Joshua 17:2
in Joshua 17So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So the lot was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.
KJV
There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
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This verse in Joshua 17
Commentary
10 notes on this verseThe rest of the children of Manasseh - That is, his grandchildren; for it is contended that Manasseh had no other son than Machir; and these were very probably the children of Gilead, the son of Machir.
This site's exposition
the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son
on Joshua 17:1-2
Manasseh is called Joseph's firstborn yet receives his lot after Ephraim, which is Genesis 48:14-20 worked out on a map, where Jacob crossed his hands. Machir already held Gilead and Bashan, granted by Moses at Numbers 32:39-40 and Deuteronomy 3:15, so half the tribe was settled before the crossing.
This site's exposition
Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida
Barnes reads the rest as the clans west of the Jordan. Wesley notes that the phrase about male descendants prepares for the daughters who follow in verse 3. One clan bears the name Shechem, the town that verse 7 names near Manasseh's border.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening5 voices
The most remarkable person of this half tribe in after-time was Gideon, whose great actions were done within this lot. He was of the family of Abiezer; Cesarea was in this lot, and Antipatris, famed in the latter ages of the Jewish state.
why they were allotted to him or his posterity, because this was a frontier country, and the out-works to the land of Canaan, and therefore required valiant persons to defend it.
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A Lot - A distinct inheritance. The rest - Namely, those of them which had not received their possessions beyond Jordan. Male- children - This expression is used to bring in what follows, concerning his female children.
There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families,....
Or if Hepher had other sons besides Zelophehad, in whom the name of his family was kept up, their posterity married to the daughters of Zelophehad the elder brother, and in their right had these portions assigned them. Here is, (1.) The claim which the daughters of Zelophehad made, grounded upon the command God gave to Moses concerning them,
2 more voices on this verse
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.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
For the rest ... - i. e. for those who were not settled on the east of Jordan.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
To Mochir, the firstborn of Menashe. Since he was the firstborn, he was the first to take a portion in the days of Moshe, on the other side of the Jordan, and thus Gilod and Boshon were his portion.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 2 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַ֠יְהִי | vayhi | and it belonged | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לִבְנֵ֨י | livnei | to [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| הַנּוֹתָרִים֮ | hanotarim | who remained | H3498 → | 106 times |
| לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ | lemishpechotam | to clans their | H4940 → | 303 times |
| לִבְנֵ֨י | livnei | to [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲבִיעֶ֜זֶר | ʾaviezer | Abiezer | H44 → | |
| וְלִבְנֵי־ | velivnei- | and to [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֵ֗לֶק | chelek | Helek | H2507 → | |
| וְלִבְנֵ֤י | velivnei | and to [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַשְׂרִיאֵל֙ | ʾasriel | Asriel | H844 → | |
| וְלִבְנֵי־ | velivnei- | and to [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שֶׁ֔כֶם | shekhem | Shechem | H7928 → | |
| וְלִבְנֵי־ | velivnei- | and to [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֵ֖פֶר | chefer | Hepher | H2660 → | 9 times |
| וְלִבְנֵ֣י | velivnei | and to [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שְׁמִידָ֑ע | shemida' | Shemida | H8061 → | |
| אֵ֠לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בְּנֵ֨י | benei | [were] [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֧ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יוֹסֵ֛ף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| הַזְּכָרִ֖ים | hazekharim | the males | H2145 → | |
| לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ | lemishpechotam | to clans their | H4940 → | 303 times |
וַ֠יְהִיand it belonged
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
לִבְנֵ֨יto [the] descendants of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֥הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
הַנּוֹתָרִים֮who remained
hanotarimH3498 →106 times
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒to clans their
lemishpechotamH4940 →303 times
לִבְנֵ֨יto [the] descendants of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
אֲבִיעֶ֜זֶרAbiezer
ʾaviezerH44 →
וְלִבְנֵי־and to [the] descendants of
velivnei-H1121 →4930 times
חֵ֗לֶקHelek
chelekH2507 →
וְלִבְנֵ֤יand to [the] descendants of
velivneiH1121 →4930 times
אַשְׂרִיאֵל֙Asriel
ʾasrielH844 →
וְלִבְנֵי־and to [the] descendants of
velivnei-H1121 →4930 times
שֶׁ֔כֶםShechem
shekhemH7928 →
וְלִבְנֵי־and to [the] descendants of
velivnei-H1121 →4930 times
חֵ֖פֶרHepher
cheferH2660 →9 times
וְלִבְנֵ֣יand to [the] descendants of
velivneiH1121 →4930 times
שְׁמִידָ֑עShemida
shemida'H8061 →
אֵ֠לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
בְּנֵ֨י[were] [the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֧הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יוֹסֵ֛ףJoseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
הַזְּכָרִ֖יםthe males
hazekharimH2145 →
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃to clans their
lemishpechotamH4940 →303 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
Judges 6:11Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it…
it leads to
- Judges 8:2
But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 11:32
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
- Judges 13:3
The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
- Genesis 16:7
Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.
- Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days…
- Judges 8:2
Through
1 Chronicles 7:18These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
it leads to
- Judges 6:11
Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Judges 6:11
Through
Judges 8:2But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
it leads to
- Judges 6:34
So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- James 1:19–20
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Judges 6:34
Where this verse is studied
About Joshua
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exodus.
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
- PlaceCentral hill countryShechemThe city between Ebal and Gerizim where Abram built his first altar in the land, where Joshua set the people to choose whom they w…
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and The Berean Standard Bible, Joshua 17, with the verses cited in the note.