Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.
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Verse 4 is found in chapter 23 of Joshua. In his farewell speech, Joshua reminds Israel that God has fought for them and given the nation rest. However, he urges the people to remain faithful to the law of Moses and not associate with the remaining nations. Territorial conquest does not automatically guarantee future faithfulness. Joshua presents the main danger not as a new military coalition, but as the loss of spiritual identity through religious assimilation.
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Seht, ich habe euch diese noch übrigen Völker durchs Los zugeteilt, einem jeglichen Stamm sein Erbteil, vom Jordan an, und alle Völker, die ich ausgerottet habe, und am großen Meer gegen der Sonne Untergang.
He aquí os he repartido por suerte, en herencia para vuestras tribus, estas gentes, así las destruidas como las que quedan, desde el Jordán hasta la gran mar hacia donde el sol se pone.
Miren, les he asignado por sorteo como herencia para sus tribus estas naciones que quedan, junto con todas las naciones que eliminé, desde el Jordán hasta el mar Grande, hacia donde se pone el sol.
Voyez, je vous ai donné en héritage par le sort, selon vos tribus, ces nations qui sont restées, à partir du Jourdain, et toutes les nations que j'ai exterminées, jusqu'à la grande mer vers le soleil couchant.
Ecco, io vi ho spartito a sorte, per eredità, secondo le vostre tribù, il paese di queste genti che restano, insieme col paese di tutte quelle che io ho sterminate, cioè dal Giordano, infino al mar grande, verso il Ponente.
Vede que vos reparti por sorte, em herança às vossas tribos, estas nações que restam, bem como as nações que tenho destruído, desde o Jordão até o grande mar para o pôr do sol.
看,我已經把所剩下的列國,連同從 約旦河 起到 大海 日落的方向,我所剪除的列國,都抽籤分給你們各支派為業了。
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