Joshua 14:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 14:9

7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord ^asent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart.

8 Nevertheless ^amy brethren who went up with me made the¹ heart of the people melt, but I wholly ^bfollowed the Lord my God.

9 So Moses swore on that day, saying, ^a‘Surely the land ^bwhere your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’

10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me ^aalive, ^bas He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel¹ wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old.

11 ^aAs yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both ^bfor going out and for coming in.

12 Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how ^athe Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. ^bIt may be that the Lord will be with me, and ^cI shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said.”

13 And Joshua ^ablessed him, ^band gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.

14 ^aHebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he ^bwholly followed the Lord God of Israel.

15 And ^athe name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim). ^bThen the land had rest from war.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 14:9

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American Standard Version
And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy foot hath trodden shall be an inheritance to thee and to thy children for ever, because thou hast wholly followed Jehovah my God.

Amplified® Bible
And Moses swore on that day, Surely the land on which your feet have walked shall be an inheritance to you and your children always, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.

Contemporary English Version
The same day I came back, Moses told me, "Since you were faithful to the LORD God, I promise that the places where you went as a spy will belong to you and your descendants forever."

Darby English Version
And Moses swore on that day, saying, The land whereon thy feet have trodden shall assuredly be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever! for thou hast wholly followed Jehovah my God.

Good News Bible
Because I did, Moses promised me that my children and I would certainly receive as our possession the land which I walked over.

King James Version
And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.

New American Standard Bible
"So Moses swore on that day, saying, `Surely the land on which your foot has trodden will be an inheritance to you and to your children forever, because you have followed the LORD my God fully.'

New International Version
So on that day Moses swore to me, 'The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.'

New King James Version
So Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"So Moses swore on that day, saying, 'Surely the land on which your foot has trodden will become an inheritance to you and to your children forever, because you have followed the LORD my God fully.'

Revised Standard Version
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.'

Young's Literal Translation
and Moses sweareth in that day, saying, If not -- the land on which thy foot hath trodden, to thee it is for inheritance, and to thy sons -- to the age, for thou hast been fully after Jehovah my God.

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