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Joshua 22:14

in Joshua 22

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.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

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.

This verse in Joshua 22

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
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:

This site's exposition

Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest

on Joshua 22:13-15

Phinehas is the man of Numbers 25:7-8 who took a spear at Peor and stopped the plague, earning a covenant of peace at 25:12-13. He is sent to men accused of a second Peor, and Peor is the first thing he raises at verse 17.

This site's exposition

With him they sent ten chiefs

The embassy follows the pattern of Numbers 1:4 and 13:2, one leader from each tribe. Every western tribe has a man in the room, so the answer given in Gilead binds the whole nation. Phinehas speaks for the sanctuary.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

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.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

The quality of the deputies evinced the deep solicitude that was felt on the occasion to maintain the purity of the divine worship throughout Israel. In the presumptive belief that the two tribes and a half had really built an altar, the deputies expressed astonishment at their so soon falling into such a heinous crime as that of violating the unity of divine worship (Ex 20:24;

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The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַעֲשָׂרָ֤הand ten

    vaasarahH6235 →176 times

  • נְשִׂאִים֙leaders

    nesiimH5387 →134 times

  • עִמּ֔וֹ[were] with him

    imoH5973 →1050 times

  • נָשִׂ֨יאa leader

    nasi'H5387 →134 times

  • אֶחָ֜דone

    ʾechadH259 →971 times

  • נָשִׂ֤יאa leader

    nasi'H5387 →134 times

  • אֶחָד֙one

    ʾechadH259 →971 times

  • לְבֵ֣יתto [the] house of

    leveitH1004 →2046 times

  • אָ֔בa father

    ʾavH1 →1212 times

  • לְכֹ֖לto all

    lekholH3605 →5413 times

  • מַטּ֣וֹת[the] tribes of

    matotH4294 →252 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • וְאִ֨ישׁand each

    veishH376 →1663 times

  • רֹ֧אשׁ[was] a leader of

    roshH7218 →599 times

  • בֵּית־[the] house of

    beit-H1004 →2046 times

  • אֲבוֹתָ֛םfathers their

    ʾavotamH1 →1212 times

  • הֵ֖מָּהthey

    hemahH1992 →553 times

  • לְאַלְפֵ֥י[belong] to [the] families of

    lealfeiH505 →505 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

7 stops

Each 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

    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.

    it 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 separate 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.

    it 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.

Where this verse is studied

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About Joshua

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, John Martin, 1816, National Gallery of Art. Public domain.
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, John Martin, 1816, National Gallery of Art. Public domain.

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.