Joshua 17 · Verse 4

Joshua 17:4

And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
Joshua 17:4, King James Version

Joshua 17:4 in other translations

BSBThey approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.
WEBThey came to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the princes, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand they draw near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, ‘Jehovah commanded Moses to give to us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren;' and he giveth to them, at the command of Jehovah, an inheritance in the midst of the brethren of their father.
DARBYAnd 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. And he gave them according to the commandment of Jehovah an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
BBEAnd they came before Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, The Lord gave orders to Moses to give us a heritage among our brothers: so in agreement with the orders of the Lord he gave them a heritage among their father's brothers.
WebsterAnd they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

What does Joshua 17:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 17:1-6

Jos 17:1-6. Lot of Manasseh. 1-6. 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…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 17:1-6

Manasseh was but half of the tribe of Joseph, yet it was divided into two parts. The daughters of Zelophehad now reaped the benefit of their pious zeal and prudent forecast. Those who take care in the wilderness of this world, to make sure to themselves a place in the inheritance of the saints in light, will have the comfort of it in the other world; while those who neglect it now, will lose it for ever. Lord, teach…

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Joshua 17:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתִּקְרַ֡בְנָהva.tik.Rav.nahand they drew nearH7126
לִפְנֵי֩lif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarEleazarH499
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
וְלִפְנֵ֣י\׀ve.lif.Neiand <to> beforeH6440
יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
בִּן\־bin-[the] son ofH1121
נ֗וּןNunNunH5126
וְלִפְנֵ֤יve.lif.Neiand <to> beforeH6440
הַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ha.ne.si.'Imthe leadersH5387
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
לָֽתֶת\־la.tet-to giveH5414
לָ֥נוּLa.nuto <the> us
נַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.Lahan inheritanceH5159
בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin amongH8432
אַחֵ֑ינוּ'a.Chei.nubrothers ourH251
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414
לָהֶ֜םla.Hemto <the> them
אֶל\־'el-toH413
פִּ֤יpi[the] mouth ofH6310
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
נַֽחֲלָ֔הna.cha.Lahan inheritanceH5159
בְּת֖וֹךְbe.Tokhin amongH8432
אֲחֵ֥י'a.Chei[the] brothers ofH251
אֲבִיהֶֽן\׃'a.vi.Henfather theirH1

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Cross references for Joshua 17:4

  • Joshua 14:1

    And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.

  • Numbers 27:5-7

    And Moses brought their cause before the Lord. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

  • Galatians 3:28

    There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

  • Numbers 34:17-29

    These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eleazar.
14:1; Nu 34:17-29
The Lord commanded.
Nu 27:6,7; Ga 3:28

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Context

  • Joshua 17:3

    But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

  • Joshua 17:4

    And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

  • Joshua 17:5

    And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;

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Joshua 17:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Estas vinieron delante de Eleazar sacerdote, y de Josué hijo de Nun, y de los príncipes, y dijeron: Jehová mandó á Moisés que nos diese herencia entre nuestros hermanos. Y él les dió herencia entre los hermanos del padre de ellas, conforme al dicho de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et elles se présentèrent devant Éléazar, le sacrificateur, et devant Josué, fils de Nun, et devant les princes, disant: L’ Éternel a commandé à Moïse de nous donner un héritage au milieu de nos frères. Et Josué leur donna, selon le commandement de l’ Éternel, un héritage au milieu des frères de leur père.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie traten herzu vor Eleasar, den Priester, und vor Josua, den Sohn Nuns, und vor die Fürsten, und sprachen: Jehova hat Mose geboten, uns ein Erbteil unter unseren Brüdern zu geben. Und er gab ihnen, nach dem Befehle Jehovas, ein Erbteil unter den Brüdern ihres Vaters.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Veneruntque in conspectu Eleazari sacerdotis, et Josue filii Nun, et principum, dicentes: Dominus præcepit per manum Moysi, ut daretur nobis possessio in medio fratrum nostrorum. Deditque eis juxta imperium Domini possessionem in medio fratrum patris earum.