Joshua 22:14

Joshua 22:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)With him they sent ten of the chief men, one from each of the tribes of Israel, each the head of a family division among the Israelite clans.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and with him ten chiefs, one from each of the tribal families of Israel, every one of them the head of a family among the clans of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and with him ten rulers, one ruler each from the chief house of every tribe of Israel; and each one was the head of the house of his father among the divisions of Israel.

Context of Joshua 22:14

12So the whole community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and prepared to go to war against them. 13First, however, they sent a delegation led by Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, to talk with the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. In this delegation were ten leaders of Israel, one from each of the ten tribes, and each the head of his family within the clans of Israel. 15When they arrived in the land of Gilead, they said to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 16“The whole community of the Lord demands to know why you are betraying the God of Israel. How could you turn away from the Lord and build an altar for yourselves in rebellion against him?

Joshua 22:14 word by word

וַעֲשָׂרָ֤ה נְשִׂאִים֙ עִמּ֔וֹ נָשִׂ֨יא אֶחָ֜ד נָשִׂ֤יא אֶחָד֙ לְבֵ֣ית אָ֔ב לְכֹ֖ל מַטּ֣וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְאִ֨ישׁ רֹ֧אשׁ בֵּית־אֲבוֹתָ֛ם הֵ֖מָּה לְאַלְפֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And with him tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• princesנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of eachאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• a princeאָב'âb · fatherH1
• throughout all the tribesמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and each oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• an headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• among the thousandsאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousand: clanH505

Cross-references for Joshua 22:14

• Exodus 18:25He chose capable men from all over Israel and appointed them as leaders over the people. He put them in charge of groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.
• Numbers 1:4and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe.

Commentaries on Joshua 22:14

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 Here is the care of the separated tribes to keep their hold of Canaan's religion. At first sight it seemed a design to set up an altar against the altar at Shiloh. God is jealous for his own institutions; we should be so too, and afraid of every thing that looks like, or leads to idolatry. Corruptions in religion are best dealt with at first. But their prudence in following up this zealous resolution is no less commendable. Many an unhappy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Ten chiefs: See Deuteronomy 13:14. The ten tribes west of the Jordan River included Ephraim and the western half of Manasseh, but not the tribe of Levi.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2911-29. and the children of Israel heard say--Fame speedily spread intelligence of what the trans-jordanic tribes had done. The act being suspected of some idolatrous design, the tribes rose in a mass, and repairing to the tabernacle at Shiloh, resolved to declare war against the two tribes and a half as apostates from God. On calmer and more mature consideration, however, they determined, in the first instance, to send a deputation consisting of the son…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 22:14

• Gad
• Government
• Haste
• Misjudgment
• Motive
• Phinehas
• Prudence
• Reubenites
• Uncharitableness
• War
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Manasseh
• Rebel
• Thousands
• Altar
• Criticism
• Father's House, Fathers' House
• Gad (1)

Commentaries on Joshua 22

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings