Joshua 21 · Verse 43

Joshua 21:43

And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
Joshua 21:43, King James Version

Joshua 21:43 in other translations

BSBThus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
WEBSo the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.
ASVSo Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
YLTAnd Jehovah giveth to Israel the whole of the land which He hath sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;
DARBYAnd Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.
BBESo the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he gave by oath to their fathers; so it became their heritage and their living-place.
WebsterAnd the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt in it.

What does Joshua 21:43 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 21:43-45

Jos 21:43-45. God Gave Them Rest.

43-45. the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers--This is a general winding up of the history from the thirteenth chapter, which narrates the occupation of the land by the Israelites. All the promises made, whether to the people or to Joshua (Jos 1:5), had been, or were in the course of being fulfilled; and the recorded experience of the Israelites (Jos 21:45), is a ground of hope and confidence to the people of God in every age, that all other promises made to the Church will, in due time, be accomplished.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 43 And the Lord gave - all the land which he sware - All was now divided by lot unto them, and their enemies were so completely discomfited that there was not a single army of the Canaanites remaining to make head against them; and those which were left in the land served under tribute, and the tribute that they paid was the amplest proof of their complete subjugation. Add to this, they had as much of the land in actual possession as they could occupy; and, as they increased, God enabled them to drive out the rest of the ancient inhabitants; but in consequence of the infidelity of the Israelites, God permitted their enemies often to straiten them, and sometimes to prevail against them. It should also be remembered, that God never promised to give them the land, or to maintain them in it, but on condition of obedience; and so punctually did he fulfill this intention, that there is not a single instance on record in which they were either straitened or subjugated, while obedient and faithful to their God. The cavil is as foolish as it is unprincipled which states, "The Israelites never did possess the whole of the land which was promised to them, and therefore that promise could not come by Divine revelation." With as much reason might it be urged that Great Britain has not subdued the French West India Islands and Batavia, (Feb. 1812), because the ancient inhabitants still remain in them; but is not their serving under tribute an absolute proof that they are conquered, and under the British dominion? So was the whole land of Canaan conquered, and its inhabitants subdued, though the whole of the ground was not occupied by the Israelites till the days of David and Solomon. In the most correct and literal sense it might be said, There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel: all came to pass. Nor shall one word of his ever fail to any of his followers while the sun and moon endure.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 21:43-45
God promised to give to the seed of Abraham the land of Canaan for a possession, and now they possessed it, and dwelt therein. And the promise of the heavenly Canaan is as sure to all God's spiritual Israel; for it is the promise of Him that cannot lie. There stood not a man before them. The after-prevalence of the Canaanites was the effect of Israel's slothfulness, and the punishment of their sinful inclination to the idolatries and abominations of the heathen whom they harboured and indulged. There failed not aught of any good thing, which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. In due season all his promises will be accomplished; then will his people acknowledge that the Lord has exceeded their largest expectations, and made them more than conquerors, and brought them to their desired rest.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Joshua 21:43 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'Elto IsraelH3478
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'he had swornH7650
לָתֵ֣תla.Tetto giveH5414
לַאֲבוֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.Tamto ancestors theirH1
וַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָvai.yi.ra.Shu.haand they took possession of itH3423
וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuand they dweltH3427
בָֽהּ\׃Vahin <the> it

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Cross references for Joshua 21:43

  • Genesis 13:15

    For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

  • Genesis 28:4

    And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

  • Psalms 106:42-45

    Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

  • Exodus 23:27-31

    I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. …

  • Psalms 44:3

    For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

  • Genesis 15:13-21

    And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. …

  • Genesis 28:13-14

    And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • Exodus 3:8

    And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

  • Genesis 26:3-4

    Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

  • Deuteronomy 11:31

    For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.

  • Genesis 12:7

    And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

  • Deuteronomy 17:14

    When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;

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Ge 12:7; 13:15; 15:13-21; 26:3,4; 28:4,13,14; Ex 3:8; 23:27-31
Ps 44:3; 106:42-45

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Context

  • Joshua 21:42

    These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.

  • Joshua 21:43

    And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

  • Joshua 21:44

    And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.

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Joshua 21:43 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así dió Jehová á Israel toda la tierra que había jurado dar á sus padres; y poseyéronla, y habitaron en ella.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel donna à Israël tout le pays qu’il avait juré de donner à leurs pères; et ils le possédèrent, et y habitèrent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und so gab Jehova Israel das ganze Land, welches er ihren Vätern zu geben geschworen hatte; und sie nahmen es in Besitz und wohnten darin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ne unum quidem verbum, quod illis præstiturum se esse promiserat, irritum fuit, sed rebus expleta sunt omnia.