14:9a

On that day Moses swore to me, saying: The clause Moses swore means that Moses made a promise to Caleb.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

On the day I returned, Moses promised me
-or-
The same day I came back, Moses told me (Contemporary English Version)

14:9b

Surely the land on which you have set foot: The phrase the land on which you have set foot indicates the land on which Caleb walked. This was a part of the land of Canaan.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

The land which your feet walked on
-or-
The land in Canaan where you walked

14:9c

will be an inheritance to you and your children forever: This clause indicates that Caleb would receive the land he walked on as a gift from God. He could pass it on to his children and his grandchildren.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

it will be your land and that of your descendants always
-or-
it will belong to you and to your children and grandchildren for ever

14:9d

because you have wholly followed the LORD my God: The clause you have wholly followed the LORD my God is the same Hebrew idiom that was used in verse 14:8c and you should consider translating it the same way.

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15:26

Amam, Shema, Moladah:

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Paragraph: 15:58-59

This paragraph is a list of more towns that were given to the tribe of Judah.

15:58

Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor: This is the beginning of a new list of towns. It may be helpful to make this clear.

Here is another way to translate this part of the verse:

⌊There were also the towns of⌋ Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor…

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17:17a

So Joshua said to the house of Joseph: The term the house of Joseph refers to the descendants of Joseph.

to Ephraim and Manasseh: The phrase Ephraim and Manasseh refers to the clans of Ephraim and Manasseh. It is another way of referring to the descendants of Joseph.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Then Joshua said to the clans of Ephraim and Manasseh, who were the descendants of Joseph
-or-
Joshua answered the descendants of Joseph, that is, the clan of Ephraim and the clan of Manasseh

17:17b

You have many people and great strength: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Your clans have many people and are strong
-or-
You have a lot of people in your clans. You are very powerful

17:17c

You shall not have just one allotment: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

So you will not have only one piece of land
-or-
You will not have just one area of land

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19:3

Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem: Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

They also received the towns of Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem
-or-
Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem

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19:35

The fortified cities: The term fortified cities indicates towns that have strong walls around them. This term occurred in verse 19:29.

were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth: The location of the towns of Ziddim and Zer is not known. The towns of Hammath and Rakkath were on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. The town of Chinnereth was northwest of the Sea of Galilee. It is called Gennesaret in the New Testament.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Within their land were several cities with strong walls around them. They were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth (Translation for Translators)
-or-
The towns with strong walls that belonged to the clan of Naphtali were Ziddim, and Zer and Hammath and Rakkath and Kinnereth

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21:39

Heshbon: The town of Heshbon was mentioned in 9:10. It was southwest of the city of Amman in what is now the country of Jordan.

Jazer: The town of Jazer was mentioned in 13:25. It was probably west of the present city of Amman in what is now the country of Jordan.

four cities in all, together with their pasturelands: The phrase four cities in all indicates that the clan of Gad gave four of their towns for the Merari families to live in.

Here are some other ways to translate this verse:

the town of Heshbon and the grasslands around it, and the town of Jazer and the grasslands around it. The total was four towns.
-or-
the town of Heshbon with its grazing lands and the town of Jazer with its grazing lands. The clan of Gad gave the families of Merari four towns in all.

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