Joshua 17:5
in Joshua 17Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
KJV
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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This verse in Joshua 17
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Ten 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.
This site's exposition
had no sons but only daughters
on Joshua 17:3-6
Numbers 27:1-11 heard this case before Moses and Numbers 36 refined the ruling, and verse 4 settles it by name a generation later. The daughters approach Eleazar, Joshua and the leaders, the court of Numbers 27:2 with Moses gone. How the ten shares of verse 5 are counted is disputed, Albert Barnes reckoning five from Gilead's male line and five for the daughters, and other readers dividing them otherwise.
This site's exposition
ten shares fell to Manasseh
Clarke says the Hebrew word for shares means cords, which points to land measured out with a line. Calvin asks how ten parts were reckoned. Wesley and Clarke answer with five shares for the sons of Gilead and five for the daughters of Zelophehad, since, as Clarke puts it, neither Hepher nor Zelophehad is reckoned.
The record, by era
The Reformation1 voice
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, etc The children of Manasseh are in this passage classed under seven stems. Machir, the first-born, is placed apart; the other six follow. Here the question arises, How was the inheritance divided into ten parts?
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Ten portions - Five for the sons, and five for the daughters; for as for Hepher, both he and his son Zelophehad was dead, and that without sons, and therefore had no portion; but his daughters had several portions allotted to them.
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
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 province of Gilead. "Father" here means lord or possessor of Gilead.
There 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 division, which is mentioned in this book, have been made without such a measure of geographical knowledge, as we find it difficult to grant them. Suppose even in this case, the land was not measured with a chain, which in some cases would have been impracticable, because the ancient inhabitants still occupied the places which were allotted to certain tribes or families; yet the allusion to this mode of measurement shows that it was well known among them. As there were six sons and five daughters, among whom this division was to be made, there should be eleven portions; but Zelophehad, son of Hepher, having left five daughters in his place, neither he nor Hepher is reckoned. The lot of Manasseh therefore was divided into ten parts; five for the five sons of Gilead, who were Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, and Shemida; and five for the five daughters of Zelophehad, viz., Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Calmet.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּפְּל֥וּ | vaiyipelu | and they fell | H5307 → | 435 times |
| חַבְלֵֽי־ | chavlei- | [the] allotted portions of | H2256 → | 62 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| עֲשָׂרָ֑ה | ʾasarah | ten | H6235 → | 176 times |
| לְבַ֞ד | levad | <to> apart | H905 → | 200 times |
| מֵאֶ֤רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| הַגִּלְעָד֙ | hagilad | <the> Gilead | H1568 → | 134 times |
| וְהַבָּשָׁ֔ן | vehabashan | and <the> Bashan | H1316 → | 60 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| מֵעֵ֥בֶר | meever | [is] from [the] other side | H5676 → | 90 times |
| לַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ | laiyarden | of the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
וַיִּפְּל֥וּand they fell
vaiyipeluH5307 →435 times
חַבְלֵֽי־[the] allotted portions of
chavlei-H2256 →62 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֖הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
עֲשָׂרָ֑הten
ʾasarahH6235 →176 times
לְבַ֞ד<to> apart
levadH905 →200 times
מֵאֶ֤רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
הַגִּלְעָד֙<the> Gilead
hagiladH1568 →134 times
וְהַבָּשָׁ֔ןand <the> Bashan
vehabashanH1316 →60 times
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
מֵעֵ֥בֶר[is] from [the] other side
meeverH5676 →90 times
לַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃of the Jordan
laiyardenH3383 →182 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 17:14Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
it leads to
- Genesis 48:19
But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and…
- Genesis 48:22
And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
- Numbers 26:34–37
These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.
- Deuteronomy 33:13–17
Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,
- Genesis 49:22–26
Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
- Genesis 48:19
About Joshua
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
- PlaceEast of the Sea of Galilee, north of GileadBashanThe fertile tableland east of the Sea of Galilee, the kingdom of Og and the giant clans, taken by Israel before the Jordan crossin…
This page draws on 9 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and The Berean Standard Bible, Joshua 17, with the verses cited in the note.