The Meaning of Joshua 17:5 Explained

Joshua 17:5

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

YLT: And ten portions fall to Manasseh, apart from the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are beyond the Jordan;

Darby: And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are beyond the Jordan.

ASV: And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Joshua 17:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 17

1  The lot of Manasseh
7  His coast
12  The Canaanites not driven out
14  The children of Joseph obtain another lot

What do the individual words in Joshua 17:5 mean?

And fell shares to Manasseh Ten besides the land of Gilead and Bashan that [were] on the other side of the Jordan
וַיִּפְּל֥וּ חַבְלֵֽי־ מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה עֲשָׂרָ֑ה לְבַ֞ד מֵאֶ֤רֶץ הַגִּלְעָד֙ וְהַבָּשָׁ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּֽן

וַיִּפְּל֥וּ  And  fell 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
חַבְלֵֽי־  shares 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: חֶבֶל 
Sense: a cord, rope, territory, band, company.
מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה  to  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
עֲשָׂרָ֑ה  Ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עֶשֶׂר 
Sense: ten.
לְבַ֞ד  besides 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
מֵאֶ֤רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
הַגִּלְעָד֙  of  Gilead 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּלְעָד  
Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’.
וְהַבָּשָׁ֔ן  and  Bashan 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּשָׁן 
Sense: a district east of the Jordan known for its fertility which was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר  that  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
מֵעֵ֥בֶר  on  the  other  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֵבֶר  
Sense: region beyond or across, side.
לַיַּרְדֵּֽן  of  the  Jordan 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יַרְדֵּן  
Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km).

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