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Revised Standard Version

Joshua 14:13

Then Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephun'neh for an inheritance.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Benedictions;   Caleb;   Hebron;   Obedience;   Thompson Chain Reference - Blessings;   Blessings-Afflictions;   Caleb;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Anakim, the;   Hittites;   Holy Land;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hebron;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Anak;   Caleb;   Hebron;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Caleb;   Debir;   Hebron;   Judah, Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hebron;   Othniel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hebron;   Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Caleb;   Joshua;   Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Caleb;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hebron;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Caleb;   Hebron;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Caleb;   Joshua (2);   Joshua, Book of;   Judah, Territory of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Anakim;   Giants;   Judah, Tribe of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as an inheritance.
Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshua blessed him; and he gave Hevron to Kalev the son of Yefunneh for an inheritance.
King James Version
And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Lexham English Bible
And Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
English Standard Version
Then Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
New Century Version
Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him the city of Hebron as his own.
New English Translation
Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron.
Amplified Bible
So Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
New American Standard Bible
So Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Ioshua blessed him, and gaue vnto Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, Hebron for an inheritance.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
Contemporary English Version
Joshua prayed that God would help Caleb, then he gave Hebron to Caleb and his descendants.
Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoshua blessed him and gave Hevron to Kalev the son of Y'funeh as his inheritance.
Darby Translation
And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
Easy-to-Read Version
Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh. Joshua gave him the city of Hebron as his own.
George Lamsa Translation
And Joshua blessed Caleb the son of Jophaniah, and gave him Hebron and its environs as an inheritance.
Good News Translation
Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him the city of Hebron as his possession.
Literal Translation
And Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Iosua blessed him, and so gaue Hebron vnto Caleb the sonne of Iephune.
American Standard Version
And Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
Bible in Basic English
And Joshua gave him his blessing; and he gave Hebron to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, for his heritage.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iosuah blessed him, and gaue vnto Caleb the sonne of Iephune, Hebron to inherite.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
King James Version (1611)
And Ioshua blessed him, and gaue vnto Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, Hebron for an inheritance.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joshua blessed him, and gave Chebron to Chaleb the son of Jephone the son of Kenez for an inheritance.
English Revised Version
And Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Josue blesside hym, and yaf to hym Ebron in to possessioun.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua blesseth him, and giveth Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh for an inheritance,
Update Bible Version
And Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Joshua blessed him, and gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
World English Bible
Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
New King James Version
And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
New Living Translation
So Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave Hebron to him as his portion of land.
New Life Bible
So Joshua prayed that God would favor him. And he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his share.
New Revised Standard
Then Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron unto Caleb son of Jephunneh, for an inheritance.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josue blessed him, and gave him Hebron in possession.
THE MESSAGE
Joshua blessed him. He gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite still today, because he gave himself totally to God , the God of Israel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.

Contextual Overview

6 Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal; and Caleb the son of Jephun'neh the Ken'izzite said to him, "You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God in Ka'desh-bar'nea concerning you and me. 7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Ka'desh-bar'nea to spy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. 8 But my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the LORD my God. 9 And Moses swore on that day, saying, 'Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children for ever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.' 10 And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as he said, these forty-five years since the time that the LORD spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness; and now, lo, I am this day eighty-five years old. 11 I am still as strong to this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war, and for going and coming. 12 So now give me this hill country of which the LORD spoke on that day; for you heard on that day how the Anakim were there, with great fortified cities: it may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall drive them out as the LORD said." 13 Then Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephun'neh for an inheritance. 14 So Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephun'neh the Ken'izzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel. 15 Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kir'iath-ar'ba; this Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

blessed: Joshua 22:6, Genesis 47:7, Genesis 47:10, 1 Samuel 1:17, Song of Solomon 6:9

gave unto: Joshua 10:36, Joshua 10:37, Joshua 15:13, Joshua 21:11, Joshua 21:12, Judges 1:20, 1 Chronicles 6:55, 1 Chronicles 6:56

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:18 - Hebron Genesis 27:4 - that my Genesis 37:14 - Hebron Numbers 13:22 - Hebron 1 Samuel 30:14 - Caleb 1 Samuel 30:31 - Hebron 2 Chronicles 27:4 - the mountains

Cross-References

Genesis 10:16
and the Jeb'usites, the Amorites, the Gir'gashites,
Genesis 14:24
I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me; let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share."
Genesis 39:14
she called to the men of her household and said to them, "See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to insult us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice;
Genesis 40:15
For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon."
Genesis 41:12
A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard; and when we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream.
Genesis 43:32
They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.
Exodus 2:6
When she opened it she saw the child; and lo, the babe was crying. She took pity on him and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."
Exodus 2:11
One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people.
Numbers 21:21
Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
1 Samuel 4:12
A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joshua blessed him,.... By granting him his request, congratulating him upon it, and praying for and wishing him success in his attempt to drive out the giants, and possess their country:

and gave unto Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, Hebron for an inheritance; being satisfied of the justness of his suit, of its being the will of God, and the order of Moses, that he should have this for an inheritance, which he had heard himself, had knowledge of, and well remembered: this is to be understood not of the city of Hebron itself, for that was given to the Levites, and was a city of refuge, but the country round about in the fields and villages annexed to it, as appears from Joshua 21:12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 14:13. Joshua blessed him — As the word bless often signifies to speak good or well of or to any person, (Genesis 2:3), here it may mean the praise bestowed on Caleb's intrepidity and faithfulness by Joshua, as well as a prayer to God that he might have prosperity in all things; and especially that the Lord might be with him, as himself had expressed in the preceding verse.


 
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