Joshua 14:5 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 14:5

So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they divided the land.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

As Jehovah commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.

KJV

As the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

They divided the land - This work was begun some time before at Gilgal, and was finished some time after at Shiloh. It must have required a very considerable time to make all the geographical arrangements that were necessary for this purpose.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka.'a.Sher	just as	H834 →
צִוָּ֤ה	tzi.Vah	he had commanded	H6680 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
כֵּ֥ן	ken	so	H3651 →
עָשׂ֖וּ	'a.Su	they did	H6213 →
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וַֽיַּחְלְק֖וּ	vai.yach.le.Ku	and they apportioned	H2505 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H2505vaiyachlekuand they apportioned65×

The walk

The walk5

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.”
leads to
- Joshua 18:1
  Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
- Numbers 35:2–8
  “Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.
- Matthew 10:10
  Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
- Ezekiel 48:9–18
  The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
- 1 Timothy 5:17–18
  Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.