Joshua Chapter 18 verse 5 Holy Bible
And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north.
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And let them make division of it into seven parts: let Judah keep inside his limit on the south, and let the children of Joseph keep inside their limit on the north.
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And they shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their border on the north;
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And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.
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And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their borders on the north.
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They shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north.
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and they have divided it into seven portions -- Judah doth stay by its border on the south, and the house of Joseph do stay by their border on the north --
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5-10) They shall divide it into seven parts.--The several tribes were not permitted to choose their own portions. In Numbers 26:54-55, we read: "To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance. . . . notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot." These words imply that there must be unequal portions of territory for larger and smaller tribes, but that the particular position of each tribe must be settled by the lot, whereof "the whole disposing is of the Lord." We are not told how this rule was carried out in the case of Judah, Ephraim, and Manasseh, who received their inheritance first. Possibly a sufficient extent of territory was surveyed at first to provide three large allotments. The three tribes might then cast lots, first between Judah and Joseph for the northern or southern portions, and then between Ephraim and Manasseh for the two sections of the northern territory. This would carry out the instructions of Numbers 26. But see above (Joshua 15:1).Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewand divideוְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּ (wə·hiṯ·ḥal·lə·qū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate[the land]אֹתָ֖הּ (’ō·ṯāh)Direct object marker | third person feminine singularStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative caseinto sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֣ה (lə·šiḇ·‘āh)Preposition-l | Number - masculine singularStrong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite numberportions.חֲלָקִ֑ים (ḥă·lā·qîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 2506: Portion, tract, territoryJudahיְהוּדָ֞ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelitesshall remainיַעֲמֹ֤ד (ya·‘ă·mōḏ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5975: To stand, in various relationsinעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againsttheir territoryגְּבוּלוֹ֙ (gə·ḇū·lōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosedin the southמִנֶּ֔גֶב (min·ne·ḡeḇ)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5045: South country, the Negeb, southand the houseוּבֵ֥ית (ū·ḇêṯ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A houseof Josephיוֹסֵ֛ף (yō·w·sêp̄)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelitesshall remainיַעַמְד֥וּ (ya·‘am·ḏū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5975: To stand, in various relationsinעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againsttheir territoryגְּבוּלָ֖ם (gə·ḇū·lām)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosedin the north.מִצָּפֽוֹן׃ (miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarterJump to PreviousAbide Border Borders Coast Coasts Continuing Divide Divided Division House Inside Joseph Judah Live North Parts Portions Seven South Territory
