Joshua 24:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 24:4

2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ^a‘Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of¹ the River in old times; and ^bthey served other gods.

3 ^aThen I took your father Abraham from the other side of¹ the River, led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and ^bgave him Isaac.

4 To Isaac I gave ^aJacob and Esau. To ^bEsau I gave the mountains of Seir to possess, ^cbut Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

5 ^aAlso I sent Moses and Aaron, and ^bI plagued Egypt, according to what I did among them. Afterward I brought you out.

6 ‘Then I ^abrought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.

7 So they cried out to the Lord; and He put ^adarkness between you and the Egyptians, brought the sea upon them, and covered them. And ^byour eyes saw what I did in Egypt. Then you dwelt in the wilderness ^ca long time.

8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who dwelt on the other side of the Jordan, ^aand they fought with you. But I gave them into your hand, that you might possess their land, and I destroyed them from before you.

9 Then ^aBalak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose to make war against Israel, and ^bsent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 24:4

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American Standard Version
And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it: and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Amplified® Bible
And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

Contemporary English Version
Then I gave Isaac two sons, Jacob and Esau. I had Esau live in the hill country of Mount Seir, but your ancestor Jacob and his children went to live in Egypt.

Darby English Version
And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau; and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt.

Good News Bible
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau the hill country of Edom as his possession, but your ancestor Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

King James Version
And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

New American Standard Bible
`To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau, and to Esau I gave Mount Seir to possess it; but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

New International Version
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I assigned the hill country of Seir to Esau, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

New King James Version
To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau, and to Esau I gave Mount Seir to possess it; but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

Revised Standard Version
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave Esau the hill country of Se'ir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

Young's Literal Translation
And I give to Isaac, Jacob and Esau; and I give to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his sons have gone down to Egypt.

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