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every one was fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; everything came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Not <i>one</i> promise of the good promises which Yahweh had promised to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Not one of the good promises which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel failed; all had come to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />None of the good promises the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed. Everything was fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />None of the good promises the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed. Everything was fulfilled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There failed not aught of any good thing which Jehovah had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD promised to do many good things for Israel, and he kept his promise every time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Every single good promise that the LORD had given the nation of Israel came true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD kept every one of the promises that he had made to the people of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Not one of the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed—all of them came about. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Not one of all the LORD?s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Not one of the LORD's faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Nothing failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />there has not fallen a thing of all the good thing which YHWH spoke to the house of Israel—the whole has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> there hath not fallen a thing of all the good thing which Jehovah spake unto the house of Israel -- the whole hath come.<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 21:43</a></i></font><Rf>And there fell not a word from any good word which Jehovah spake to the house of Israel; all came.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Not so much as one word, which he had promised to perform unto them, was made void, but all came to pass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 21:43> Indeed, not so much as one word that he had promised to provide for them was left empty; instead, everything was fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Not a single word of the blessing that the LORD had promised to the house of Israel failed; it all came true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Not one of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There failed not one of the good things which the LORD has spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And not one of all the good words that LORD JEHOVAH spoke to those of the house of Israel failed, but all of them occurred <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.There failed not one of the good things which the Lord spoke to the children of Israel; all came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/21-45.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=5599" 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">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. <span class="reftext">45</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Not one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <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.">the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: haṭ·ṭō·wḇ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</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/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">promises</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄al (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">had failed;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: hak·kōl (Art:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">was fulfilled.</a> </span><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="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></span><br />God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">1 Kings 8:56</a></span><br />“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.<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="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a></span><br />Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a></span><br />For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15</a></span><br />Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-34.htm">Psalm 89:34</a></span><br />I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-21.htm">Romans 4:21</a></span><br />being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a></span><br />in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-24.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:24</a></span><br />The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-26.htm">Exodus 23:26</a></span><br />No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-42.htm">Jeremiah 32:42</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people, so I will bring on them all the good I have promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Lamentations 3:37</a></span><br />Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-25.htm">Ezekiel 12:25</a></span><br />because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/23-14.htm">Joshua 23:14,15</a></b></br> And, behold, this day I <i>am</i> going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, <i>and</i> not one thing hath failed thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></b></br> God <i>is</i> not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do <i>it</i>? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">1 Kings 8:56</a></b></br> Blessed <i>be</i> the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/26-14.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/joshua/20-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/14-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-14.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-4.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/joshua/21-44.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/joshua/8-34.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/joshua/22-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/joshua/22-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/22-2.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/joshua/22-2.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/joshua/22-2.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/joshua/22-30.htm">Words</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>Not one of all the LORD’s good promises</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the faithfulness of God in keeping His promises. Throughout the Old Testament, God made numerous covenants with the patriarchs, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, promising them land, descendants, and blessings (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3, 15</a>:18-21). The fulfillment of these promises is a testament to God's unchanging nature and reliability (<a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a>). This assurance of God's faithfulness is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are reminded that God’s promises are "Yes" and "Amen" in Christ (<a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a>).<p><b>to the house of Israel</b><br>The "house of Israel" refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, who became the twelve tribes. This collective term underscores the unity and identity of the Israelites as God's chosen people (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). The promises to Israel included the inheritance of the Promised Land, a central theme in the book of Joshua. This land was not only a physical inheritance but also a spiritual symbol of God's covenant relationship with His people.<p><b>had failed;</b><br>The phrase "had failed" highlights the complete and total fulfillment of God's promises. In the context of Joshua, this refers to the successful conquest and settlement of Canaan, as God had assured (<a href="/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3-6</a>). Historically, this period marks a significant transition from a nomadic lifestyle to a settled nation. Theologically, it underscores the reliability of God's word, contrasting human failure with divine faithfulness (<a href="/psalms/89-34.htm">Psalm 89:34</a>).<p><b>everything was fulfilled.</b><br>This final phrase confirms the comprehensive nature of God's promise-keeping. The fulfillment of God's promises to Israel serves as a type of the ultimate fulfillment found in Jesus Christ, who completes the law and the prophets (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>). It also foreshadows the eschatological hope of believers, where all of God's promises will be fully realized in the new heaven and new earth (<a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a>). This assurance encourages believers to trust in God's future promises based on His past faithfulness.<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 is faithful to His promises.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_israel.htm">The House of Israel</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, the chosen people of God, who received the promises.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of Israel after Moses, who led the Israelites into the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levitical_cities.htm">The Levitical Cities</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/joshua/21.htm">Joshua 21</a> involves the allocation of cities to the Levites, demonstrating God's provision and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Reflect on the unwavering faithfulness of God. Just as He fulfilled His promises to Israel, He remains faithful to His promises today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>Encourage believers to trust in God's promises, knowing that He is reliable and His word never fails.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Highlight the role of obedience in experiencing the fulfillment of God's promises, as seen in the Israelites' journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Acknowledge God's sovereignty in orchestrating events to fulfill His promises, reinforcing our trust in His divine plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_gratitude.htm">Living in Gratitude</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of gratitude for God's fulfilled promises, leading to a life of worship and service.<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_claim_all_promises_kept_despite_canaanites.htm">Why does Joshua 21:45 assert that every divine promise was fulfilled, when other passages suggest lingering Canaanite presence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_tribes_fully_possess_land.htm">If the land division was divinely ordained, why do other biblical accounts (e.g., Judges 1) describe tribes failing to fully possess these assigned territories?</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/how_to_reconcile_joshua_10_39-40_with_archaeology.htm">How can we reconcile claimed total destruction of certain cities in Joshua 10:39–40 with archaeological evidence of continued habitation? </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 45.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ought of any good thing.</span> Literally, <span class="accented">a word from all the good word.</span> This Keil regards as the "sum of all the gracious promises that God had made." But he should have added that <span class="hebrew">דָבָר</span>, beside signifying, as it does, "word," is also the word for "thing" in Hebrew (see, for instance, <a href="/genesis/15-1.htm">Genesis 15:1</a>; <a href="/genesis/20-10.htm">Genesis 20:10</a>), and innumerable other passages, as well as the use of <span class="hebrew">לֹא דָבָר</span> for "nothing." The translation "thing" makes the best sense, and is more agreeable to the Hebrew idiom. <span class="cmt_word">All came to pass.</span> The Hebrew is singular, <span class="accented">the whole came</span>, the word translated "came to pass "in our version being a different one from that usually so translated. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/21-45.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">Not one</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכֹּל֙</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | 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 LORD's</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</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">good</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטּ֔וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">promises</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּבָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">failed;</span><br /><span class="heb">נָפַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everything</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<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">was fulfilled.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/21-45.htm">OT History: Joshua 21:45 Nothing failed of any good thing which (Josh. 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