Joshua 24 · Verse 13

Joshua 24:13

And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
Joshua 24:13, King James Version

Joshua 24:13 in other translations

BSBSo I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’
WEBI gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you didn’t build, and you live in them. You eat of vineyards and olive groves which you didn’t plant.’
ASVAnd I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
YLT‘And I give to you a land for which thou hast not laboured, and cities which ye have not built, and ye dwell in them; of vineyards and olive-yards which ye have not planted ye are eating.
DARBYAnd I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
BBEAnd I gave you a land on which you had done no work, and towns not of your building, and you are now living in them; and your food comes from vine-gardens and olive-gardens not of your planting.
WebsterAnd I have given you a land for which ye did not labor, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and olive-yards which ye planted not do ye eat.

What does Joshua 24:13 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 24:1-14

We must never think our work for God done, till our life is done. If he lengthen out our days beyond what we expected, like those of Joshua, it is because he has some further service for us to do. He who aims at the same mind which was in Christ Jesus, will glory in bearing the last testimony to his Saviour's goodness, and in telling to all around, the obligations with which the unmerited goodness of God has bound…

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Joshua 24:13 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.

וָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.Tenand I gaveH5414
לָכֶ֜םla.Khemto <the> you
אֶ֣רֶץ\׀'E.retza landH776
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יָגַ֣עְתָּya.Ga'.tayou had laboredH3021
בָּ֗הּBahfor it
וְעָרִים֙ve.'a.Rimand citiesH5892
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
בְנִיתֶ֔םve.ni.Temyou had builtH1129
וַתֵּשְׁב֖וּva.te.she.Vuand you dweltH3427
בָּהֶ֑םba.Hemin <the> them
כְּרָמִ֤יםke.ra.MimvineyardsH3754
וְזֵיתִים֙ve.zei.Timand olive treesH2132
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
נְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.Temyou had plantedH5193
אַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemyouH859
אֹכְלִֽים\׃'o.khe.Lim[are] eatingH398

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Cross references for Joshua 24:13

  • Deuteronomy 6:10-12

    And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

  • Deuteronomy 8:7

    For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

  • Joshua 21:45

    There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

  • Proverbs 13:22

    A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

  • Joshua 11:13

    But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.

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And I.
21:45
cities.
11:13; De 6:10-12; 8:7; Pr 13:22

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Context

  • Joshua 24:12

    And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

  • Joshua 24:13

    And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

  • Joshua 24:14

    Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.

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Joshua 24:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y os dí la tierra por la cual nada trabajasteis, y las ciudades que no edificasteis, en las cuales moráis; y de las viñas y olivares que no plantasteis, coméis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et je vous donnai un pays où tu n’avais pas travaillé et des villes que vous n’aviez point bâties, et vous y habitez; vous mangez le fruit des vignes et des oliviers que vous n’avez pas plantés.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich habe euch ein Land gegeben, um das du dich nicht gemüht, und Städte, die ihr nicht gebaut habt, und ihr wohnet darin; von Weinbergen und Olivenbäumen, die ihr nicht gepflanzt habt, esset ihr. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dedique vobis terram, in qua non laborastis, et urbes quas non ædificastis, ut habitaretis in eis: vineas, et oliveta, quæ non plantastis.