Joshua 19:51
in Joshua 19These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.
KJV
These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.
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This verse in Joshua 19
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAt the door of the tabernacle - All the inheritances were determined by lot, and this was cast before the Lord - every thing was done in his immediate presence, as under his eye; hence there was no murmuring, each having received his inheritance as from the hand of God himself, though some of them thought they must have additional territory, because of the great increase of their families.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 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.
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These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
These are the inheritances--This verse is the formal close of the section which narrates the history of the land distribution; and to stamp it with due importance, the names of the commissioners are repeated, as well as the spot where so memorable a transaction took place.
The words behind it
25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵ֣לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| הַנְּחָלֹ֡ת | hanechalot | [are] the inheritances | H5159 → | 222 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נִחֲל֣וּ | nichalu | they gave as a possession | H5157 → | 59 times |
| אֶלְעָזָ֣ר | ʾelazar | Eleazar | H499 → | 72 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וִיהוֹשֻׁ֪עַ | vihoshua' | and Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| בִּן־ | bin- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נ֟וּן | nun | Nun | H5126 → | 30 times |
| וְרָאשֵׁ֣י | verashei | and [the] leaders of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הָֽאָב֣וֹת | haavot | the fathers | H1 → | 1212 times |
| לְמַטּוֹת֩ | lematot | of [the] tribes of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| בְּנֵי־ | benei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל׀ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּגוֹרָ֤ל׀ | begoral | by lot | H1486 → | 78 times |
| בְּשִׁלֹה֙ | beshiloh | at Shiloh | H7887 → | 32 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| פֶּ֖תַח | petach | [the] entrance of | H6607 → | 164 times |
| אֹ֣הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵ֑ד | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| וַיְכַלּ֕וּ | vaykhalu | and they finished | H3615 → | 208 times |
| מֵֽחַלֵּ֖ק | mechalek | from apportioning | H2505 → | 65 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
אֵ֣לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
הַנְּחָלֹ֡ת[are] the inheritances
hanechalotH5159 →222 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נִחֲל֣וּthey gave as a possession
nichaluH5157 →59 times
אֶלְעָזָ֣רEleazar
ʾelazarH499 →72 times
הַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀the priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
וִיהוֹשֻׁ֪עַand Joshua
vihoshua'H3091 →218 times
בִּן־[the] son of
bin-H1121 →4930 times
נ֟וּןNun
nunH5126 →30 times
וְרָאשֵׁ֣יand [the] leaders of
verasheiH7218 →599 times
הָֽאָב֣וֹתthe fathers
haavotH1 →1212 times
לְמַטּוֹת֩of [the] tribes of
lematotH4294 →252 times
בְּנֵי־[the] people of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל׀Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּגוֹרָ֤ל׀by lot
begoralH1486 →78 times
בְּשִׁלֹה֙at Shiloh
beshilohH7887 →32 times
לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
פֶּ֖תַח[the] entrance of
petachH6607 →164 times
אֹ֣הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵ֑דmeeting
moedH4150 →223 times
וַיְכַלּ֕וּand they finished
vaykhaluH3615 →208 times
מֵֽחַלֵּ֖קfrom apportioning
mechalekH2505 →65 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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 18:10And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
it leads to
- Colossians 1:12
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
- Acts 13:19
And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.
- Colossians 1:12
Through
Joshua 18:1Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
it leads to
- Joshua 21:2
at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”
- 1 Samuel 1:3
Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
- Joshua 22:9
So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to…
- Jeremiah 26:6
then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’”
- 1 Kings 2:27
So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.
- Joshua 21:2
Through
Joshua 14:1Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of…
it leads to
- Numbers 34:17–29
“These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
- Numbers 34:17–29
About Joshua

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonConquestJoshuaMoses' minister and successor, one of the two faithful spies; he led Israel across Jordan, around Jericho, and through the conques…
- PersonWildernessEleazarAaron's third son who succeeded him as high priest on Mount Hor, founding the line that runs to Phinehas and Zadok.
- PlaceEphraimShilohWhere the tabernacle rested through the judges' era; Hannah prayed here, Samuel heard his name in the night, and its later ruin be…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
