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◄ Joshua 24:4►

New International Version
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I assigned the hill country of Seir to Esau, but Jacob and his family went down to Egypt.

New Living Translation
To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir, while Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

English Standard Version
And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

Berean Standard Bible
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

King James Bible
And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

New King James Version
To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

New American Standard Bible
To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau, and to Esau I gave Mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

NASB 1995
‘To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau, and to Esau I gave Mount Seir to possess it; but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

NASB 1977
‘And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau, and to Esau I gave Mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

Legacy Standard Bible
To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau, and to Esau I gave Mount Seir to possess it; but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

Amplified Bible
To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau, and to Esau I gave [the hill country of] Mount Seir to possess; but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

Christian Standard Bible
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave the hill country of Seir to Esau as a possession. “ ‘Jacob and his sons, however, went down to Egypt.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave the hill country of Seir to Esau as a possession, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.”

American Standard Version
And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it: and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Contemporary English Version
Then I gave Isaac two sons, Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau the hill country of Mount Seir, but your ancestor Jacob and his children went to live in Egypt.

English Revised Version
And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau the mountains in Seir as his own. However, Jacob and his sons went to Egypt.

Good News Translation
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau the hill country of Edom as his possession, but your ancestor Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

International Standard Version
I gave Jacob and Esau to Isaac. And I gave Mount Seir to Esau as his possession, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

NET Bible
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned Mount Seir, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

New Heart English Bible
And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it. And Jacob and his children went down into Egypt, and became there a great and numerous and mighty nation, and the Egyptians afflicted them.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Majority Text Translations

Majority Standard Bible
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

World English Bible
I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it. Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
And I give Jacob and Esau to Isaac; and I give Mount Seir to Esau, to possess it; and Jacob and his sons have gone down to Egypt.

Young's Literal Translation
And I give to Isaac, Jacob and Esau; and I give to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his sons have gone down to Egypt.

Smith's Literal Translation
And I will give to Isaak, Jacob and Esau: and I will give to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his sons will go down to Egypt.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
And gave him Isaac: and to him again I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir for his possession: but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and I gave to him Isaac. And to him, I gave again Jacob and Esau. And I gave mount Seir to Esau as a possession. Yet truly, Jacob and his sons descended into Egypt.

New American Bible
To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned the mountain region of Seir to possess, while Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

New Revised Standard Version
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
And I gave to Isaac, Jacob and Esau; and I gave to Esau mount Seir for a possession; but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I gave to Isaaq Yaqob and Eisu, and I gave to Eisu the inheritance, the Mountain of Seir, and Yaqob and his children went down to Egypt

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau; and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and I gave to him Isaac, and to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau mount Seir for him to inherit: and Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt, and became there a great and populous and mighty nation: and the Egyptians afflicted them.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

Joshua Reviews Israel's History
…3But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau.I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess,but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.5Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and afterward I brought you out.…

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Cross References

Genesis 25:24-26
When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb. / The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau. / After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

Genesis 36:8
So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.

Genesis 46:1-7
So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. / And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. / “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. ...

Genesis 50:24
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

Exodus 1:1-5
These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: / Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; / Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ...

Exodus 6:3-8
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them. / I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners. / Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant. ...

Deuteronomy 2:5
Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.

Deuteronomy 2:12
The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)

Deuteronomy 2:22
just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.

Deuteronomy 4:37-38
Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power, / to drive out before you nations greater and mightier than you, and to bring you into their land and give it to you for your inheritance, as it is this day.

Deuteronomy 6:10
And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,

Deuteronomy 9:5
It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Deuteronomy 11:23
then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.

Deuteronomy 26:5
and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.

Acts 7:8-9
Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs. / Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

Treasury of Scripture

And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

unto Isaac

Genesis 25:24-26
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold,there were twins in her womb…

unto Esau

Genesis 32:3
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

Genesis 36:8
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esauis Edom.

Deuteronomy 2:5
Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esaufor a possession.

Jacob

Genesis 46:1-7
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac…

Psalm 105:23
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

Acts 7:15
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

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Joshua 24

1.Joshua assembles the tribes at Shechem
2.A brief history of God's benefits from Terah
14.He renews the covenant between them and God
26.A stone the witness of the covenant
29.Joshua's age, death, and burial
32.Joseph's bones are buried
33.Eleazar dies

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and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau.
This phrase highlights God's sovereign choice and the continuation of His covenant promises through Isaac's lineage. Jacob and Esau, the twin sons of Isaac, represent two nations (Genesis 25:23). Jacob, later named Israel, is the father of the twelve tribes of Israel, while Esau is the ancestor of the Edomites. This choice underscores the theme of divine election, as seen inRomans 9:10-13, where Paul discusses God's purpose in election, emphasizing that it is not by works but by His calling.

I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess,
Mount Seir, located in the region south of the Dead Sea, was given to Esau and his descendants, the Edomites, as their inheritance (Deuteronomy 2:5). This allocation of land is significant as it shows God's provision and fulfillment of His promises to Esau, despite Esau not being the chosen line for the covenant. The Edomites' relationship with Israel was often contentious, as seen in various biblical accounts, including Obadiah's prophecy against Edom.

but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
This part of the verse refers to the migration of Jacob and his family to Egypt during a severe famine, as detailed inGenesis 46. This move was orchestrated by God to preserve the family and fulfill His promise to Abraham that his descendants would be strangers in a foreign land (Genesis 15:13). The sojourn in Egypt sets the stage for the Exodus, a pivotal event in Israel's history, symbolizing redemption and foreshadowing Christ's redemptive work. Egypt, in biblical typology, often represents bondage and sin, from which God delivers His people.

Persons / Places / Events

1.Isaac
The son of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac is a patriarch in the lineage of the Israelites. He is the father of Jacob and Esau, representing the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham.

2.Jacob
Also known as Israel, Jacob is the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah. He is the father of the twelve tribes of Israel, and his journey to Egypt marks a significant event in the history of the Israelites.

3.Esau
The elder twin brother of Jacob, Esau is the ancestor of the Edomites. He was given the hill country of Seir as his inheritance, which signifies God's provision and plan for different nations.

4.Seir
A mountainous region assigned to Esau and his descendants, the Edomites. It represents the fulfillment of God's promise to Esau, despite his separation from the covenant line.

5.Egypt
The land where Jacob and his sons went during a famine, leading to the eventual enslavement of the Israelites. This event sets the stage for the Exodus and God's deliverance of His people.

Teaching Points

God's Sovereignty in Family Dynamics
God orchestrates His plans through family lines, even amidst human conflict and imperfection. Trust in His overarching plan for your family.

Inheritance and Divine Provision
Just as God provided Seir for Esau, He provides for all His creation. Recognize and be grateful for God's provision in your life.

The Role of Egypt in God's Plan
Egypt was both a place of refuge and bondage for the Israelites. Reflect on how God uses both blessings and trials to shape His people.

Faithfulness Across Generations
God's promises to Abraham were fulfilled through Isaac, Jacob, and beyond. Consider how your faithfulness can impact future generations.

God's Distinct Plans for Individuals
Esau and Jacob had different paths, yet both were under God's care. Embrace the unique path God has for you, without comparison to others.

Bible Study Questions and Answers

1.What is the meaning of Joshua 24:4?

2.How does Joshua 24:4 demonstrate God's faithfulness to Abraham's descendants?

3.What lessons can we learn from God's provision in Joshua 24:4?

4.How does Joshua 24:4 connect to God's promises in Genesis 12:7?

5.How can we trust God's provision in our lives, like in Joshua 24:4?

6.What does "gave him Mount Seir" teach about God's sovereignty and plans?

7.How does Joshua 24:4 reflect God's promise to the patriarchs?

8.What is the significance of Esau's inheritance in Joshua 24:4?

9.How does Joshua 24:4 demonstrate God's sovereignty in history?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Joshua 24?

11.Who are the Sons of Jacob?

12.Joshua 1:4 - Does the text exaggerate Israel's borders, given the lack of historical records showing Israel ever controlled all the land from the Euphrates to the Mediterranean?

13.Joshua 18:4 - How likely is it that ancient Israelites had the means and literacy to survey and record the land so precisely?

14.What is The Pentateuch?

What Does Joshua 24:4 Mean

“and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau”

• God reminds Israel that He Himself created the next generation of the promise, fulfillingGenesis 25:21-26.

• Both sons were a “gift,” displaying the Lord’s faithful covenant love first spoken inGenesis 17:19.

• Yet even in the womb God distinguished their futures (Romans 9:10-13;Hebrews 11:20).

• By naming both brothers, Joshua highlights that every line of descent—chosen or not—rests on God’s gracious initiative.

“I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess”

• Although Esau was not the carrier of the covenant, the Lord still provided him with an inheritance (Genesis 36:8;Deuteronomy 2:5).

• This grants Israel a lesson in humility: God blesses according to His own purposes, not merely human merit.

• The land grant also explains why Israel was later forbidden to seize Edomite territory (Numbers 20:14-21), underscoring God’s sovereign boundaries (Acts 17:26).

“but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt”

• In contrast to Esau’s immediate land possession, Jacob’s line entered a season of waiting and trial (Genesis 46:1-7;Acts 7:9-15).

• The descent to Egypt set the stage for the Exodus, where God’s power and covenant faithfulness would be displayed on a national scale (Exodus 1:1-14; 3:6-10).

• The phrase underscores that the route to promise sometimes travels through hardship, yet God oversees every mile (Genesis 50:20;Psalm 105:17-24).

summary

Joshua 24:4 showcases God’s sovereign distribution of blessings: He formed two nations in Isaac’s household, assigned Esau immediate territory, and led Jacob into temporary exile so that He might later redeem an entire people. The verse calls readers to trust the Lord’s timing, honor His boundaries, and remember that every chapter of history is authored by His faithful hand.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

and to Isaac
לְיִצְחָ֔ק(lə·yiṣ·ḥāq)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3327:Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah

I gave
וָאֶתֵּ֣ן(wā·’et·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414:To give, put, set

Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֖ב(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290:Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

and Esau.
עֵשָׂ֑ו(‘ê·śāw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6215:Esau -- oldest son of Isaac

I apportioned
וָאֶתֵּ֨ן(wā·’et·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414:To give, put, set

to Esau
לְעֵשָׂ֜ו(lə·‘ê·śāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6215:Esau -- oldest son of Isaac

the hill country
הַ֤ר(har)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2022:Mountain, hill, hill country

of Seir,
שֵׂעִיר֙(śê·‘îr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8165:Seir -- a mountain range in Edom, also its inhabitants, also a mountain in Judah

but Jacob
וְיַעֲקֹ֥ב(wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290:Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

and his sons
וּבָנָ֖יו(ū·ḇā·nāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121:A son

went down
יָרְד֥וּ(yā·rə·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3381:To come or go down, descend

to Egypt.
מִצְרָֽיִם׃(miṣ·rā·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714:Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

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OT History: Joshua 24:4 I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: (Josh. Jos)