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Joshua 17:5

Manasseh was allotted ten shares of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan east 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.
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;
Good News Translation
This is why Manasseh received ten shares in addition to Gilead and Bashan on the east 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 The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph's firstborn son, was also allotted land. The descendants of Makir, Manasseh's firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors. They were assigned Gilead and Bashan. 2 The rest of Manasseh's descendants were also assigned land by their clans, including the descendants of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans. 3 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 They went before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, "The Lord told Moses to assign us land among our relatives." So Joshua assigned them land among their uncles, as the Lord had commanded. 5 Manasseh was allotted ten shares of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan, 6 for the daughters of Manasseh were assigned land among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged 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
Then I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants."
Genesis 17:4
"As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
Genesis 17:15
Then God said to Abraham, "As for your wife, you must no longer call her Sarai; Sarah will be her name.
Genesis 17:21
But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year."
Genesis 17:23
Abraham took his son Ishmael and every male in his household (whether born in his house or bought with money) and circumcised them on that very same day, just as God had told him to do.
Genesis 32:28
"No longer will your name be Jacob," the man told him, "but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed."
Numbers 13:16
These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to investigate the land. And Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
2 Samuel 12:25
and sent word through Nathan the prophet that he should be named Jedidiah for the Lord 's sake.
Nehemiah 9:7
"You are the Lord God who chose Abram and brought him forth from Ur of the Chaldeans. You changed his name to Abraham.
Isaiah 65:15
Your names will live on in the curse formulas of my chosen ones. The sovereign Lord will kill you, but he will give his servants another name.

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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