Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
WEB
Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
YLT
`And now, apportion this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh,' --
DBT
And now divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and to half the tribe of Manasseh;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period