Joshua 24:4
2 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
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.
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.
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.
6 And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it. Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
- ASV
- And 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.
- DARBY
- And 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.
- BLB
- And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau, and I gave to Esau Mount Seir to possess, and Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.
- ÅB
- Og Isak gav jeg Jakob og Esau, og jeg gav Esau Se'ir-fjellene til eie; men Jakob og hans barn dro ned til Egypt.
- OTB
- Til Isak ga jeg Jakob og Esau. Jeg tildelte Seirs fjelland til Esau, men Jakob og hans sønner dro ned til Egypt.
- B1930
- Og Isak gav jeg Jakob og Esau, og jeg gav Esau Se'ir-fjellene til eie; men Jakob og hans barn drog ned til Egypten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 36:8
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 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.
Read in contextGenesis 25:24–26
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Read in contextActs 7:15
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
Read in contextPsalms 105:23
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Read in contextGenesis 32:3
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Read in contextGenesis 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.
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