Joshua 22:14
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.
Joshua 22:14 in other translations
| BSB | With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family among the clans of Israel. |
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| WEB | With him were ten princes, one prince of a fathers’ house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were each head of their fathers’ houses among the thousands of Israel. |
| ASV | and with him ten princes, one prince of a fathers’ house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were every one of them head of their fathers’ houses among the thousands of Israel. |
| YLT | and ten princes with him, one prince, one prince, for a house of a father, for all the tribes of Israel, and each of them a head of a house of their fathers, for the thousands of Israel. |
| DARBY | and with him ten princes, of each father's house a prince, out of all the tribes of Israel; and each of them was head of a father's house, of the thousands of Israel. |
| BBE | And with him they sent ten chiefs, one for every tribe of the children of Israel, every one of them the head of his house among the families of Israel. |
| Webster | And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was a head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel. |
What does Joshua 22:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 22:11-29
Jos 22:11-29. Contention Thereupon. 11-29. 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…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 22:10-20
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…
Joshua 22:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 22:14
- Numbers 1:4
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
- Exodus 18:25
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
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Context
- Joshua 22:13
And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
- Joshua 22:14
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.
- Joshua 22:15
And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
Joshua 22:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y á diez príncipes con él; un príncipe de cada casa paterna de todas las tribus de Israel, cada uno de los cuales era cabeza de familia de sus padres en la multitud de Israel. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et avec lui dix princes, un prince par maison de père, de toutes les tribus d’Israël; et chacun d’eux était chef de maison de père des milliers d’Israël; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und zehn Fürsten mit ihm, je einen Fürsten für ein Vaterhaus, von allen Stämmen Israels; und sie waren ein jeder das Haupt ihres Vaterhauses unter den Tausenden Israels. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et decem principes cum eo, singulos de singulis tribubus. |