Division of the Land West of the Jordan
1Now these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel allotted to them. 2Their inheritances were assigned by lot to the nine-and-a-half tribes, as the Lord had commanded through Moses. 3Moses had granted the two-and-a-half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan but had not granted the Levites an inheritance among the rest, 4for Joseph’s descendants had become two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds. 5So the Israelites divided the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Allotment for Caleb
6Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you and me. 7I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions, 8but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear. I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly. 9So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.’14:9 Deut. 1:36
10“Now then, just as the Lord promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! 11I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. 12Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.”
13Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. 14So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly. 15(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)
Then the land had rest from war.
约旦河西土地的分配
1以下是祭司以利亚撒、嫩的儿子约书亚和以色列各支派的首领在迦南分给以色列人的产业， 2是照耶和华借摩西所指示的，用抽签的方式分给九个半支派的。 3摩西在约旦河东已经把产业分给了吕便、迦得支派和玛拿西半个支派，只是没有把产业分给利未人。 4约瑟的子孙已分为玛拿西和以法莲两个支派。利未人没有分到地，但有城邑居住，还有草场可以牧养牲畜，安置财物。 5以色列人照耶和华给摩西的指示分配这些土地。
迦勒分得希伯仑
6那时，犹大支派的人来到吉甲见约书亚，基尼洗族耶孚尼的儿子迦勒对约书亚说：“你知道耶和华在加低斯·巴尼亚跟上帝的仆人摩西提到关于你和我的事。 7我四十岁那年，耶和华的仆人摩西从加低斯·巴尼亚派我来侦察这地方，我如实禀告他。 8与我同去的弟兄的禀告让以色列人胆战心惊，但我一心追随我的上帝耶和华。 9所以，当日摩西就向我起誓，‘你脚踏过的地方必永远归你和你的子孙作产业，因为你一心追随我的上帝耶和华。’14:9 参申命记1:36。 10耶和华照祂的应许，让我又活了四十五年。当年耶和华对摩西说这话时，以色列人还在旷野漂流。看！我现在已经八十五岁了， 11仍像当年摩西派我出去时那样身强力壮，跟当年一样能征善战。 12现在，求你照耶和华当日向我应许的，把这山区赐给我。你当日亲耳听到那里有亚衲人，他们的城池高大坚固。但只要耶和华与我同在，我必照着祂的应许把这些人赶走。”
13于是，约书亚便祝福耶孚尼的儿子迦勒，把希伯仑给他，作为他的产业。 14所以，希伯仑至今仍是基尼洗族耶孚尼的儿子迦勒的产业，因为他一心追随以色列的上帝耶和华。 15希伯仑从前名叫基列·亚巴，亚巴原是亚衲族中最伟大的人。从此，境内太平，没有战争。
