Joshua 14:10

And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
alive	הֶחֱיָ֨ה he.che.Yah	H2421	to live · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	דִּבֵּר֒ di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֨ים 'ar.ba.'Im	H705	forty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
five	וְחָמֵ֜שׁ ve.cha.Mesh	H2568	five · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
years	שָׁנָ֗ה sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
since	מֵ֠אָז Me.'oz	H227	at that time or place · preposition + adverb
LORD	יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
spake	דִּבֶּ֨ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
word	הַדָּבָ֤ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
wandered	הָלַ֥ךְ ha.Lakh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר ba.mid.Bar	H4057	a pasture (i.e. open field · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
day	הַיּ֔וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
fourscore	וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖ים u.she.mo.Nim	H8084	eighty · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
five	חָמֵ֥שׁ cha.Mesh	H2568	five · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
years	שָׁנָֽה sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
old	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

Numbers 14:30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua t…
Numbers 14:33-34 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.
Joshua 11:18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 14:6–end

Before the lot was cast into the lap for the determining of the portions of the respective tribes, the particular portion of Caleb was assigned to him. He was now, except Joshua, not only the oldest man in all Israel, but was twenty years older than any of them, for all that were above twenty years old when he was forty were dead in the wilderness; it was fit therefore that this phoenix of his age should have some particular marks of honour put upon him in the dividing of the land. Now, I. Caleb here presents his petition, or rather makes his demand, to have Hebron given him for a possession (this mountain he calls it, Jos 14:12), and not to have that put into the lot with the other parts of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 14:6

CALEB BY PRIVILEGE REQUESTS AND OBTAINS HEBRON. (Jos 14:6-15) Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb . . . said--This incident is recorded here because it occurred while the preparations were being made for casting the lots, which, it appears, were begun in Gilgal. The claim of Caleb to the mountains of Hebron as his personal and family possessions was founded on a solemn promise of Moses, forty-five years before (Num 14:24; Deu 1:36; Jos 14:10), to give him that land on account of his fidelity. Being one of the nominees appointed to preside over the division of the country, he might have been charged with using his powers as a commissioner to his own advantage, ha…

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Adam Clarke on Joshua 14:10

These forty and five years - See the note on Jos 13:1.

John Gill on Joshua 14:10

And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said,.... Had upheld him in life, and preserved him from many dangers in the wilderness; and had continued him not only in life, but in health to that day, according to his promise to him, that he would bring him into the land of Canaan, and that he should see and possess it, Numbers 14:24 Deuteronomy 1:36, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, and while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness; not that the children of Israel were wandering in the wilderness forty five years, but it was while they were in the wilderness this word or promise, concerning Caleb, was spoken by the Lord to Moses;…

Dictionary and topics

Caleb — A dog. (1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chr. 2:9). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49). (2.) A “son of Hur, the firstborn of…
Debir — Oracle town; sanctuary. (1.) One of the eleven cities to the west of Hebron, in the highlands of Judah (Josh. 15:49; Judg. 1:11-15). It was originally one of the towns of the Anakim (Josh. 15:15),…
Judah, Tribe of — Judah and his three surviving sons went down with Jacob into Egypt (Gen. 46:12; Ex. 1:2). At the time of the Exodus, when we meet with the family of Judah again, they have increased to the number of…
Anakim, The · Hebron a possession of, given to Caleb for his faithfulness — Hebron a possession of, given to Caleb for his faithfulness
Caleb · the land of promise — the land of promise
Hebron · .Conquest of, by — .Conquest of, by
Obedience · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Joshua 14:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 14:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 14:6

Adam Clarke on Joshua 14:10

John Gill on Joshua 14:10

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 14:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 14:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 14:6

Adam Clarke on Joshua 14:10

John Gill on Joshua 14:10

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 14:9-12

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 14:9-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 14:9

Rashi on Joshua 14:10