微读圣经

Israel’s Inheritance in Canaan

1The Israelites received these portions that the priest Eleazar,14:1 Nm 34:17–18 Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads of the Israelite tribes gave them in the land of Canaan.14:1 Jos 19:51

2Their inheritance was by lot14:2 Nm 33:54; 34:13 as the Lord commanded through Moses for the nine and a half tribes,

3because Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes beyond the Jordan. But he gave no inheritance among them to the Levites.

4The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. No portion of the land was given to the Levites except cities to live in, along with pasturelands for their cattle and livestock.

5So the Israelites did as the Lord commanded Moses,14:5 Nm 35:1–2; Jos 21:2 and they divided the land.

Caleb’s Inheritance

6The descendants of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord promised Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.14:6 Nm 14:24,30

7I was forty years old when Moses the Lord’s servant sent me from Kadesh-barnea to scout the land, and I brought back an honest report.14:7 Nm 13:1–29

8My brothers who went with me caused the people to lose heart, but I followed the Lord my God completely.14:8 Nm 13:30–14:3

9On that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land where you have set foot will be an inheritance for you and your descendants forever, because you have followed the Lord my God completely.’14:9 Dt 1:36

10“As you see, the Lord has kept me alive these forty-five years as he promised,14:10 Nm 14:30; 26:65; 32:12 since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel was journeying in the wilderness. Here I am today, eighty-five years old.

11I am still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. My strength for battle and for daily tasks14:11 Lit for going out and coming in is now as it was then.14:11 Dt 34:7

12Now give me this hill country the Lord promised me on that day, because you heard then that the Anakim are there,14:12 Dt 1:28; 2:10–11,21; 9:2; Jos 11:21–22 as well as large fortified cities.14:12 Nm 13:28 Perhaps the Lord will be with me and I will drive them out as the Lord promised.”

13Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as an inheritance.14:13–15 Jos 15:13; Jdg 1:10,20

14Therefore, Hebron still belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance today14:14 Jos 6:25 because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, completely.

15Hebron’s name used to be Kiriath-arba; Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim.14:15 Nm 13:33 After this, the land had rest from war.14:15 Ex 33:14; Dt 3:20; 12:10; 25:19; Jos 1:13,15; 11:23; 21:44; 22:4; 23:1; 2Sm 7:1,11,12; 1Kg 5:4; 8:56; Ps 95:11; Mt 11:28–29; Heb 4:1

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