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OEB No OEB JOS 17:4 verse available
WEBBE They came to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the princes, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance amongst our brothers.” Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance amongst the brothers of their father.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET 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.
LSV and they draw near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, “YHWH commanded Moses to give an inheritance to us in the midst of our brothers”; and he gives to them, at the command of YHWH, an inheritance in the midst of the brothers of their father.
FBV They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, and told them, “The Lord ordered Moses to give us an allocation of land along with our brothers.” So Joshua allotted land to them along with their brothers, as the Lord had ordered.
T4T They went to Eleazar the Supreme Priest, and to Joshua and to the other Israeli leaders. They said, “We want you to give us some land, because Yahweh told Moses that he should give to us some land, just like you gave to the men.” So Eleazar did what Yahweh had commanded, and he allotted to them some land, just like he allotted to their uncles.
LEB They came before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give an inheritance to us among our kinsmen.”[fn] Therefore, according to the command of Yahweh[fn] he gave them an inheritance among the kinsmen[fn] of their father.
BBE 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.
Moff They came before Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the chiefs, urging that the Eternal had told Moses to grant them an inheritance among their fellowkinsmen. So, as the Eternal had ordered, Joshua gave them an inheritance among the kinsmen of their father.
JPS 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.
ASV 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.
DRA And they came in the presence of Eleazar the priest and of Josue the son of Nun, and of the princes, saying: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that a possession should be given us in the midst of our brethren. And he gave them according to the commandment of the Lord a possession amongst the brethren of their father.
YLT 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.
Drby 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. And he gave them according to the commandment of Jehovah an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
RV 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.
Wbstr 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.
KJB-1769 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.
(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/brothers. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren/brothers of their father. )
KJB-1611 And they came neere 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, hee gaue them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
Bshps 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.
(Which came before Eleasar the priest, and before Yoshua the son of Nun, and before the Lords, saying: The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren/brothers.)
Gnva 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 commandement of the Lord he gaue them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
(Which came before Eleazar the Priest, and before Yoshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren/brothers: therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren/brothers of their father. )
Cvdl 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.
(and they came before Eleasar the priest, and before Yoshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, and said: The LORD commanded Moses, to give us inheritance among our brethren/brothers. And so they had inheritance given them among their fathers brethren/brothers, according to the commandment of the LORD.)
Wycl And thei camen in the siyt of Eleazar, preest, and of Josue, sone of Nun, and of the princes, and seiden, The Lord comaundide bi the hond of Moises, that possessioun should be youun to vs in the myddis of oure britheren. And Josue yaf to hem possessioun, bi comaundement of the Lord, in the myddis of the britheren of her fadir.
(And they came in the sight of Eleazar, priest, and of Yosue, son of Nun, and of the princes, and said, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that possession should be given to us in the midst of our brethren/brothers. And Yosue gave to them possession, by commandment of the Lord, in the midst of the brethren/brothers of her father.)
Luth Und traten vor den Priester Eleasar und vor Josua, den Sohn Nuns, und vor die Obersten und sprachen: Der HErr hat Mose geboten, daß er uns sollte Erbteil geben unter unsern Brüdern. Und man gab ihnen Erbteil unter den Brüdern ihres Vaters nach dem Befehl des HErr’s.
(And traten before/in_front_of the priest(s) Eleasar and before/in_front_of Yosua, the son Nuns, and before/in_front_of the Obersten and said: The LORD has Mose geboten, that he us/to_us/ourselves sollte inheritance give under unsern brothersn. And man gave to_them inheritance under the brothersn ihres father after to_him command the LORD’s.)
ClVg Veneruntque in conspectu Eleazari sacerdotis, et Josue filii Nun, et principum, dicentes: Dominus præcepit per manum Moysi, ut daretur nobis possessio in medio fratrum nostrorum. Deditque eis juxta imperium Domini possessionem in medio fratrum patris earum.
(And_they_came in in_sight Eleazari of_the_priest, and Yosue children Nun, and of_the_princes, saying: Master ordered through hand of_Moses, as would_be_given us possessio in in_the_middle brothers of_ours. And_he_gave to_them next_to government Master possession in in_the_middle brothers of_the_father of_them. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וַתִּקְרַ֡בְנָה לִפְנֵי֩ אֶלְעָזָ֨ר הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וְלִפְנֵ֣י יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן נ֗וּן וְלִפְנֵ֤י הַנְּשִׂיאִים֙
and,came to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before ʼElˊāzār the=priest/officer and,before, Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) son Nūn and,before, the,leaders
The author is using the term face by association to mean the presence of a person or group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “And they came into the presence of Eleazar the priest; Joshua, the son of Nun; and the leaders” or “And they approached Eleazar the priest; Joshua, the son of Nun; and the leaders”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
נַחֲלָ֖ה
inheritance
As the General Introduction to Joshua discusses, here and throughout this chapter, the term inheritance means by association a lasting possession that would be passed down to future generations. Alternate translation: “a lasting possession of land”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
אַחֵ֑ינוּ
brothers,our
Since, as 17:3 indicates, these women had no actual brothers, they are using that term to refer to their relatives. Alternate translation: “the other members of our tribe”
Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן
and=he/it_gave
The pronoun he refers to Joshua. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “And Joshua gave”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
יְהוָה֙ אֶל פִּ֤י יְהוָה֙
YHWH YHWH (Some words not found in UHB: and,came to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before ʼElˊāzār the=priest/officer and,before, Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) son Nūn and,before, the,leaders to=say YHWH commanded DOM Mosheh to,give to/for=us inheritance in_the=middle brothers,our and=he/it_gave to/for=them to/towards command YHWH inheritance in_the=middle brothers father,their )
The author is using the term mouth by association to mean the words that Yahweh spoke. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “according to what Yahweh had commanded”
Note 6 topic: translate-kinship
אֲחֵ֥י אֲבִיהֶֽן
brothers father,their
Your language may have its own term or expression for this relationship. Alternate translation: “their uncles”
