The Meaning of Joshua 17:6 Explained

Joshua 17:6

KJV: Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

YLT: for the daughters of Manasseh have inherited an inheritance in the midst of his sons, and the land of Gilead hath been to the sons of Manasseh who are left.

Darby: For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

ASV: because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged unto the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Because the daughters  of Manasseh  had  an inheritance  among  his sons:  and the rest  of Manasseh's  sons  had the land  of Gilead. 

What does Joshua 17:6 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 17:6 mean?

because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons and land of the Gilead Had sons of Manasseh the rest of
כִּ֚י בְּנ֣וֹת מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה נָחֲל֥וּ נַחֲלָ֖ה בְּת֣וֹךְ בָּנָ֑יו וְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ הַגִּלְעָ֔ד הָיְתָ֥ה לִבְנֵֽי־ מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה הַנּֽוֹתָרִֽים

כִּ֚י  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
בְּנ֣וֹת  the  daughters 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה  of  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
נָחֲל֥וּ  received 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: נָחַל  
Sense: to get as a possession, acquire, inherit, possess.
נַחֲלָ֖ה  an  inheritance 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
בָּנָ֑יו  his  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וְאֶ֙רֶץ֙  and  land 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
הַגִּלְעָ֔ד  of  the  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’.
לִבְנֵֽי־  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה  of  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
הַנּֽוֹתָרִֽים  the  rest  of 
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יָתַר  
Sense: to be left over, remain, remain over, leave.

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