14The Israelites received these portions that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes gave them in the land of Canaan.H1121H3478H5157H776H3667H499H3548H3091H1121H5126H7218H1H4294H1121H3478H51572Their inheritance was by lot as the LORD commanded through Moses for the nine and a half tribes,H1486H5159H3068H6680H3027H4872H8672H4294H2677H42943because Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes beyond the Jordan. But he gave no inheritance among them to the Levites.H4872H5414H5159H8147H4294H2677H4294H5676H3383H3881H5414H5159H84324The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. No portion of the land was given to the Levites except cities to live in, along with pasturelands for their cattle and livestock.H1121H3130H8147H4294H4519H669H5414H2506H3881H776H5892H3427H4054H4735H70755So the Israelites did as the LORD commanded Moses, and they divided the land.H3068H6680H4872H1121H3478H6213H2505H776
Caleb’s Inheritance
6The descendants of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, "You know what the LORD promised Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.H1121H3063H5066H3091H1537H3612H1121H3312H7074H559H3045H1697H3068H1696H4872H376H430H182H182H69477I was 40 years old when Moses the LORD's servant sent me from Kadesh-barnea to scout the land, and I brought back an honest report.H705H8141H1121H4872H5650H3068H7971H6947H7270H776H7725H1697H7725H38248My brothers who went with me caused the people's hearts to melt with fear, but I remained loyal to the LORD my God.H251H5927H3820H5971H4529H4390H310H3068H4309On that day Moses promised me, 'The land where you have set foot will be an inheritance for you and your descendants forever, because you have remained loyal to the LORD my God.'H4872H7650H3117H559H776H7272H1869H5159H1121H5704H5769H4390H310H3068H43010"As you see, the LORD has kept me alive [these] 45 years as He promised, since the LORD spoke this word to Moses while Israel was journeying in the wilderness. Here I am today, 85 years old.H3068H2421H1696H705H2568H8141H227H3068H1696H1697H4872H3478H1980H4057H3117H8084H2568H8141H112111I am still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. My strength for battle and for daily tasks is now as it was then.H2389H3117H3117H4872H7971H3581H3581H4421H3318H93512Now give me this hill country the LORD promised [me] on that day, because you heard then that the Anakim are there, as well as large fortified cities. Perhaps the LORD will be with me and I will drive them out as the LORD promised."H5414H2022H3068H1696H3117H8085H3117H6062H5892H1419H1219H194H3068H854H3423H3068H169613Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as an inheritance.H3091H1288H5414H3612H1121H3312H2275H515914Therefore, Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he remained loyal to the LORD, the God of Israel.H2275H5159H3612H1121H3312H7074H3117H4390H310H3068H430H347815Hebron's name used to be Kiriath-arba; Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. After this, the land had rest from war.H8034H2275H6440H7153H1419H120H6062H776H8252H4421