Yosua 21:41-45

21:41 The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites ¹  forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas. 21:42 Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard. ² 

21:43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, ³  and they conquered ⁴  it and lived in it. 21:44 The Lord made them secure, ⁵  in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. ⁶  None of their enemies could resist them. ⁷  21:45 Not one of the Lord’s faithful promises to the family of Israel ⁸  was left unfulfilled; every one was realized. ⁹ 

[21:41]  ¹ tn Heb “in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel.”

[21:42]  ² tn Heb “these cities were city [by] city, and its grazing areas [were] around it; so [it was] for all these cities.”

[21:43]  ³ tn Heb “which he had sworn to give to their fathers.”

[21:43]  ⁴ tn Or “possessed.”

[21:44]  ⁵ tn Heb “gave them rest all around.”

[21:44]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to all he swore to their fathers.”

[21:44]  ⁷ tn Heb “not a man stood from before them from all their enemies.”

[21:45]  ⁸ tn Heb “the house of Israel.” Cf. NCV “the Israelites”; TEV “the people of Israel”; CEV, NLT “Israel.”

[21:45]  ⁹ tn Heb “not a word from all the good word which the Lord spoke to the house of Israel fell; the whole came to pass.”