Joshua 17:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan; ”

Joshua 17:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ten portions - i. e. five for the five families descended from the male children of Gilead, and five others for the five daughters of Zelophehad, who represented the sixth family, the Hepherites....
Joshua 17:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And there fell ten portions to (c) Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side Jordan; (c) In the land of canaan: five to the males: and other five to the daughter...
Joshua 17:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 17:1-10 , from a Priestly writer, describes the inheritance of Manasseh. In Joshua 17:7-10 the boundaries are given, but as in the case of Ephraim, no definite boundary line can be drawn fr...
Joshua 17:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

there fell : i.e. by lot. Compare Joshua 17:1 , and note.
Joshua 17:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, etc The children of Manasseh are in this passage classed under seven stems. Machir, the first-born, is placed apart; the other six follow. Here th...
Joshua 17:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan; There fell ten portions to Manasseh - The Hebrew word חבלי chabley, which we tran...
Joshua 17:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children o...
Joshua 17:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Territories of the Western Tribes Chs. 14-19 inclusive describe the allotment of territories to the Western Tribes. There are two assignments. The first, embracing Judah and Joseph, is described a...
Joshua 17:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXV. THE INHERITANCE OF JOSEPH. Joshua Chs. 16, 17. NEXT to Judah, the most important tribe was Joseph; that is, the double tribe to which his two sons gave names, Ephraim and Manasseh....
Joshua 17:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It is interesting to note that in the territory allotted to Manasseh, some of the cities of Ephraim are included; and, moreover, that some of the cities of Manasseh are within the territory of Asher...
Joshua 17:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

No less than ten portions in the one half tribe of Manasseh; and Manasseh himself but only an half tribe in Joseph; for Ephraim his brother had an equal claim with himself. It may serve to show us th...
Joshua 17:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side Jordan ,.... The lot which fell to the half tribe of Manasseh was divided into ten parts...
Joshua 17:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side Jordan; Ver. 5. And there fell ten portions to Manasseh. ] Six to his six sons, Jos 17...
Joshua 17:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He gave them That is, Eleazar or Joshua, with the consent of the princes appointed for that work. For after the lot had determined what land every tribe should have, these commissioners considered...
Joshua 17:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE WESTERN HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH (vs.1-13) Manasseh's territory was immediately north of Ephraim, spreading from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea. Manasseh means "forgetting reminding us of...
Joshua 17:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Inheritance of Joseph's Children. B. C. 1444. 1 There was also a lot for the tribe o...
Joshua 17:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ten portions; either, 1. Six portions for the six sons, whereof one was Hepher; and because he had no sons, his part was subdivided into five equal parts, for each of the daughters. Or, 2. Ten...
Joshua 17:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And there fell ten portions (literally ‘lines' - portions set off by lines) to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is Beyond Jordan, because the daughters of Manasseh had an inh...
Joshua 17:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 17:1 . A lot for the tribe of Manasseh ] The families of the tribe as a whole are here taken into account, the notice of them extending to the close of the sixth verse. Machir ] Cf. on chap...
Joshua 17:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 17:14 . Why hast thou given me but one lot? Joshua added mount Ephraim: though it was a military country, and though the Canaanites had chariots of iron; yet with the help of Ephraim, they...
Joshua 17:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Zelophehad . .. had no sons, but daughters. The rights of women The question decided by their case was the right of females to inherit property in land when there were no heirs male in the f...
Joshua 17:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Joshua 17:1 There was also a lot. The preferable translation is, " and the lot for the tribe of Manasseh—for he was the firstborn of Joseph—was ( or fell ) to Machir the so...
Joshua 17:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Boundaries and Cities
Joshua 17:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 13:29-31 ; Joshua 17:14 ; Joshua 17:2 ; Joshua 17:3 ; Numbers 32:30-42
Joshua 17:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ten portions — Five for the sons, and five for the daughters; for as for Hepher, both he and his son Zelophehad was dead, and that without sons, and therefore had no portion; but his daughters had...

Joshua 17:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Joshua 17:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Joshua 17:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 17:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Joshua 17:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 17:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Joshua 17:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Joshua 17:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 17:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Joshua 17:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Joshua 17:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Joshua 17:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joshua 17:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 17:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 17:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 17:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joshua 17:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joshua 17:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 17:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 17:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 17:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joshua 17:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Joshua 17:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joshua 17:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 17:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes