Joshua 17:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, 'The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.' So, in accordance with the LORD's command, they were given an inheritance among their father's brothers.

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before hua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they came near{H7126} before{H6440} Eleazar{H499} the priest,{H3548} and before{H6440} Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun,{H5126} and before{H6440} the princes,{H5387} saying,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} commanded{H6680} Moses{H4872} to give{H5414} us an inheritance{H5159} among{H8432} our brethren:{H251} therefore according to the commandment{H6310} of Jehovah{H3068} he gave{H5414} them an inheritance{H5159} among{H8432} the brethren{H251} of their father.{H1}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they came near{H7126}{(H8799)} before{H6440} Eleazar{H499} the priest{H3548}, and before{H6440} Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun{H5126}, and before{H6440} the princes{H5387}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} Moses{H4872} to give{H5414}{(H8800)} us an inheritance{H5159} among{H8432} our brethren{H251}. Therefore according to the commandment{H6310} of the LORD{H3068} he gave{H5414}{(H8799)} them an inheritance{H5159} among{H8432} the brethren{H251} of their father{H1}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and they came before Eleasar the prest, and before Iosua the sonne of Nun, and before the rulers, and sayde: The LORDE commaunded Moses, to geue vs enheritaunce amonge oure brethren. And so they had enheritaunce geuen them amonge their fathers brethren, acordinge to the commaundement of the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Which came before Eleazar the Priest, and before Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to giue vs an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commaundement of the Lord he gaue them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Which came before Eleasar the priest, and before Iosuah the sonne of Nun, & before the Lordes, saying: The Lord commaunded Moyses to geue vs an enheritaunce among our brethren.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Yahweh commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers: therefore according to the commandment of Yahweh he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they draw near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, `Jehovah commanded Moses to give to us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren;' and he giveth to them, at the command of Jehovah, an inheritance in the midst of the brethren of their father.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they came before Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, The Lord gave orders to Moses to give us a heritage among our brothers: so in agreement with the orders of the Lord he gave them a heritage among their father's brothers.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, "Yahweh commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore according to the commandment of Yahweh he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They went before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said,“The LORD told Moses to assign us land among our relatives.” So Joshua assigned them land among their uncles, as the LORD had commanded.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 14:1 : 1 These are the territories the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the ancestral tribes allotted to the Israelites.
  • Gal 3:28 : 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
  • Num 27:5-7 : 5 Moses brought their case before the LORD. 6 And the LORD said to Moses: 7 The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s relatives and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
  • Num 34:17-29 : 17 These are the names of the men who shall divide the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. 18 You shall also appoint one leader from each tribe to divide the land as an inheritance. 19 These are the names of the leaders: From the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh. 20 From the tribe of Simeon, Shemuel son of Ammihud. 21 From the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon. 22 From the tribe of Dan, the leader Bukki son of Jogli. 23 From the sons of Joseph: from the tribe of Manasseh, the leader Hanniel son of Ephod. 24 From the tribe of Ephraim, the leader Kemuel son of Shiphtan. 25 From the tribe of Zebulun, the leader Elizaphan son of Parnach. 26 From the tribe of Issachar, the leader Paltiel son of Azzan. 27 From the tribe of Asher, the leader Ahihud son of Shelomi. 28 From the tribe of Naphtali, the leader Pedahel son of Ammihud. 29 These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 36:1-6
    6 verses
    84%

    1 The leaders of the ancestral families from the clan of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of the sons of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders, the chiefs of the ancestral families of the Israelites.

    2 They said, 'My lord, the LORD commanded to give the land as an inheritance to the Israelites by lot, and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad, our brother, to his daughters.'

    3 'Now, if they marry someone from a different tribe of the Israelites, their inheritance will be taken from our ancestral inheritance and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. Thus, their inheritance will be removed from the lot of our inheritance.'

    4 'And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are married and will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe.'

    5 Then Moses commanded the Israelites according to the word of the LORD, saying, 'What the tribe of the sons of Joseph is saying is right.'

    6 'This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying: They may marry whomever is good in their eyes, but they must marry someone within a clan of their father’s tribe.'

  • Num 27:4-11
    8 verses
    81%

    4 Why should our father’s name be removed from among his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.

    5 Moses brought their case before the LORD.

    6 And the LORD said to Moses:

    7 The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s relatives and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.

    8 Speak to the Israelites and say: If a man dies and has no son, transfer his inheritance to his daughter.

    9 If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

    10 If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

    11 If his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, and they shall possess it. This shall be a legal statute for the Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Josh 14:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1 These are the territories the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the ancestral tribes allotted to the Israelites.

    2 Their inheritance was assigned by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.

    3 For Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan River, but to the Levites he did not give any inheritance among them.

  • Num 36:10-12
    3 verses
    78%

    10 The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses.

    11 Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, married their cousins.

    12 They married into the clans of the descendants of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan.

  • Num 27:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh the son of Joseph, came forward. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

    2 They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the entire assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and said:

  • Josh 21:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 The heads of the families of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.

    2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, 'The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to live in, with pasture lands for our livestock.'

  • Num 34:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    17 These are the names of the men who shall divide the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

  • 51 These were the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes distributed by lot at Shiloh before the LORD, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.

  • 3 Now Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

  • 13 Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.

  • 28 So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

  • Josh 17:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5 Ten portions fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan.

    6 For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

  • 29 These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

  • 49 When they had finished distributing the land by its borders, the Israelites gave an inheritance among them to Joshua son of Nun.

  • 7 The Levites will not have a portion among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance east of the Jordan, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them.

  • 2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • 29 Moses also gave an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh, and this was allotted to the half-tribe according to their clans:

  • 15 Until the LORD gives your brothers rest, as He has given you, and they also take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them, then you may return to the land of your possession and settle it—the land that Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.

  • 14 The descendants of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, 'Why have you given us just one lot and one portion for an inheritance, when we are a numerous people, as the LORD has blessed us to this point?'

  • 4 The law that Moses commanded us is a heritage for the congregation of Jacob.

  • 5 The Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses and divided the land.

  • 1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:

  • 7 To the half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had given an inheritance in Bashan, and to the other half, Joshua gave an inheritance alongside their brothers west of the Jordan. And when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them.

  • 4 So the sons of Joseph—Manasseh and Ephraim—received their inheritance.

  • 8 Therefore, keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may prosper in all that you do.

  • 9 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • 2 Command the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan with its boundaries:

  • 2 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, saying: