in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-9.htm">Deuteronomy 26:9</a></span><br />And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-7.htm">Deuteronomy 31:7-8</a></span><br />Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. / The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a></span><br />You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-42.htm">Psalm 105:42-44</a></span><br />For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. / He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy. / He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a></span><br />He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9-10</a></span><br />By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13</a></span><br />All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-33.htm">Hebrews 11:33</a></span><br />who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelled therein.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a></b></br> And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15</a></b></br> For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-21</a></b></br> And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land <i>that is</i> not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/21-2.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/joshua/19-50.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/joshua/21-4.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/21-41.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/32-40.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/joshua/14-9.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/joshua/18-3.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/joshua/19-47.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/joshua/21-41.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/joshua/19-50.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/joshua/14-9.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/joshua/14-9.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/joshua/9-20.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/joshua/19-50.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/joshua/18-1.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/joshua/22-33.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/joshua/23-4.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/21-45.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/joshua/22-9.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/joshua/22-4.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/joshua/22-33.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/joshua/21-44.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/joshua/21-44.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/joshua/21-44.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/joshua/21-44.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/21-1.htm">Forty-eight cities given by lot, out of the other tribes unto the Levites.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">God gives the land, and rest unto the Israelites, according to his promise</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land</b><br>This phrase highlights the fulfillment of God's promise to the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—regarding the land of Canaan (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 15</a>:18-21). It underscores God's faithfulness and sovereignty in delivering on His covenant promises. The land was a tangible sign of God's blessing and a central element of the Abrahamic Covenant. This fulfillment also serves as a type of the ultimate rest and inheritance believers find in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-10</a>).<p><b>He had sworn to give their fathers</b><br>The reference to "their fathers" connects the current generation of Israelites to the patriarchs, emphasizing continuity in God's plan. This promise was reiterated multiple times throughout Genesis (<a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3, 28</a>:13). It also reflects the importance of oaths and covenants in the ancient Near Eastern context, where divine promises were considered unbreakable. The fulfillment of this oath is a testament to God's unchanging nature and reliability (<a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a>).<p><b>and they took possession of it</b><br>Taking possession involved both divine intervention and human responsibility. The Israelites had to engage in battles and follow God's commands to claim the land (<a href="/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3, 11</a>:23). This duality of divine provision and human action is a recurring theme in Scripture, illustrating the partnership between God and His people. It also prefigures the Christian life, where believers are called to actively pursue their spiritual inheritance (<a href="/philippians/2-12.htm">Philippians 2:12-13</a>).<p><b>and settled in it</b><br>Settling in the land signifies a transition from a nomadic lifestyle to a more stable, agrarian society. This shift had significant cultural and religious implications, as it allowed the Israelites to establish a centralized place of worship and governance. Theologically, it represents entering into God's rest, a theme later expanded in the New Testament (<a href="/hebrews/4.htm">Hebrews 4:1-11</a>). The settlement also foreshadows the eternal rest and home believers will have in the New Jerusalem (<a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who fulfills His promises.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are the recipients of God's promises.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Refers to Canaan, the Promised Land that God swore to give to the patriarchs and their descendants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fathers.htm">The Fathers</a></b><br>The patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to whom God originally made the promise of the land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/possession_and_settlement.htm">Possession and Settlement</a></b><br>The act of Israel taking control of the land and establishing their homes there, signifying the fulfillment of God's promise.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God is faithful to fulfill His promises, as seen in His giving of the land to Israel. This encourages believers to trust in God's promises in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Israel's possession of the land was contingent upon their obedience to God's commands. Believers today are called to live obediently to experience God's blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>Just as Israel received a physical inheritance, Christians have a spiritual inheritance in Christ. This includes eternal life and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rest_in_god's_promises.htm">Rest in God's Promises</a></b><br>The settlement in the land symbolizes rest. Believers are invited to find rest in the assurance of God's promises and the finished work of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_identity.htm">Community and Identity</a></b><br>The land was not just a possession but a place where Israel's identity as God's people was established. Christians are called to live out their identity in Christ within their communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_prophecies_like_vague_horoscopes.htm">Why does prophecy resemble vague horoscopes rather than specific future events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_heb._4_8_say_joshua_gave_no_rest.htm">In Hebrews 4:8, how can the text claim that Joshua did not give true rest, given that the Old Testament states Israel did enter and occupy the Promised Land? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_genesis_23_contradict_canaan's_inheritance.htm">Why does the narrative in Genesis 23 seem to contradict other passages suggesting Abraham freely inherited Canaan? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/genesis_12_7__proof_of_land_promise.htm">Genesis 12:7: What tangible proof exists for the promise of land to Abram and his descendants? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 43.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord gave.</span> The LXX. adds before this passage: "And Joshua completed the division of the land in its boundaries, and the children gave a portion to Joshua, by the commandment of the Lord. They gave to him the city for which he asked, Thamnath Sarach gave they him in Mount Ephraim, and Joshua built the city, and dwelt in it. And Joshua took the stone knives, with which he had circumcised the children of Israel, which were in the way in the wilderness, and he placed them in Tamnath Sarach." The repetition is very much in the manner of the sacred historian, and it is possible that we have here an authentic passage, which some copyist has omitted in the Hebrew text. <span class="cmt_word">All the land.</span> As has been before remarked, the Hebrew <span class="hebrew">כל</span> must not be pressed to mean literally "all." Yet, in a sense, the word is true here. The land had been put in their power. They had only to exert themselves to complete its conquest. This they failed to do, and not only so, but violated the conditions under which the land was granted them. Thus they soon fell under the dominion of those who had been their own vassals. Ritter thinks (vol. 3. 187-189) that the Asherites and Danites submitted to the inhabitants of the land in consequence of being allowed equal citizen rights with them. He draws this inference from <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Judges 5:17</a>, supposing that these tribes addicted themselves to the commercial and maritime life for which the Phoenicians were so famous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/21-43.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Thus the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gave</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתֵּ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He had sworn</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁבַּ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(niš·ba‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seven oneself, swear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to give</span><br /><span class="heb">לָתֵ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ṯêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their fathers,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲבוֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they took possession of</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yi·rā·šū·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it and settled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">OT History: Joshua 21:43 So Yahweh gave to Israel all (Josh. 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