Joshua 13:7

Joshua 13:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
• New International Version (NIV)and divide it as an inheritance among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”

Context of Joshua 13:7

5the territory of Byblos and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath. 6I will drive out before the Israelites all who live in the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, all the Sidonians; you be sure to parcel it out to Israel as I instructed you.” Now, divide up this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” 8The other half of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad received their allotted tribal lands beyond the Jordan, just as Moses, the Lord’s servant, had assigned them. 9Their territory started from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley), included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba as far as Dibon,

Joshua 13:7 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה חַלֵּ֞ק אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה לְתִשְׁעַ֣ת הַשְּׁבָטִ֑ים וַחֲצִ֖י הַשֵּׁ֥בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore divideחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• this landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• unto the nineתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• and the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519

Cross-references for Joshua 13:7

• Numbers 26:53“To these the land must be divided as an inheritance according to the number of the names.
• Numbers 33:54You must divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families. To a larger group you must give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you must give a smaller inheritance. Everyone’s inheritance must be in the place where his lot falls. You must inherit according to your ancestral tribes.
• Numbers 32:2the Gadites and the Reubenites came and addressed Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community. They said,
• Ezekiel 47:13This is what the sovereign Lord says: “Here are the borders you will observe as you allot the land to the twelve tribes of Israel. (Joseph will have two portions.)
• Ezekiel 48:23“As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west side, Benjamin will have one portion.

Commentaries on Joshua 13:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The 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.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-33Verses 7-33 The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that every man should know his own, and not take that which is another's. The world must be governed, not by force, but right. Wherever our habitation is placed, and in whatever honest way our portion is assigned, we should consider them as allotted of God; we should be thankful for, and use them as such, while every prudent method should be used to prevent disputes about…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Israel had not yet conquered the lands mentioned. However, God instructed Joshua to demonstrate his faith by assigning them to the tribes for the future, when Israel would capture them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331. Now Joshua was old and stricken in years--He was probably above a hundred years old; for the conquest and survey of the land occupied about seven years, the partition one; and he died at the age of one hundred ten years (Jos 24:29). The distribution, as well as the conquest of the land, was included in the mission of Joshua; and his advanced age supplied a special reason for entering on the immediate discharge of that duty; namely, of allocating Canaan…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Joshua 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings