Joshua 14:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

by the lot of their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the {H2677} half-tribe.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּגוֹרַ֖ל נַחֲלָתָ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת וַחֲצִ֥י הַמַּטֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

By gôral their naḥălātām as that which ṣiwwāh YHWH by yad-mōšeh for tišʿat hammaṭṭôt and ḥăṣî hammaṭṭeh.

Grammar Details

*bᵊ*: preposition - by/through
*gôral*: noun, masculine singular - lot
*naḥălātām*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their inheritance
*ka*: preposition - as/according to
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
*ṣiwwāh*: verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he commanded
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
*yad*: noun, feminine singular construct - hand of
*mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
*lᵊ*: preposition - for/to
*tišʿat*: number, feminine construct - nine of
*hammaṭṭôt*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the tribes
*wa*: conjunction - and
*ḥăṣî*: noun, masculine singular construct - half of
*hammaṭṭeh*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the tribe

Word Meanings

*gôral*: lot/allotment/portion
*naḥălātām*: their inheritance/their possession
*ṣiwwāh*: commanded/ordered/instructed
*yad*: hand/authority/agency
*tišʿat*: nine

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Referenced Verses

Num 33:54 : 54 And ye shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: wheresoever the lot falleth to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall ye inherit.
Num 34:13 : 13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which Jehovah hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half - tribe;
Num 26:55-56 : 55 Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.
Ps 16:5-6 : 5 Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot. 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Prov 16:33 : 33 The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
Prov 18:18 : 18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.
Matt 25:34 : 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Num 34:13-16
4 verses
88%
13And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which Jehovah hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half - tribe;
14for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received, and the half - tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance:
15the two tribes and the half - tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
16And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Josh 14:3-5
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85%
3For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the {H2677} half-tribe beyond the Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.
4For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for their cattle and for their substance.
5As Jehovah commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.
Josh 14:1
83%
1And these are the inheritances which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed unto them,
Josh 13:7-8
2 verses
81%
7Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the {H2677} half-tribe of Manasseh.
8With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of Jehovah gave them:
Josh 21:8
80%
8And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.
Josh 19:51
79%
51These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.
Num 26:55-56
2 verses
78%
55Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
56According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.
Josh 18:5-7
3 verses
78%
5And 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.
6And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring [the description] hither to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Jehovah our God.
7For the Levites have no portion among you; for the priesthood of Jehovah is their inheritance: and Gad and Reuben and the {H2677} half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave them.
Josh 18:10-11
2 verses
78%
10And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Jehovah: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
11And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
Num 33:54
77%
54And ye shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: wheresoever the lot falleth to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall ye inherit.
Josh 13:29
76%
29And Moses gave [inheritance] unto the {H2677} half-tribe of Manasseh: and it was for the {H2677} half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
Josh 13:32-33
2 verses
76%
32These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, eastward.
33But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance: Jehovah, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he spake unto them.
Josh 22:7
75%
7Now to the one {H2677} half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given [inheritance] in Bashan; but unto the other half gave Joshua among their brethren beyond the Jordan westward; moreover when Joshua sent them away unto their tents, he blessed them,
Num 34:29
75%
29These are they whom Jehovah commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
Josh 17:4
75%
4And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of Jehovah he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
Josh 23:4
75%
4Behold, I have allotted unto you these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun.
Ezek 48:29
75%
29This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, saith the Lord Jehovah.
1 Chr 6:65
75%
65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
Josh 18:2
75%
2And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet divided their inheritance.
Num 31:42
74%
42And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred
Josh 13:14
74%
14Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the offerings of Jehovah, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spake unto him.
Acts 13:19
74%
19And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave [them] their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred and fifty years:
Ezek 47:13
74%
13Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This shall be the border, whereby ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph [shall have two] portions.
Josh 19:49
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49So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the borders thereof; and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in the midst of them:
Num 34:18
74%
18And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
Ezek 47:21
74%
21So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
Num 34:2
74%
2Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to the borders thereof),
Isa 34:17
73%
17And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
Josh 12:6
73%
6Moses the servant of Jehovah and the children of Israel smote them: and Moses the servant of Jehovah gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe {H7626} of Manasseh.
Deut 29:8
73%
8and we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half - tribe of the Manassites.
Num 26:53
73%
53Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
Deut 18:2
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2And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.
Josh 21:2
73%
2and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.