Joshua 24:13

24:13 I gave you a land in which you had not worked hard; you took up residence in cities you did not build and you are eating the produce of vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.’

Nehemiah 9:25

9:25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took possession of houses full of all sorts of good things – wells previously dug, vineyards, olive trees, and fruit trees in abundance. They ate until they were full and grew fat. They enjoyed to the full your great goodness.

Psalms 78:55

78:55 He drove the nations out from before them;

he assigned them their tribal allotments

and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.

Psalms 105:44

105:44 He handed the territory of nations over to them,

and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,


tn Or perhaps, “for.”

tn The words “the produce of” are supplied for clarification.

tn Heb “they ate and were sated.” This expression is a hendiadys. The first verb retains its full verbal sense, while the second functions adverbially: “they ate and were filled” = “they ate until they were full.”

tn Heb “he caused to fall [to] them with a measuring line an inheritance.”

tn Heb “and caused the tribes of Israel to settle down in their tents.”

tn Heb “and the [product of the] work of peoples they possessed.”