Numbers 33:53
51 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
52 you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.
You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess.
54 And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.
55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess.
- KJV
- And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
- WEB
- You shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for I have given the land to you to possess it.
- ASV
- and ye shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for unto you have I given the land to possess it.
- DARBY
- and ye shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein, for to you have I given the land to possess it.
- BLB
- And you⁺ shall possess the land and dwell in it. For to you⁺ I have given the land to possess.
- ÅB
- Og dere skal ta landet i eie og bo i det; for dere har jeg gitt landet til eiendom.
- OTB
- Dere skal eie landet og gjøre det til deres hjem, for jeg har gitt dere landet å bo i.
- B1930
- Og I skal ta landet i eie og bo i det; for eder har jeg gitt landet til eiendom.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 11:31
For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you. When you take possession of it and settle in it,
Read in contextDaniel 4:32
You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
Read in contextJeremiah 27:5–6
By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.
Read in contextJoshua 21:43
Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
Read in contextPsalms 115:16
The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:8
When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
Read in contextDaniel 4:17
This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’
Read in contextDaniel 4:25
You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.
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