Joshua 17:5

Joshua 17:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;
• New International Version (NIV)Manasseh’s share consisted of ten tracts of land besides Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan,

Context of Joshua 17:5

3But Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons but only daughters—these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4So they appeared before Eleazar the kohen, before Joshua son of Nun and before the leaders saying: “Adonai commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our kinsmen.” Therefore according to the commandment of Adonai he gave them a portion among their father’s kinsmen. Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan that is beyond the Jordan, 6because the daughters of Manasseh received a portion among his sons. Meanwhile the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh. 7The border of Manasseh ran from Asher to Michmethath, which is facing Shechem. Then the border went along southward to the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

Joshua 17:5 word by word

וַיִּפְּל֥וּ חַבְלֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה עֲשָׂרָ֑ה לְבַ֞ד מֵאֶ֤רֶץ הַגִּלְעָד֙ וְהַבָּשָׁ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• portionsחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• to Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• beside the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• and Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
• on the other sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: besideH5676
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383

Cross-references for Joshua 17:5

• Joshua 17:2So for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their clans—for the sons of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida—these were the male children of Manasseh son of Joseph according to their clans.
• Joshua 13:29To the half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses also gave inheritance. For the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their clans,
• Numbers 32:30However, if they do not cross over fully armed, they are to possess the land of Canaan with you.”

Commentaries on Joshua 17:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5There 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Ten 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6In ancient Israel, inheritance usually passed from a father to his sons. Without sons, a man’s name could pass into oblivion. However, Zelophehad’s daughters had petitioned Moses, Moses had inquired of God, and God had ruled that they should inherit their father’s portion (see Numbers 27:1–11). God’s ruling established a general principle, declaring that no family would be excluded from a portion of God’s material blessings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61-6. There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh--Ephraim was mentioned, as the more numerous and powerful branch of the family of Joseph (Ge 48:19, 20); but Manasseh still retained the right of primogeniture and had a separate inheritance assigned. Machir--his descendants. the father of Gilead--Though he had a son of that name (Nu 26:29; 27:1), yet, as is evident from the use of the Hebrew article, reference is made, not to the person, but the…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 17:5

• Daughter
• Heir
• Israel
• Manasseh
• Noah
• Women
• Zelophehad

In the dictionaries

• Bashan
• Gilead
• Jordan
• Manasseh
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Gibeon
• Hitherto
• Abiezer
• Joshua (2)

Commentaries on Joshua 17

• 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