Joshua 17:5
What does Joshua 17:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 17:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
KJV
King James Version · 1611And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And ten parts were given to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of Jordan;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And ten portions fall <FI>to<Fi> Manasseh, apart from the land of Gilead and Bashan, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the Jordan;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And there fell ten portions to Manasses, beside the land of Galaad and Basan beyond the Jordan.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are beyond the Jordan.
Context
v.4And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of Jehovah he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
v.5This passage
v.6because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged unto the rest of the sons of Manasseh.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 13:29
And Moses gaveinheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh: and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
- Numbers 32:30
but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
- Joshua 17:2
So the lot was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.
- Joshua 17:14
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me?
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