Joshua 14:9

And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children’s for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
sware	וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע vai.yi.sha.Va'	H7650	to seven oneself · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם bai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
saying	לֵאמֹר֒ le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
feet	רַגְלְךָ֙ rag.le.Kha	H7272	a foot (as used in walking) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
trodden	דָּרְכָ֤ה da.re.Khah	H1869	to tread · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
inheritance	לְנַחֲלָ֛ה le.na.cha.Lah	H5159	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
children’s	וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ u.le.va.Nei.kha	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
for	עַד 'ad-	H5704	as far (or long · preposition
ever	עוֹלָ֑ם o.Lam	H5769	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
wholly	מִלֵּ֔אתָ mi.Le.ta	H4390	to fill or (intransitively) be full of · verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
followed	אַחֲרֵ֖י 'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהָֽי 'e.lo.Hai	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Joshua 1:3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
Deuteronomy 1:36 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he…
Numbers 14:22-24 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these t…
Numbers 13:22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built s…

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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 14:9

The land whereon thy feet have trodden - This probably refers to Hebron, which was no doubt mentioned on this occasion.

John Gill on Joshua 14:9

And Moses sware on that day, saying,.... Or declared the oath of the Lord, for it was the Lord that sware to what follows; see Deuteronomy 1:34, surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever: not the whole land of Canaan, nor all the parts of it Caleb travelled through, but particularly Hebron; which though not expressly mentioned in the aforesaid oath, yet was understood and known to be the meaning of it, and which Joshua by the following grant owned, and it is elsewhere expressly affirmed, Judges 1:20; and it is remarked, that it is not said "they", but "he" came to Hebron, Numbers 13:22; that is Caleb, so that it was literally true…

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
Oath · Moses covenants with — Moses covenants with
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 14:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 14:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 14:6

Adam Clarke on Joshua 14:9

John Gill on Joshua 14:9

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 14:9

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 14:9

John Gill on Joshua 14:9

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 14:7