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Joshua 13:7

Now divide the land among the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Geshur;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Holy Land;   Theocracy, the, or Immediate Government by God;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Caleb;   Israel;   Tribes;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Joshua, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Manasseh;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Joshua, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Conquest of Canaan;   Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Joshua;   Priests and Levites;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Canaan (2);   Tribes;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Joshua, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jordan, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”
Hebrew Names Version
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Menashsheh.
King James Version
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Lexham English Bible
Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
English Standard Version
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh."
New Century Version
"Now divide the land among the nine tribes and West Manasseh."
New English Translation
Now, divide up this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
Amplified Bible
"So now, divide this land [west of the Jordan] as an inheritance for the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
New American Standard Bible
"Now therefore, apportion this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe therefore deuide this lande to inherite, vnto the nine tribes, and to the halfe tribe of Manasseh.
Legacy Standard Bible
So now, apportion this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
Complete Jewish Bible
So now, divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes and the half-tribe of M'nasheh."
Darby Translation
And now divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and to half the tribe of Manasseh;
George Lamsa Translation
Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh along with them,
Good News Translation
Now then, divide this land among the other nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh, for them to possess as their own."
Literal Translation
Now, then, divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Deuyde thou this lode now to enheritauce amonge the nyne trybes and ye halfe trybe of Manasse.
American Standard Version
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Bible in Basic English
So now make division of this land for a heritage to the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe therfore deuide this lande to inherite vnto the nine tribes, and the halfe tribe of Manasses.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.'
King James Version (1611)
Now therefore, diuide this land for an inheritance vnto the nine tribes, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now divide this land by lot to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe of Manasse.
English Revised Version
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh.
Berean Standard Bible
Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou now departe the lond in to possessioun to the nyne lynagis, and to the half lynage of Manasses,
Young's Literal Translation
`And now, apportion this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh,' --
Update Bible Version
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh; from the Jordan as far as the great sea in the west, you shall give it-the great sea and its border.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
World English Bible
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
New King James Version
Now therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh."
New Living Translation
Include all this territory as Israel's possession when you divide this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
New Life Bible
Divide this land for a gift to the nine families and to the half-family group of Manasseh."
New Revised Standard
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, apportion this land as an inheritance, unto the nine tribes, - and the half tribe of Manasseh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And now divide the land in possession to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe of Manasses,
Revised Standard Version
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manas'seh."
THE MESSAGE
The Receiving of the Land When Joshua had reached a venerable age, God said to him, "You've had a good, long life, but there is a lot of land still to be taken. This is the land that remains: all the districts of the Philistines and Geshurites; the land from the Shihor River east of Egypt to the border of Ekron up north, Canaanite country (there were five Philistine tyrants—in Gaza, in Ashdod, in Ashkelon, in Gath, in Ekron); also the Avvim from the south; all the Canaanite land from Arah (belonging to the Sidonians) to Aphek at the Amorite border; the country of the Gebalites; all Lebanon eastward from Baal Gad in the shadow of Mount Hermon to the Entrance of Hamath; all who live in the mountains, from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim; all the Sidonians. "I myself will drive them out before the People of Israel. All you have to do is allot this land to Israel as an inheritance, as I have instructed you. Do it now: Allot this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now therefore, apportion this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."

Contextual Overview

1 When Joshua was very old, the Lord said to him, "Joshua you have grown old, but there is still much land for you to take control of. 2 You have not yet taken the land of Geshur or the land of the Philistines. 3 You have not yet taken the area from the Shihor River at Egypt to the border of Ekron and the land further north. That land still belongs to the Canaanites. You must still defeat the five Philistine leaders at Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. You must also defeat the Avvites 4 who live south of the Canaanite land. And you must still go north to take Mearah, which the Sidonians control. From there you must still go as far as Aphek on the Amorite border. 5 You have not yet defeated the area of the Gebalites. And also there is the area of Lebanon east of Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath. 6 "The people of Sidon are living in the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim. But I will force them out for the Israelites. Be sure to remember this land when you divide the land among the Israelites. Do this as I told you. 7 Now divide the land among the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 26:53-56, Numbers 33:54, Numbers 32:2-14, Ezekiel 47:13-23, Ezekiel 48:23-29

Reciprocal: Genesis 48:5 - two sons Joshua 18:8 - that I may here Joshua 23:4 - Behold 1 Chronicles 12:37 - the other side Psalms 78:55 - divided Psalms 105:44 - inherited

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
The land where the Canaanites lived went from Sidon down along the coast to Gerar and from Gaza as far east as Sodom and Gomorrah and from Admah and Zeboiim as far north as Laish.
Genesis 12:6
Abram traveled through the land as far as the town of Shechem and then to the big tree at Moreh. The Canaanites were living in the land at that time.
Genesis 13:14
After Lot left, the Lord said to Abram, "Look around you. Look north, south, east, west.
Genesis 13:15
All this land that you see I will give to you and your people who live after you. This will be your land forever.
Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his tents. He went to live near the big trees of Mamre. This was near the city of Hebron. There he built an altar to honor the Lord .
Genesis 21:25
Then Abraham complained to Abimelech because Abimelech's servants had captured a well of water.
Genesis 26:20
But the men who herded sheep in the Valley of Gerar argued with Isaac's servants. They said, "This water is ours." So Isaac named that well Esek. He gave it that name because it was the place where they had argued with him.
Genesis 34:30
But Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have caused me a lot of trouble. All the people in this place will hate me. All the Canaanites and the Perizzites will turn against me. There are only a few of us. If the people in this place gather together to fight against us, I will be destroyed. And all our people will be destroyed with me."
Exodus 2:17
But there were some shepherds there who chased the girls away and would not let them get water. So Moses helped the girls and gave water to their animals.
Nehemiah 5:9
So I continued speaking. I said, "What you people are doing is not right! You know that you should fear and respect our God. You should not do the shameful things other people do!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance,.... Having the command and authority of God for it, he was to set about it at once, with all diligence and application:

unto the nine tribes: of Judah, Simeon, Benjamin, Dan, Ephraim, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali, in which order they are placed, when the Lord gave to Moses the names of the men that should divide the land under Eleazar and Joshua, Numbers 34:16;

and the half tribe of Manasseh; that half which had no inheritance on the other side Jordan, and for which a prince of the children of Joseph was appointed to divide, Numbers 34:23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 13:7. The nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh — The other half tribe of Manasseh, and the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, had got their inheritance on the other side of Jordan, in the land formerly belonging to Og king of Bashan, and Sihon king of the Amorites.


 
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