1 T hese are the inheritances in the land of Canaan distributed to the Israelites by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of their tribes.

These are the lands which the people of Israel received in the land of Canaan. They were given to them as a gift by Eleazar the religious leader, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the families of the people of Israel.

2 T heir inheritance was by lot, as the Lord commanded Moses, for the nine and one-half tribes.

Their share was decided upon by drawing names, as the Lord told Moses, for the nine families and the half-family group.

3 F or Moses had given an inheritance to the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them,

For Moses had given land to the two families and the half-family group east of the Jordan. But he did not give land to the Levites among them.

4 F or the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no part was given in the land to the Levites except cities in which to live, with their pasturelands for their livestock and for their possessions.

Because the sons of Joseph were two families, Manasseh and Ephraim. And they did not give part of the land to the Levites. They only gave them cities to live in, with fields for their animals and whatever they had.

5 A s the Lord commanded Moses, so the Israelites did, and they divided the land.

The people of Israel did just as the Lord had told Moses. They divided the land.

6 T hen the people of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God concerning me and you in Kadesh-barnea.

Then the sons of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God about you and me in Kadesh-barnea.

7 F orty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnea to scout out the land. And I brought him a report as it was in my heart.

I was forty years old when the Lord’s servant Moses sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land. I returned with news for him as it was in my heart.

8 B ut my brethren who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the Lord my God.

My brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people weak with fear. But I followed the Lord my God with all my heart.

9 A nd Moses swore on that day, Surely the land on which your feet have walked shall be an inheritance to you and your children always, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.

So Moses promised on that day, ‘For sure the land where your foot has stepped will be a gift to you and your children forever. Because you have followed the Lord my God with all your heart.’

10 A nd now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years since the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while the Israelites wandered in the wilderness; and now, behold, I am this day eighty-five years old.

Now see, the Lord has let me live, as He said, these forty-five years since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel walked in the desert. Today I am eighty-five years old.

11 Y et I am as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me; as my strength was then, so is my strength now for war and to go out and to come in.

I am as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me. I am as strong now as I was then, for war, or for anything.

12 S o now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke that day. For you heard then how the Anakim were there and that the cities were great and fortified; if the Lord will be with me, I shall drive them out just as the Lord said.

So now give me this hill country the Lord spoke about on that day. For you heard then that big powerful men were there, with strong cities with high walls. If the Lord will be with me, I will drive them out just as the Lord said.”

13 T hen Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.

So Joshua prayed that God would favor him. And he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his share.

14 S o Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel.

Hebron became the land of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day. Because he followed the Lord God of Israel with all his heart.

15 T he name of Hebron before was Kiriath-arba. This Arba was the greatest of the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

The name of Hebron had been Kiriath-arba. For Arba was the most powerful among the big powerful men. Then the land had rest from war.