JOS 14:2 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Κατὰ κλήρους ἐκληρονόμησαν, ὃν τρόπον ἐνετείλατο Κύριος ἐν χειρὶ Ἰησοῦ ταῖς ἐννέα φυλαῖς, καὶ τῷ ἡμίσει φυλῆς
(Kata klaʸrous eklaʸronomaʸsan, hon tropon eneteilato Kurios en ⱪeiri Yaʸsou tais ennea fulais, kai tōi haʸmisei fulaʸs )

BrTr They inherited according to their lots, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Joshua to the nine tribes and the half tribe, on the other side of Jordan.

ULT Their inheritance was by lot, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half of a tribe.

UST They decided what land to give to each of the remaining nine and one-half tribes by casting lots. Yahweh had told Moses to tell them to do it that way, and so they did.

OEB as the Lord had commanded by Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.

WEBBE by the lot of their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The land assignments to the nine-and-a-half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the Lord had instructed Moses.

LSV their inheritance [is] by lot, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe;

FBV The decision regarding the land division among the nine and a half tribes was made by casting lots, as the Lord had instructed Moses.

T4T 2-5 Yahweh had told Moses many years previously in what way he wanted the division of the land to be decided. Moses had already declared that two and a half tribes would be allotted land on the east side of the Jordan River. Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. Half of the tribe descended from Manasseh was allotted land on the east side of the Jordan, along with the tribes of Reuben and Gad. The people belonging to the nine and a half other tribes on the west side of the Jordan River threw ◄lots/stones that had been marked► to decide which land each tribe would receive. The tribe of Levi was not allotted any land. They received only towns that already existed, towns in which to live, and ◄pastures/fields of grass► for their animals.

LEB Their inheritance was by lot, just as Yahweh commanded through the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.

BBE Their heritage by the Lord's decision, as he gave orders by Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.

Moff as the Eternal had commanded by Moses, for the nine and a half clans.

JPS by the lot of their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe. —

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

DRA Dividing all by lot, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes, and the half tribe.

YLT by lot [is] their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine of the tribes, and the half of the tribe;

Drby their inheritance was by lot, as Jehovah had commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and the half tribe.

RV by the lot of their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.

SLT By lot their inheritance as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half tribe.

Wbstr By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.

KJB-1769 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.

KJB-1611 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hande of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the halfe tribe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps By lot they receaued their possessions, as the Lord commaunded by the hand of Moyses, to geue vnto the nine tribes, and vnto the halfe tribe.
(By lot they received their possessions, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, to give unto the nine tribes, and unto the half tribe.)

Gnva By the lot of their inheritance, as the Lord had commanded by the hande of Moses, to giue to the nine tribes, and the halfe tribe.
(By the lot of their inheritance, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, to give to the nine tribes, and the half tribe. )

Cvdl But by lot dyd they deuyde it out amoge them, acordinge as the LORDE comaunded Moses to geue vnto the nyne trybes and ye halfe:
(But by lot did they divide it out among them, according as the LORD commanded Moses to give unto the nine tribes and ye/you_all half:)

Wycl and departiden alle thingis bi lot, as the Lord comaundide in the hond of Moises, to nyne lynagis and the half lynage.
(and departed all things by lot, as the Lord commanded in the hand of Moses, to nine lineages and the half lineage.)

Luth Sie teileten es aber durchs Los unter sie, wie der HErr durch Mose geboten hatte, zu geben den zehnthalb Stämmen.
(They/She sharedn it but through lot under they/she/them, as/like the/of_the LORD through Moses offered had, to/for give the tenthalb tribes.)

ClVg sorte omnia dividentes, sicut præceperat Dominus in manu Moysi, novem tribubus, et dimidiæ tribui.[fn]
(by_lot everything diseeing, like had_ordered Master in/into/on by_hand of_Moses, nine tribes, and half to_be_given. )

14.2 Sorte omnia dividentes, etc. ISID. Deletis gentibus, Josue sorte dividit populis terram promissionis: Christus quoque a facie fidelium suorum, gentes, id est gentilium errorum spiritus, ejecit, et sorte divisit terram, unicuique propria dona tribuens.

14.2 Sorte everything diseeing, etc. ISID. Deletis nations, Yosue by_lot divides of_the_peoples the_earth/land of_promise: Christ/Messiah too from face faithful of_his_own, people/nations, that it_is Gentile of_errors spirit, threw_out, and by_lot divided the_earth/land, to_each_one own gifts giving.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 14:1–5 The Israelites divided the land west of the Jordan River

In this section the nine and a half tribes who were to live on the west side of the Jordan River received their allotment of land. The tribe of Levi received only towns to live in.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The land west of the Jordan River

Dividing up the land

14:2a

Their inheritance was assigned by lot

These leaders used lots to decide which land the people would receive
The priests rolled stones to decide which piece of land each family will receive

Their inheritance was assigned by lot: It was the role of the priest to throw the lots. God used the lots to show which piece of land he would give to each family.

Here is another way to translate this clause:

Eleazar threw stones to decide which piece of land each family would receive.

inheritance: This word was used in 11:23 and you should translate it the same way in both places.

lot: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as lot refers to small objects that the Israelite people threw to determine God’s will. It is possible that the lots were stones with a different color on each side.14:2 Bean, Albert: Lots, Holman Bible Dictionary p. 896. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, TN 1991. If you have a tradition of choosing or throwing small objects to make a decision, you can use that term here. Or you can use some other term that is familiar in your language for choosing by chance.

Here are some ways to translate this term:

throw dice

draw straws

14:2b

for the nine and a half tribes,

for the remaining nine and one-half clans.
for the nine and a half clans that hadn’t yet received any land.

for the nine and a half tribes: The nine and a half tribes included all the tribes except for Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They received land on the east side of the Jordan River.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

for the remaining nine and one-half tribes

for the nine and a half tribes that hadn’t yet received their inheritance

14:2c

as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Yahweh told Moses to do this.
This is what Yahweh told Moses to do.

as the LORD had commanded through Moses: Numbers 33:50–54 tells the story of how Yahweh commanded Moses to distribute the land on the west side of the Jordan River.

Parallel JOS 14:2

Section 14:1–5 The Israelites divided the land west of the Jordan River

14:2a

14:2b

14:2c

Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land