Joshua 22:14 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 22:14

With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family among the clans of Israel.

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ASV

and with him ten princes, one prince of a fathers’ house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were every one of them head of their fathers’ houses among the thousands of Israel.

KJV

And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince, throughout all the tribes of Israel,.... The nine tribes and a half, so that the half tribe of Manasseh sent a prince, as well as the whole tribes: and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel; that is, among the rulers of the thousands of Israel; and so the Greek version calls them Chiliarchs, rulers of thousands; for the people were divided into tens, fifties, hundreds, and thousands, over whom there were distinct rulers, Exo 18:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Thus was their zeal for God tempered, guided, and governed by the meekness of wisdom. He that knows all things, and hates all evil things, would not punish the worst of criminals but he would first go down and see, Gen. xviii. Many an unhappy strife would be prevented, or soon healed by an impartial and favourable enquiry into that which is the matter of the offence.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַעֲשָׂרָ֤ה	va.'a.sa.Rah	and ten	H6235 →
נְשִׂאִים֙	ne.si.'Im	leaders	H5387 →
עִמּ֔וֹ	i.Mo	[were] with him	H5973 →
נָשִׂ֨יא	na.Si'	a leader	H5387 →
אֶחָ֜ד	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
נָשִׂ֤יא	na.Si'	a leader	H5387 →
אֶחָד֙	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
לְבֵ֣ית	le.Veit	to [the] house of	H1004 →
אָ֔ב	'Av	a father	H1 →
לְכֹ֖ל	le.Khol	to all	H3605 →
מַטּ֣וֹת	ma.Tot	[the] tribes of	H4294 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וְאִ֨ישׁ	ve.'Ish	and each	H376 →
רֹ֧אשׁ	rosh	[was] a leader of	H7218 →
בֵּית־	beit-	[the] house of	H1004 →
אֲבוֹתָ֛ם	'a.vo.Tam	fathers their	H1 →
הֵ֖מָּה	He.mah	they	H1992 →
לְאַלְפֵ֥י	le.'al.Fei	[belong] to [the] families of	H505 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

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

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The walk7

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
Exodus 18:25
So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
leads to
- Exodus 18:21
  Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 1:15
  So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your…
- Acts 6:5
  This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to…
Through
Numbers 1:4
And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.
leads to
- Numbers 1:16
  These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.
- Exodus 18:25
  So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- Numbers 2:3–31
  On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:
- Numbers 25:14
  The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.

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