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Joshua 17:5

This is why Manasseh received ten shares in addition to Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Daughter;   Heir;   Israel;   Manasseh;   Noah;   Women;   Zelophehad;   Thompson Chain Reference - Manasseh;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Children;   Manasseh, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gilead or Galeed;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Manasseh, tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Argob (2);   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Joshua;   Manasseh;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Lots;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Husbandry;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abiezer;   Manasseh (2);   Portion;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
As a result, ten tracts fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are beyond the Jordan,
Hebrew Names Version
There fell ten parts to Menashsheh, besides the land of Gil`ad and Bashan, which is beyond the Yarden;
King James Version
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;
Lexham English Bible
Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,
English Standard Version
Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan,
New Century Version
So the tribe of Manasseh had ten sections of land west of the Jordan River and two more sections, Gilead and Bashan, on the east side of the Jordan River.
New English Translation
Manasseh was allotted ten shares of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan,
Amplified Bible
So ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan [on the east side of the river],
New American Standard Bible
So ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side Iorden,
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,
Complete Jewish Bible
Thus ten parts fell to M'nasheh, in addition to the land of Gil‘ad and Bashan beyond the Yarden,
Darby Translation
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are beyond the Jordan.
Easy-to-Read Version
So the tribe of Manasseh had ten areas of land west of the Jordan River and two more areas of land, Gilead and Bashan, on the other side of the Jordan River.
George Lamsa Translation
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Mathnin, which were on the other side of the Jordan;
Literal Translation
And ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides that from the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There fell vpon Manasse ten meetlynes without the londe of Gilead and Basan, which lyeth beyode Iordane.
American Standard Version
And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
Bible in Basic English
And ten parts were given to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of Jordan;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And therfore according to the commaundement of the Lorde, he gaue them an enheritaunce among the brethren of their father. And there fel ten portions to Manasses, beside the lande of Gilead and Basan, whiche were on the other side Iordane.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
King James Version (1611)
And there fel ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Iordan;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And their lot fell to them from Anassa, and to the plain of Labec of the land of Galaad, which is beyond Jordan.
English Revised Version
And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond Jordan;
Berean Standard Bible
Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And ten cordis, `that is, londis mesurid bi ten cordis, felden to Manasses, without the lond of Galaad and of Basan biyende Jordan;
Young's Literal Translation
And ten portions fall [to] Manasseh, apart from the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [are] beyond the Jordan;
Update Bible Version
And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
Webster's Bible Translation
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side of Jordan;
World English Bible
There fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
New King James Version
Ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan,
New Living Translation
As a result, Manasseh's total allocation came to ten parcels of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan across the Jordan River,
New Life Bible
Ten parts of the land were given to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan on the other side of the Jordan;
New Revised Standard
Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus there fell ten portions to Manasseh, - besides the land of Gilead, and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there fell ten portions to Manasses, beside the land of Galaad and Basan beyond the Jordan.
Revised Standard Version
Thus there fell to Manas'seh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan;
THE MESSAGE
Manasseh's lot came to ten portions, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan on the other side of the Jordan, because Manasseh's daughters got an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the people of Manasseh.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thus there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,

Contextual Overview

1 A part of the land west of the Jordan was assigned to some of the families descended from Joseph's older son Manasseh. Machir, the father of Gilead, was Manasseh's oldest son and a military hero, so Gilead and Bashan, east of the Jordan, were assigned to him. 2 Land west of the Jordan was assigned to the rest of the families of Manasseh: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and they were heads of families. 3 Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, did not have any sons, but only daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 They went to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua son of Nun and to the leaders, and said, "The Lord commanded Moses to give us, as well as our male relatives, a part of the land to possess." So, as the Lord had commanded, they were given land along with their male relatives. 5 This is why Manasseh received ten shares in addition to Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan, 6 since his female descendants as well as his male descendants were assigned land. The land of Gilead was assigned to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ten portions: As there were six sons and five daughters, among whom this division was to be made, there should be eleven portions, but Zelophehad, son of Hepher, having left five daughters in his place, neither he nor Hepher is reckoned. The lot of Manasseh therefore was divided into ten parts; five for the five sons of Gilead, Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, and Shemida; and five for the five daughters of Zelophehad, Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Joshua 17:2, Joshua 17:3, Joshua 17:14

beside: Joshua 13:29-31, Numbers 32:30-42

Reciprocal: Psalms 60:7 - Gilead

Cross-References

Genesis 17:2
I will make my covenant with you and give you many descendants."
Genesis 17:4
"I make this covenant with you: I promise that you will be the ancestor of many nations.
Genesis 17:15
God said to Abraham, "You must no longer call your wife Sarai; from now on her name is Sarah.
Genesis 17:21
But I will keep my covenant with your son Isaac, who will be born to Sarah about this time next year."
Genesis 17:23
On that same day Abraham obeyed God and circumcised his son Ishmael and all the other males in his household, including the slaves born in his home and those he had bought.
Genesis 32:28
The man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have struggled with God and with men, and you have won; so your name will be Israel."
Numbers 13:16
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2 Samuel 12:25
and commanded the prophet Nathan to name the boy Jedidiah, because the Lord loved him.
Nehemiah 9:7
You, Lord God, chose Abram and led him out of Ur in Babylonia; you changed his name to Abraham.
Isaiah 65:15
My chosen people will use your name as a curse. I, the Sovereign Lord , will put you to death. But I will give a new name to those who obey me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side Jordan,.... The lot which fell to the half tribe of Manasseh was divided into ten parts: according to the Jewish writers, the six families before mentioned had six parts, and the daughters of Zelophehad had four parts; one on the account of Zelophehad their father, two on the account of their grandfather Hepher, who they say was the firstborn, and one on account of their uncle, their father's brother, who died in the wilderness without children; so Jarchi and Kimchi relate from the Talmud k; but the true case seems to be this, there were six portions for the six families, but there being no sons in Hepher's family, his part was divided into five, and given to the five daughters of Zelophehad:

beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side Jordan: which were given to the other half tribe, as before observed,

Joshua 13:29.

k T. Bab. Bava Bathra, fol. 118. 2. & 119. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ten portions - i. e. five for the five families descended from the male children of Gilead, and five others for the five daughters of Zelophehad, who represented the sixth family, the Hepherites.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 17:5. There fell ten portions to Manasseh — The Hebrew word חבלי chabley, which we translate portions, signifies literally cords or cables, and intimates that by means of a cord, cable, or what we call a chain, the land was divided. We have but little account of the arts and sciences of the Hebrews, yet from the sketches which we find in different parts of the Old Testament it appears that their minds were in many respects well cultivated; nor could the division, which is mentioned in this book, have been made without such a measure of geographical knowledge, as we find it difficult to grant them. Suppose even in this case, the land was not measured with a chain, which in some cases would have been impracticable, because the ancient inhabitants still occupied the places which were allotted to certain tribes or families; yet the allusion to this mode of measurement shows that it was well known among them.

As there were six sons and five daughters, among whom this division was to be made, there should be eleven portions; but Zelophehad, son of Hepher, having left five daughters in his place, neither he nor Hepher is reckoned. The lot of Manasseh therefore was divided into ten parts; five for the five sons of Gilead, who were Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, and Shemida; and five for the five daughters of Zelophehad, viz., Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.-CALMET.


 
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