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Berean Standard Bible

“So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’”

Joshua 24:13

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Joshua gathers all Israel at Shechem near the end of his life and recounts their history from Abraham to the conquest. Speaking in God's voice, he reviews what the Lord has done.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’

World English Bible (WEB)

I gave you a land whereon you had not labored, and cities which you didn’t build, and you live in them. You eat of vineyards and olive groves which you didn’t plant.’

King James Version (KJV)

And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I gave you a land on which you had done no work, and towns not of your building, and you are now living in them; and your food comes from vine-gardens and olive-gardens not of your planting.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y os dí la tierra por la cual nada trabajasteis, y las ciudades que no edificasteis, en las cuales moráis; y de las viñas y olivares que no plantasteis, coméis.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Yo les di la tierra por la que no habían trabajado y ciudades que no habían edificado, las ciudades en las que ahora están viviendo. Les di viñedos y olivares para que se alimentaran, aunque ustedes no los plantaron”.

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