Joshua 24 · Verse 4

Joshua 24:4

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.
Joshua 24:4, King James Version

Joshua 24:4 in other translations

BSBand to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
WEBI gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it. Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau: to Esau I gave Mount Seir, as his heritage; but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.
WebsterAnd I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

What does Joshua 24:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. I gave unto Esau mount Seir--(See on Ge 36:8). In order that he might be no obstacle to Jacob and his posterity being the exclusive heirs of Canaan.

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

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 24:4 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.

וָאֶתֵּ֣ןva.'e.Tenand I gaveH5414
לְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.Chakto IsaacH3327
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavEsauH6215
וָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.Tenand I gaveH5414
לְעֵשָׂ֜וle.'e.Savto EsauH6215
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַ֤רhar[the] mountain ofH2022
שֵׂעִיר֙se.'IrSeirH8165
לָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetto take possession ofH3423
אוֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
וְיַעֲקֹ֥בve.ya.'a.Koand JacobH3290
וּבָנָ֖יוu.va.Navand sons hisH1121
יָרְד֥וּya.re.Duthey went downH3381
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 24:4

  • Genesis 36:8

    Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

  • Deuteronomy 2:5

    Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

  • Genesis 25:24-26

    And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

  • Acts 7:15

    So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

  • Psalms 105:23

    Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

  • Genesis 32:3

    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

  • Genesis 46:1-7

    And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer–sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
unto Isaac.
Ge 25:24-26
unto Esau.
Ge 32:3; 36:8; De 2:5
Jacob.
Ge 46:1-7; Ps 105:23; Ac 7:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Joshua 24:3

    And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

  • Joshua 24:4

    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.

  • Joshua 24:5

    I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.

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Joshua 24:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y á Isaac dí á Jacob y á Esaú: y á Esaú dí el monte de Seir, que lo poseyese: mas Jacob y sus hijos descendieron á Egipto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et je donnai à Isaac Jacob et Ésaü; et je donnai à Ésaü la montagne de Séhir pour la posséder; et Jacob et ses fils descendirent en Égypte;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dem Isaak gab ich Jakob und Esau; und dem Esau gab ich das Gebirge Seir, es zu besitzen; und Jakob und seine Söhne zogen nach Ägypten hinab.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et dedi ei Isaac: illique rursum dedi Jacob et Esau. E quibus, Esau dedi montem Seir ad possidendum: Jacob vero et filii ejus descenderunt in Ægyptum.