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
1 tn Heb “in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel.”
2 tn Heb “these cities were city [by] city, and its grazing areas [were] around it; so [it was] for all these cities.”
3 tn Heb “which he had sworn to give to their fathers.”
4 tn Or “possessed.”
5 tn Heb “gave them rest all around.”
6 tn Heb “according to all he swore to their fathers.”
7 tn Heb “not a man stood from before them from all their enemies.”
8 tn Heb “the house of Israel.” Cf. NCV “the Israelites”; TEV “the people of Israel”; CEV, NLT “Israel.”
9 tn Heb “not a word from all the good word which the