Joshua 14:2

Joshua 14:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
• New International Version (NIV)Their inheritances were assigned by lot to the nine-and-a-half tribes, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Their inheritance was by lot, just as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their inheritance was by lot, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.

Context of Joshua 14:2

1The following is a record of the territory assigned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders. The land assignments to the nine-and-a-half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the Lord had instructed Moses. 3Now Moses had assigned land to the two-and-a-half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land to the Levites. 4The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions.

Joshua 14:2 word by word

בְּגוֹרַ֖ל נַחֲלָתָ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת וַחֲצִ֥י הַמַּטֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• By lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• their inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• by the handיָדyâd · handH3027
• of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• for the nineתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• tribesמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677

Cross-references for Joshua 14:2

• Numbers 26:55The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes.
• 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 34:13Then Moses commanded the Israelites: “This is the land which you will inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes,
• Psalms 16:5Lord, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure.
• Proverbs 16:33The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the Lord.
• Proverbs 18:18A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents.
• Matthew 25:34Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Commentaries on Joshua 14:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2By lot was their inheritance - Concerning the meaning and use of the lot, see the note on Numbers 26:55; and concerning the manner of casting lots in the case of the scapegoat, see the note on Leviticus 16:8, Leviticus 16:9. On this subject Dr. Dodd has selected some good observations from Calmet and Masius, which I here borrow: "Though God had sufficiently pointed out by the predictions of Jacob when dying, and those of Moses, what portions he designed…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2By lot - We are not told in what manner the lot was cast. Perhaps two urns were employed, one containing a description of the several districts to be allotted, the other the names of the tribes; and the portion of each tribe would then be determined by a simultaneous drawing from the two urns. Or a drawing might be made by some appointed person, or by a delegate of each tribe from one urn containing the description of the ten inheritances. The lot only…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2assigned by lot: See study note on 7:16–18.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51. these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan--This chapter forms the introduction to an account of the allocation of the land west of Jordan, or Canaan proper, to the nine tribes and a half. It was also made by lot in presence of a select number of superintendents, appointed according to divine directions given to Moses (see on Nu 34:16). In everything pertaining to civil government, and even the division of the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Joshua 14

• 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