Joshua 19:49
in Joshua 19When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the borders thereof; and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in the midst of them:
KJV
When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:
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This verse in Joshua 19
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe children of Israel - That is, they are said to give it, because the whole land was given to Joshua, and Eleazar, and the princes, as joint trustees, acting in the name, and for the good of the people: so that even Joshua could take nothing without their gift.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. 9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
And when they made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts,....
It was a city that must be built before it was fit to be dwelt in. While others dwelt in houses which they built not, Joshua must erect for himself (that he might be a pattern of industry and contentment with mean things) such buildings as he could hastily run up, without curiosity or magnificence.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְכַלּ֥וּ | vaykhalu | and they finished | H3615 → | 208 times |
| לִנְחֹל־ | linchol- | to divide for possession | H5157 → | 59 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| לִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֑יהָ | ligvuloteiha | to borders its | H1367 → | |
| וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ | vaiyitenu | and they gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| נַחֲלָ֛ה | nachalah | an inheritance | H5159 → | 222 times |
| לִיהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ | lihoshua' | to Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| בִּן־ | bin- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נ֖וּן | nun | Nun | H5126 → | 30 times |
| בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ | betokham | in midst of them | H8432 → | 418 times |
וַיְכַלּ֥וּand they finished
vaykhaluH3615 →208 times
לִנְחֹל־to divide for possession
linchol-H5157 →59 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָ֖רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
לִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֑יהָto borders its
ligvuloteihaH1367 →
וַיִּתְּנ֨וּand they gave
vaiyitenuH5414 →2011 times
בְנֵי־[the] people of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֧לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
נַחֲלָ֛הan inheritance
nachalahH5159 →222 times
לִיהוֹשֻׁ֥עַto Joshua
lihoshua'H3091 →218 times
בִּן־[the] son of
bin-H1121 →4930 times
נ֖וּןNun
nunH5126 →30 times
בְּתוֹכָֽם׃in midst of them
betokhamH8432 →418 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About Joshua
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.