Sirach 46:9
Good News Translation
The Lord made Caleb strong, and when he was an old man, he was still strong enough to go up into the hill country and capture it for himself and his descendants.

New Revised Standard Version
The Lord gave Caleb strength, which remained with him in his old age, so that he went up to the hill country, and his children obtained it for an inheritance,

Contemporary English Version
The Lord kept Caleb strong, and although Caleb was old, he captured the hill country. Then he handed down his land to his descendants

New American Bible
The strength God gave to Caleb remained with him even in old age Till he won his way onto the summits of the land; his family too received a heritage,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And in the days of Moses he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephone, in standing against the enemy, and withholding the people from sins, and appeasing the wicked murmuring.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And in the days of Moses he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephone, in standing against the enemy, and withholding the people from sins, and appeasing the wicked murmuring.

Sirach 46:7
He made a violent assault against the nation of his enemies, and in the descent he destroyed the adversaries.

Sirach 46:8
That the nations might know his power, that it is not easy to fight against God. And he followed the mighty one:

Sirach 46:10
And they two being appointed, were delivered out of the danger from among the number of six hundred thousand men on foot, to bring them into their inheritance, into the land that floweth with milk and honey.

Sirach 46:11
And the Lord gave strength also to Caleb, and his strength continued even to his old age, so that he went up to the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an inheritance:

Context
Sirach 46
8That the nations might know his power, that it is not easy to fight against God. And he followed the mighty one: 9And in the days of Moses he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephone, in standing against the enemy, and withholding the people from sins, and appeasing the wicked murmuring. 10And they two being appointed, were delivered out of the danger from among the number of six hundred thousand men on foot, to bring them into their inheritance, into the land that floweth with milk and honey.…
Cross References
Sirach 46:7
He made a violent assault against the nation of his enemies, and in the descent he destroyed the adversaries.

Sirach 46:8
That the nations might know his power, that it is not easy to fight against God. And he followed the mighty one:

Sirach 46:10
And they two being appointed, were delivered out of the danger from among the number of six hundred thousand men on foot, to bring them into their inheritance, into the land that floweth with milk and honey.

Sirach 46:11
And the Lord gave strength also to Caleb, and his strength continued even to his old age, so that he went up to the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an inheritance:



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Sirach 46:8
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